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What are the *minimum requirements to get certified?
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) and the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) require the following:
- Age 18 or older.
- Minimum high school diploma or GED, or equivalent from another country.
- Language proficiency in both English and the second language (see below)
- Successful completion of 40 hours of interpreter training, like the InterpreterEd.Com Program
1. English Language Proficiency
Candidates must have one of the following:
- High school graduation (or equivalent) from an English-speaking country, or from an American School abroad.
- A bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degree or any other degree from any U.S. college or university.
OR
One of the following tests:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): 570+ on paper; 230+ on computer version; 90+ on iBT.
- ELPT (English Language Proficiency Test): 950+
- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery): 80+
- ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English): PASS
- FCE (First Certificate in English, Level 3): A
- CAE (Certificate in Advanced English, Level 4): B
- CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English, Level 5): B
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7.0+
2. Second Language Proficiency
Candidates for the national certification exams must have one of the following:
- Graduation from a high school of the country where the second language is spoken.
- Bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree or any other degree from an institution of higher education in a country where the second language is spoken.
- 24 semester credit hours of second language or a degree with a major in the second language
- ACTFL Oral Exams (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages): 3.5+/Advanced Mid-Level
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