In the College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida in Jacksonville offers a Master of Education in Special Education with a concentration in American Sign Language and English Interpreting. The program prepares sign language interpreters for certification and consists of 43 semester hours, including prerequisites, core and major requirements. The program follows National Interpreter Education Standards under the Conference of Interpreter Trainers. The program also has distance learning options with online classes.
In Orlando, University of Central Florida offers a certificate in American Sign Language under the College of Health and Public Health Affairs. University of Central Florida's program services undergraduate students majoring in communicative disorders, general and special education, psychology, theater, health professions and other related studies. Also, anyone in the general public who wants to enhance their abilities to communicate with the deaf community or seek employment can apply. The program consists of 14 credit hours and covers introduction to American Sign Language, intermediate American Sign Language, American Sign Language III and IV.
The University of South Florida in Tampa has the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders that offers degrees in sign language interpretation. Under the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, students can pursue undergraduate and graduate studies. University of South Florida also has a speech language and hearing clinic, founded in 1969, that provides 20,000 hours of speech and hearing services to the community, allowing students to take part in the administering and study of patients.
The Department of Public Health and Health Professions offers a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The program consists of American Sign Language classes in addition to phonetic theory and transcription, deaf culture, forensic application of speech science and human communication dynamics. Students must take 120 hours for completion of a B.A. degree in health science. Students can also opt to take the courses for a minor.