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SC:L Certification

Register for the SC:L examination:

Online  – Quick, easy and secure! After logging on to your RID account, simply click on “Register for a Test” in the Testing and CEU Information section and follow the prompts to pay with a VISA or MasterCard.  If the exam you want to pay for is not shown, please contact the Certification and Education Department by calling 703-838-0030 and choosing option 2 “Pre-Test Questions” or E-mail certification@rid.org.
 
If you wish to register and pay by snail mail, print out the SC:L Exam Application and specify whether you wish to register for the SC:L Knowledge (Written) or the SC:L Performance Exam and send it with payment and any supporting documentation to:
 
RID
Cert & Ed Dept
333 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
 
*Please note that in order to be eligible to take the SC:L Performance Exam, you must submit either your transcript showing that you have earned an associate’s degree or higher  or a qualifying Alternative Pathway to Eligibility Application.  Read more about the educational requirement and the Alternative Pathway to Eligibility here.

Eligibility

An individual interested in taking the SC:L exam must either currently possess a valid legal interpreting certificate issued prior to 1987 or satisfy all of the eligibility criteria in at least one of the following categories:

Category #1 - Be a current certified member of RID, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in any field or an associate’s degree in interpreting and documentation of at least 50 hours of legal interpreting/mentoring experience and 30 hours of formal legal training. In addition, five years of general interpreting experience (post certified member of RID status) is strongly recommended.
Category #2 - Be a current certified member of RID, successful completion of an associate’s degree in any field and documentation of at least 75 hours of legal interpreting/mentoring experience and 50 hours of formal legal training. In addition, five years of general interpreting experience (post certified member of RID status) is strongly recommended.
Category #3 - Be a current certified member of RID and documentation of at least 100 hours of legal interpreting/mentoring experience and 70 hours of legal training. In addition, five years of general interpreting experience (post certified member of RID status) is strongly recommended.
Category #4 – Possess a current SC:L.

Documentation of training may be in the form of college transcripts, signature(s) of individual(s) offering the training workshop, certificate of completion, etc. Documentation of legal interpreting/mentoring experience should be in the form of an official letter stating hours and time from the interpreting service coordinator, court official or mentor.

RID reserves the right to modify the eligibility criteria of all RID certification examinations.

Test Details

SC:L Candidate Bulletin

SC:L Test outline
SC:L rating scales
SC:L Reference Materials 

SC:L Test Site Locations 

RID Test Sites

Study Materials

"Dual Interpretation and Discourse" by Phyllis Wilcox
"Who's in Charge Here?: Perceptions of Empowerment and Role in the Interpreting Setting" by Marina L. McIntire and Gary R. Sanderson