Continuing Education Credits
American Translators Association
ATA Certification Exam
All candidates for the ATA Certification Exam must meet the education and experience prerequisites prior to registering for the exam. Successful completion of either the Specialized Certificate in Translation or the Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation at UC San Diego Extension meets the education prerequisite required for exam registration.
ATA Continuing Education Credits
All translation courses at UC San Diego Extension have been approved by the American Translators Association for ATA Continuing Education points. Additionally, one Continuing Education Point is awarded upon certifiate completion.
ATA-certified translators must earn 20 points of continuing education credit over each three year period, with a maximum of ten points in any given year, to keep their certification current. One point is awarded per hour of classroom instruction. For more information on ATA Continuing Education points:
Guide to ATA Continuing Education Points
Approval Request Form for submitting ATA Continuing Education Points
Required ethics workshop at the ATA Annual Conference or self-directed course
Judicial Council of California
The following translation and interpretation courses at UC San Diego Extension are approved by the Judicial Council Court Interpreters Advisory Panel for 30 hours of instructor-led Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit:
Consecutive Interpretation
Simultaneous Interpretation
Community Interpretation
Introduction to Court Interpretation
Legal Interpretation in Criminal Proceedings
Legal Translation
Business Translation
Medical Translation: Internal Medicine
Medical Translation: Specialty Areas
As stated by the Judicial Council of California, the purpose of continuing education is to ensure that certified court interpreters maintain and improve their interpreting skills and expand their vocabulary in forensic, scientific, drug, slang, and legal terminology.
All certified and registered interpreters must complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every two years. For more information on Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education Credit:
Continuing Education Compliance Requirements
Continuing Education Instructions and Compliance Form
National Medical Interpreter Certification
The Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation at UC San Diego Extension is a registered medical interpreter educational program with the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters. Successful completion of the program meets their Medical Interpreter Education certification prerequisite.
California Board of Registered Nursing
The following translation and interpretation courses at UC San Diego Extension are approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for 30 relicensure credit hours:
Medical Translation: Internal Medicine
Medical Translation: Specialty Areas
Medical Interpretation
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