IMIA Certification Pre-Requisites

Age - The minimum age required of an individual to apply for certification will be equivalent to the age of majority as defined by the federal government, which is 18 years of age.

General Education - High school diploma or higher education degree

Interpreter Education - One of the following:

• Successful completion of an approved interpreter educational program of at least 40 hours duration.
• Classes, seminars, workshops, continuing education credits, or any other educational venues attended for a total of XX hours.
• Active work experience in the field of medical interpreting for at least 3 years.

Work experience as an interpreter - Minimum of 6 months when applying for certification.

Oral and written proficiency in English - One of the following:

• Bachelor, Masters, PhD, or any other degree from any US institution of higher education.
• Graduation from any U.S. high school
• One of the following tests (subject to change)

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): 570+ on paper; 230+ on computer version; 90+ on iBT.
ELPT (English Language Proficiency Test): 950+
MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) 80+
ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English): PASS
FCE (First Certificate in English, Level 3): A
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English, Level 4): B
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English, Level 5): B
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7.0+

Oral and written proficiency in other language(s) - One of the following:

• Bachelor, Masters, PhD, or any other degree from an institution of higher education where L2 is spoken
• Graduation from a high school of the country where L2 is spoken
• A degree in L2 from any accredited university
• 15+ semester credit hours of L2
• ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages): 3.5 +

Please send comments to IMIACertification@gmail.com  This is an important part of our transparent and inclusive process.