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• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
  • 500-1000 words
  • Include why you have chosen to pursue the Educational Interpreting Concentration of the MS degree and how this graduate program will help you attain your professional goals.
• ASL Video link (requested after application submission)
  • Create a video using academic-level ASL sharing how your admission in the General practice program will help you achieve your goals. Identify those goals and discuss your intent of pursuing this graduate degree. Also discuss your own work and involvement with the Deaf community.
• Two letters of recommendation
  • At least one letter from a college/university professor is preferred
  • Address applicants academic background and aptitude for graduate work;
  • Applicant's capabilities for future performance and scholarship

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
  • 500-1000 words
  • Answer "How will the General Practitioner Program help you attain your goals?"
• ASL Video link (requested after application submission)
  
  • Create a video using academic-level ASL sharing how your admission in the General practice program will help you achieve your goals. Identify those goals and discuss your intent of pursuing this graduate degree. Also discuss your own work and involvement with the Deaf community.
• Two letters of recommendation
  • At least one letter from a college/university professor is preferred
  • Address applicants academic background and aptitude for graduate work;
  • Applicant's capabilities for future performance and scholarship

This concentration is available to nationally certified interpreters (RID, CSC, CI and CT, NIC, NAD V, AVLIC COI), and Deaf interpreters who are interested in teaching interpreting. Exceptions to having national certification are made on a case-by-case basis and your letter of intent and video should address why an exception should be made with regards to holding national certification.

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
  • 500-1000 words
  • Elaborate on professional goals related to teaching interpreting
  • Answer "How will the interpreting pedagogy program help you attain your goals?"
• ASL Video link (requested after application submission)
  • Create a video using academic-level ASL sharing how your admission in the Interpreting Pedagogy program will help you achieve your goals. Identify those goals and discuss your intent of pursuing this graduate degree. Also discuss your own work and involvement with the Deaf community, your experience in interpreter education and your leadership roles in the field.
• Certification
  • National Interpreting Certification (RID, CSC, CI and CT, NIC, NAD V, AVLIC COI) 
• Two letters of recommendation
  • At least one letter should be from a college/university professor is preferred
  • Address applicants academic background and aptitude for graduate work;
  • Applicant's capabilities for future performance and scholarship in interpreter education

• Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with previous interpreting coursework that includes:
  • Language - American Sign Language, Fingerspelling & Numbers, Advanced ASL Discourse, Comparative Linguistics, ASL Structure
  • Foundation Courses - Deaf Culture, Introduction to Interpreting, Interpreting Ethics
  • Interpretation/Transliteration Skills courses
  • English - ASL, ASL - English Interpretation/Transliteration, Applied Interpreting Theory, Cognitive Processing
  • Practicum, Internship, Field Experience (minimum 9 hours) OR
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in another field, National Certification (CSC, CI and CT, NIC, NAD V, COI) and Program permission

Prospective students are required to use our online system to create an account and submit an application. The application opens approximately one year in advance and is only good for the term and program in which it is submitted. Applicants who have submitted their application and wish to change their admission term or major/concentration may submit a new application and associated application fee. If you would like to cancel an open application, please contact us.

A $30 (USD) application fee is required regardless of previous enrollment. The application fee is non-refundable and cannot be waived. Undergraduate application fees cannot be used for a graduate application, and vise versa. The application fee must be submitted prior to the review of an application.

Current students who would like to add or change a major, concentration or certificate should submit the Change of Concetration or Major form.

All applicants must provide transcripts from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted institutional accreditor or its equivalent from a non-US institution that awarded the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, if applicable, and transcripts from institutions where any post-baccalaureate and/or graduate credits were earned.

All admits must provide official transcripts.

All international transcripts will require a course-by-course evaluation by an approved third-party credential evaluation agency unless a graduate program has established an alternative credential evaluation procedure that is approved by the graduate school. To be accepted, the evaluation must be:

1. Translated to English and be the U.S. equivalent
2. Evaluated course-by-course
3. Include the overall academic GPA
4. Be from an . Recommended evaluation agencies: 
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• The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Graduate School cannot request transcripts on an applicants behalf.
• Unofficial transcript copies are accepted for admissions but must clearly state the institution name, student name, course information, terms, grades, and credits. Degree audits are not accepted. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official transcripts. 
• If currently enrolled in courses, an incomplete transcript must be submitted before the posted deadline. 
• Applicants who also have to apply through systems such as ATCAS or PTCAS, must submit separate transcripts to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023. 
• Official transcripts must:
  • Must be less than one year old from the date of printing
  • Must be submitted in a sealed envelope from your institution, or emailed through official electronic means.
• When requesting college transcripts, please verify with your institution(s) whether or not they are able to submit electronic transcripts in the proper EDI format. Institutions can submit transcripts via e-mail to graduateschool@unf.edu from an approved vendor such as ScriptSafe, Credentials, or Parchment. 
• Former or current Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 students should not request Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 transcripts. After application submission, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 requirement will be updated to a "waived" status.

The immigration processing deadline is for international students who are required to submit documents for immigration processing. While these deadlines are not mandatory, it is encouraged to submit all documents for immigration by the dates below to ensure timely visa processing. Please direct questions to the International Center.

Fall...........May 1
Spring......October 1
Summer...February 1

According to U.S. immigration regulations, F-1/J-1 students cannot pursue online degree programs, part-time enrollment, or certificate programs. Therefore, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 is not allowed to issue F-1/J-1 student immigration documents to these applicants. Immigration documents can only be issued for students who are fully admitted to a full-time, on-campus, in-person, degree-seeking program. Please contact the International Center for more information.

Programs on the list of F-1 Non-Qualifying Degree Programs are not eligible for F-1 status. Therefore, students admitted to a program on that list will not be issued a Form I-20. This list is subject to change. Please contact the International Center for more information.

If you have a scholarship which requires you to be enrolled in face-to-face (in-person) classes each semester, contact the Graduate Program Director for more information regarding availability of face-to-face (in-person) classes.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 International Center
1 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Drive 
Jacksonville , FL 32224-2659 

intlctr@unf.edu

The Affidavit is a legal document which is signed by the sponsor (the person who will be providing the funds) stating the amount of funds that she/he will provide for the educational expenses of the student applicant and then certified by a bank official that the sponsor does have that amount of funds in their account. This form represents an obligation on the part of the sponsor to provide the required amount of funds as indicated on the form. Please review the Estimated Costs of Attendance for International Students to determine the amount of funds needed to be written on the Affidavit.