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RID/CASLI currently requires all Deaf Interpreters to have an AA/AS degree in any field of study before they can take the Knowledge (written) Exam. However, RID/CASLI plans on requiring Deaf Interpreters to have a BA/BS degree before they take the exam. This will happen 6 months after RID/CASLI makes available the CDI Performance Exam. Much of the confusion for many Deaf Interpreters is due to the fact that hearing ASL interpreters are already required to have a BA degree in any field of study before they can take their NIC exam.

If you do not have any degree but have equivalent experience, you may apply for the RID Alternative Pathways program. For more information, please visit RID’s webpage at http://www.rid.org/rid-certification-overview/alternative-pathway.

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Apply at http://www.casli.org/certified-deaf-interpreter-exam-cdi/

It would depend on your membership status with RID. There would be reduced fees if you’re a RID member.

No. The fee you’ve paid for the workshop will only cover the cost of the workshop. CASLI administers exams and they will collect exam fees.