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The EKU/UofL Cooperative Interpreter Training Program, housed on the campus of the University of Louisville, is currently in the process of being phased out.

This following information comes from an agreement between UofL and EKU on how to best phase-out the EKU/UofL ITP. There will be a teach-out that will allow those students, who were already accepted in the program, to graduate in May 2008 and May 2009. Those students who have taken prerequisites, but have not applied or been accepted into the program, will have the option to apply to the ITP at EKU in Richmond, Kentucky. For the Spring 2008, EKU's ITP in Richmond will accept applications until February 2008, admission interviews are scheduled for early April. If you would like more information, please call 859-622-4966.
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FROM: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & INTERPRETER EDUCATION’S INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.

1. TIMELINE
EKU’s ITP- Louisville will phase out all ASL and interpreting courses by May 2009.

2. NEW STUDENTS
EKU’s ITP-Louisville will not accept any new students.  The last class has been screened, interviewed, and accepted.

3. SENIORS
ITP-Louisville students entering their senior year in the fall 2007 semester will be provided with senior level classes in the fall 2007 and spring 2008, thus enabling these students to complete the program.  Students unable to take the classes in either of these semesters will have the opportunity to take them again when offered in Louisville in the fall 2008 and spring 2009. Any senior-level student who has been accepted in the ITP-Louisville who is unable to attend the classes offered in Louisville between August 2007 and May 2009 will be offered the opportunity to complete their coursework in EKU’s ITP-Richmond.  Program admission is on a two year cycle in Richmond, and courses, are scheduled accordingly.  ITP-Louisville students who choose program completion in Richmond will be advised about the schedule of classes.

4. JUNIORS
ITP-Louisville students entering their junior year in the fall 2007 semester will be provided with junior level classes in the major in the fall 2007 and spring 2008 and senior-level classes in fall 2008 and spring 2009, thus enabling these students to complete the program.  Any junior-level student who has been accepted into the ITP-Louisville who is unable to attend the classes offered in Louisville between August 2007 and May 2009 will be offered the opportunity to complete their coursework in EKU’s ITP-Richmond. ITP-Louisville students who choose program completion in Richmond will be advised about the schedule of classes.

5. INTERESTED STUDENTS
Students who are interested in the ITP major but have not been formally accepted and enrolled in the EKU’s ITP Louisville program will be offered the following ASL and ITP pre-requisite courses.  EKU’s ITP-Louisville will offer ASL 101 in fall 2007, ASL 102 in spring 2008, ASL 201 in fall 2008 and ASL 202 in spring 2009.  Multiple sections of these ASL courses will be offered if qualified full- and part-time faculty is available to teach them.  Additionally, in fall 2008 and spring 2009, the ITP-Louisville will offer all ITP courses that are pre-requisites for application to the ITP.

6. STUDENTS APPLYING TO EKU RICHMOND
Students who have completed the necessary ASL and interpreting pre-requisite courses in Louisville may apply through the normal application process to Eastern Kentucky University and to the ITP-Richmond.

7. MATRICULATION
For the duration of the ITP-Louisville (i.e. until May 2009) students enrolled in ASL and interpreting courses will continue to matriculate as UofL students.  The ASL and interpreting coursework will be transcripted in such a way as to reflect EKU’s curricular control.

8. AWARDING OF DEGREE
Students who complete the ITP degree requirements, whether in Richmond or in Louisville, will be awarded a B.S. from Eastern Kentucky University.

9. GRIEVANCES
All grievances related to programmatic issues regarding EKU’s ITP- Louisville will be addressed through EKU’s normal grievance and/or appeals process.  Programmatic issues include course offerings, grades, instruction, advising, and the like.  Grievances regarding any other aspect of a student’s matriculation will be addressed through UoL’s grievance process.

10. EKU FUTURE DIRECTIONS
EKU’s ITP will explore several options for providing continued support to working interpreters and future interpreters in Louisville, including strengthening the EKU ITP Outreach.

9-19-2007