PURPOSE: This rule outlines the criteria necessary to obtain Intern/Practicum Certification by students currently enrolled in an accredited Interpreter Training Program.

1. (1) Intern/Practicum Certification (IPC) will be granted to a student applicant upon verification of registration in an interpreting practicum or internship course in an Interpreter Training Program (ITP) that is under the jurisdiction of a college or training program recognized by the United States Secretary of Education or the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE) as being regionally or nationally accredited, or as approved by the Board for Certification of Interpreters (BCI).
2. (2) The applicant’s ITP director/coordinator is responsible for notifying the BCI regarding the effective start and end dates of the IPC.
3. (3) If the requirements of sections (1) and (2) above are met, a student applicant need only submit the appropriate application form and fee in order to obtain the IPC.
4. (4) A student with IPC must follow the established guidelines and requirements of their ITP during their interpreting practicum or internship course.
5. (5) Should a student with an IPC either withdraw from or be denied admission to their interpreter practicum or internship course for any reason, their ITP director/coordinator is responsible for immediately notifying the BCI so that the student’s IPC may be revoked.

AUTHORITY: sections 209.295(8) and 209.297(2), RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Nov. 27, 1996, effective July 30, 1997. Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26, 2001, effective March 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Jan. 30, 2020, effective July 30, 2020.

*Original authority: 209.295, RSMo 1994 and 209.297, RSMo 1994.