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First, congratulations on choosing a very important and rewarding career! Here's what you need to know. There are so many (well-paid!) opportunities out there for translators / interpreters these days, but certification is essential, and it is not easy to achieve. You would think that fluency in two languages would be enough, but it is not. You are absolutely correct in suspecting that a major in your non-English language is going to be most helpful to you in the long run. If you do not attend one of the universities below as an undergraduate, you are going to have to pursue graduate work at one of them after you earn your BA. These are the schools that offer ATA-certified T&I (translation and interpretation) programs that will help you tremendously in preparing for ATA certification. Most of these programs require at least 300-level (third year) courses in the non-English language of your specialization. In addition, any coursework you take in English would be fine (especially things like Business and Administrative Writing), but courses in Linguistics will be even more important. Here is the list of colleges with approved T&! programs. You would be wise to do an internet search on each program's requirements, and even to correspond with the program directors in order to get more specific information. I have also included the ATA website below. There is a TON of information there that you will find to be very helpful. I wish you every success! American University, Washington, DC Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Bellevue Community College, Translation and Interpretation Institute, Bellevue, Washington Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, California Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida Florida International University, Miami, Florida Gallaudet University, Washington, DC George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Georgetown University, Washington, DC Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Hunter College, New York, New York Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Iowa University, Ames, Iowa James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virgina Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan Marymount-Manhattan College, New York City, New York Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California National Hispanic University, San Jose, California New York University, New York City, New York Ohio State, Slavic & East-European Languages & Literature, Columbus, Ohio Pima Community College, Pima, California Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey San Diego State University, San Diego, California State University of New York-Albany, Albany, New York Southern California School in Interpretation, Los Angeles, CA University of Arizona, Summer Institute of Court Interpreting, Tucson, Arizona University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas University of California, San Diego Extension, San Diego, California University of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, Texas University of Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas University of Washington, Seattle, WA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina

You need to know that certification as an interpreter is very strictly regulated, and that courses from an online college will NOT qualify your for certification. In order to become certified by the ATA (American Translators Association), you must complete a translator certification program included on the list below. See the ATA site for more details. http://www.atanet.org American University, Washington, DC Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Bellevue Community College, Translation and Interpretation Institute, Bellevue, Washington Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, California Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida Florida International University, Miami, Florida Gallaudet University, Washington, DC George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Georgetown University, Washington, DC Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Hunter College, New York, New York Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Iowa University, Ames, Iowa James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virgina Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan Marymount-Manhattan College, New York City, New York Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California National Hispanic University, San Jose, California New York University, New York City, New York Ohio State, Slavic & East-European Languages & Literature, Columbus, Ohio Pima Community College, Pima, California Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey San Diego State University, San Diego, California State University of New York-Albany, Albany, New York Southern California School in Interpretation, Los Angeles, CA University of Arizona, Summer Institute of Court Interpreting, Tucson, Arizona University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas University of California, San Diego Extension, San Diego, California University of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, Texas University of Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas University of Washington, Seattle, WA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina

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Here's what you need to know. There are so many (well-paid!) opportunities out there for translators / interpreters these days, but certification is essential, and it is not easy to achieve. First, you need to major in the study of ONE language at the university level. Knowing a lot of languages is great, but your fluency must be proficient in ONE language, not many. If you do not attend one of the universities below as an undergraduate, you are going to have to pursue graduate work at one of them after you earn your BA. These are the schools that offer ATA-certified T&I (translation and interpretation) programs that will help you tremendously in preparing for ATA certification. Most of these programs require at least 300-level (third year) courses in the non-English language of your specialization. In addition, any coursework you take in English would be good (especially things like Business and Administrative Writing), but courses in Linguistics will be even more important. Here is the list of colleges with approved T&! programs. You would be wise to do an internet search on each program's requirements, and even to correspond with the program directors in order to get more specific information. I have also included the ATA website below. There is a TON of information there that you will find to be very helpful. I wish you every success! American University, Washington, DC Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Bellevue Community College, Translation and Interpretation Institute, Bellevue, Washington Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, California Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida Florida International University, Miami, Florida Gallaudet University, Washington, DC George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Georgetown University, Washington, DC Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Hunter College, New York, New York Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Iowa University, Ames, Iowa James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virgina Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan Marymount-Manhattan College, New York City, New York Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California National Hispanic University, San Jose, California New York University, New York City, New York Ohio State, Slavic & East-European Languages & Literature, Columbus, Ohio Pima Community College, Pima, California Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey San Diego State University, San Diego, California State University of New York-Albany, Albany, New York Southern California School in Interpretation, Los Angeles, CA University of Arizona, Summer Institute of Court Interpreting, Tucson, Arizona University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas University of California, San Diego Extension, San Diego, California University of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, Texas University of Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas University of Washington, Seattle, WA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina