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CMI Prerequisites: 

  1. Minimum Age: All candidates must submit proof of being at least 18 years old (the age of majority as defined by the federal government). A driver’s license or a birth certificate or passport copy are acceptable proofs of age.
  2. General Education: All candidates must submit proof of having at least a high school education level. A high school diploma, a GED, or any degree from an institution of higher education are acceptable proofs of general education.
  3. Profile Photo: All candidates must upload a recent professional photo of themselves to their NBCMI profile.
  4. Medical Interpreter Education: All candidates must submit proof of training specific to medical interpreting. You must submit either:
    • a Certificate of Completion from an approved medical interpreter training course of at least 40 hours
    • a transcript from a college or university where you took at least 3 credit hours of medical interpreting coursework.
  5. Oral proficiency in English:
    One of the following:
    • Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or any other degree from an institution of higher education in the U.S. or other English language country.
    • High school diploma from a high school in the U.S. or other English language country or from an American School abroad.
    • 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+
      • 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
      • Parrot: Level ILR 2+ (follow this link https://languagetest.com)
      • TOEIC 9 or above (out of 12)
  6. Oral proficiency in Target Language:
    One of the following:
    • Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or any other degree from an institution of higher education where the Target Language is spoken.
    • High school diploma from a high school in a country where the Target Language is spoken
    • 24+ semester college credit hours of the Target Language
    • ACTFL Oral Exams (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages): Advanced Mid Level (follow this link www.languagetesting.com) - both the OPI (telephonic) and OPIc (computer recording) are acceptable.
    • Parrot: Level ILR 2+ (follow this link https://languagetest.com)