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Healthcare Interpreter (AS) |
Health Sciences |
Total Units: 28 |
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Term Effective:
Spring 2017
Description:
The Healthcare Interpreter major prepares students who are bilingual (proficient in English and a second language) to work in a variety of healthcare settings facilitating communication between clients and healthcare providers. Students will follow standards of practice for different modes of interpreting, strengthen their medical bilingual language proficiency, cultural competency, and knowledge of California healthcare systems to assist limited-English proficient (LEP) clients to receive optimal medical care. Students may be exposed to people who are injured, chronically or acutely ill, and experiencing other major life events.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Facilitate linguistic and cultural communication between patients (clients) with limited English proficiency (LEP) and healthcare providers in a variety of health service areas.
- Discuss and implement ethical standards of practice.
- Demonstrate bilingual medical language proficiency.
- Employ various technical aspects of interpreting to improve effectiveness.
- Utilize healthcare interpreter roles and skills in different modes of interpretation.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Healthcare Interpreter (AS) program are:
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Complete 28 units from
- Healthcare Interpreter Prerequisite Requirements
- Healthcare Interpreter Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
Healthcare Interpreter Prerequisite Requirements - complete 12.00 units |
COMM 7 | Intercultural Communication | 3.00 |
ENGL 1A | College Composition | 4.00 |
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Healthcare Interpreter Requirements - complete 15.00 units |
HLC 160 | Medical Terminology | 3.00 |
Complete a combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
ANAT 58 | Introduction to Human Anatomy | 3.00 |
HLC 140 AND
| Health Care Implications of Anatomy and Physiology | 1.00 |
ANAT 140 | Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology | 2.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
SPCH 1A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3.00 |
SPCH 60 | Communication Skills | 3.00 |
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Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
Term Effective:
Spring 2017
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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