Entrance Exam

Students must pass the entrance exam prior to enrolling in either certificate program. The exam is a written assessment of your language skills in English and Spanish. In particular, it tests your knowledge of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling, including proper use of diacritics, e.g. accent marks in both languages, and assesses your ability to complete college-level coursework. Select courses may be taken prior to passing the entrance exam, however, admission to advanced courses and obtaining either certificate requires its successful completion.

Note: The exam is offered online during one scheduled Saturday each quarter.  The scheduled date is typically near the end of each quarter in December, March, June, and late August/early September. Online exam takers must know how to type accented characters in Spanish. Directions can be found at http://studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm. One paper Spanish/English dictionary is permitted.

Course Number: EXAM-80002
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Translation (Spanish/English), Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English)

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8/21/2021 - 9/4/2021

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• SECTION ID:

  157376

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Makowska, Justyna

  Justyna Makowska received her Master's Degree in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has over 12 years of experience teaching and designing curriculum for all levels of Spanish courses.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Newman, Teresa, An experienced scientific translator, interpreter, and healthcare provider. Director of Community Outreach Services at Scripps Health.

  Teresa Newman teaches Consecutive Interpretation , Simultaneous Interpretation , Medical Translation: Internal Medicine , Medical Translation: Specialty Areas , and Medical Interpretation for the Translation & Interpretation certificate program.  She received her first graduate degree in translation & interpretation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is an academic coordinator and instructor, as well as an experienced medical translator and interpreter, a clinical psychologist and corporate trainer.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Negrete, Mary, Has over 20 years of experience teaching ESL, basic composition, and grammar at the community college and university level.

  Mary Negrete teaches Spanish to English Translation I , Theory & Practice of Translation , Sight Translation , and Business Translation for the Translation & Interpretation certificate program. She works as a freelance translator from Spanish to English. Negrete has been teaching in the UC San Diego Extension Translation and Interpretation Certificate programs since 2001. She is an academic coordinator for these programs.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 8/20/2021.
  

• NOTE:

  Although online exam dates are listed as 8/21-9/4, the exam will take place on Sat. 8/21 only & is accessible from 12:01am-11:59pm PDT. Enrollment closes on Thurs 8/19 at 3:00pm PDT. Students should know how to type accented characters in Spanish prior to taking the exam. Spanish characters will also be provided in test prompt for copying & pasting. Directions can be found at http://studyspanish.com/typing-spanish-accents. One Spanish/English dictionary permitted. Send questions to jmakowska@ucsd.edu.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  8/21/2021 - 9/4/2021
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  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.