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Tier 1
The Tier 1 credential covers basic ethics, court knowledge and language abilities in both English and the non-English language. In order to receive a Tier 1 credential, the candidate must complete the following:
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| Tiers 2 through 4
Tiers 2 through 4 are awarded based on Oral Court Interpreter Exam performance. The oral court interpreter exam tests interpreting skills. A candidate may only take the oral court interpreter exam after he or she has satisfied the requirements for Tier 1.
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- Tier 2: A candidate who receives a score of 60-69% *on each component of the oral court interpreter exam.
- Tier 3: A candidate who receives a score of 70-79% *on each component of the oral court interpreter exam
- Tier 4: A candidate who receives a score of 80% or higher *on each component of the oral court interpreter exam
- Neither section of the Sight Translation may be more than five (5) percentage points below the minimum score for a particular tier.
- More detailed information regarding Tiers 2 through 4 can be found here.
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| Oral court interpreter exams are available for the following languages: |
- Arabic*
- Bosnian/ Croatian/ Serbian**
- Cantonese
- French
- Haitian Creole
- Hmong
- Ilocano
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- Khmer
- Korean
- Laotian
- Mandarin
- Marshallese**
- Polish
- Portuguese
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- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Turkish**
- Vietnamese
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*The oral court interpreter exam in Arabic uses Modern Standard Arabic for the Sight Translation and Simultaneous portions of the exam and offers a choice of either Arabic Egyptian Colloquial OR Arabic Levantine Colloquial for the Consecutive portion.
**This language uses an abbreviated oral court interpreter exam. The abbreviated exam contains a simultaneous exercise (English into the target language) and a test of English proficiency. |
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Tier A
The Tier A credential is only available for languages in which there is no Oral Court Interpreter Exam. Tier A does not include a test of interpreting skills, but requires superior language skills in the non-English language. Tier A candidates must:
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- Meet all of the requirements of Tier 1
- Score at the highest level on the Oral Proficiency Interview
- More detailed information regarding Tier A can be found here.
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It is important to note that all communication from the Arizona Court Interpreter Credentialing Program will be done through email. It is imperative that you maintain an up-to-date email address in the Arizona Court Interpreter Registry.
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