Graduate Certificate in Translation: French, Russian, and Spanish

American University's Certificate Programs in Translation are designed to expose students to a variety of translation activities. Translators are employed by governments, multinational corporations, importers and exporters, commercial and nonprofit research institutions, publishers, the news media, municipal governments in bilingual cities, businesses, and other local and international organizations. An understanding of translation and its mechanics is a valuable skill in today's global community.

Language majors and minors, students in international business or international affairs, and anyone who will be employed by agencies or businesses that have an international dimension can enhance future job possibilities through translation expertise.

The Department of Language and Foreign Studies offers graduate translation certificates (with an emphasis on translation into English) in the following languages: French, Russian, and Spanish.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

• 15 credit hours of course work according to the required sequence for the particular language. All courses taken in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies toward the certificate may be used by graduate students toward the master’s degree in the same language.
• Students must have an overall 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded the certificate.

Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• TOEFL score of 600 paper / 250 computer for all international students whose first language is not English.
• If undergraduate degree is not in the language for which they wish to obtain a certificate, students must have completed the appropriate 300-level Conversation and Composition II or Advanced II language course, or equivalent.
• Before commencing the program, students should consult the appropriate advisor in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies to plan their program of study.

Contact information

Department of Language and Foreign Studies
The American University
Asbury Building Room 324
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington DC 20016
Email: lfs@american.edu
http://www.american.edu/cas/lfs/degrees_certs.cfm