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Boys Town Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)
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Can You Take the EIPA Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Register with EIPA-approved Local Test Administrator (LTA) for Written Test
- •Pass Written Test (pass/fail)
- •Achieve 3.5+ on Performance Test (varies by state; some require 4.0)
- •Continuing education to maintain rating
EIPA Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
2-6 months typical preparation time
From start to license in hand
Exam Provider
Boys Town EIPA Diagnostic Center; Written Test via Local Test Administrators
Retake Policy
Retakes allowed; full fees required each attempt. Some districts offer reimbursement for successful attempts.
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What You'll Study
14 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: EIPA Overview & Assessment System
3 sections
Chapter 2: Professional Role, Ethics & Legal Framework
4 sections
Chapter 3: Special Education Law & The IEP Process
5 sections
Chapter 4: Classroom Discourse & Educational Dynamics
3 sections
Chapter 5: Child Cognitive & Psychosocial Development
4 sections
Chapter 6: First & Second Language Acquisition
3 sections
Chapter 7: Sign Language Linguistics & Structure
3 sections
Chapter 8: Signed Systems & Visual Communication Modes
3 sections
Chapter 9: English Language Competency for Interpreters
3 sections
Chapter 10: Literacy Development & Reading Instruction
3 sections
Chapter 11: Deaf Culture & Cultural Identity
3 sections
Chapter 12: Technology & Medical Aspects of Deafness
4 sections
Chapter 13: Interpreting Process & Discourse Mapping
4 sections
Chapter 14: EIPA Performance Test Mastery & Diagnostic Skills
3 sections
EIPA Exam Details
Boys Town Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)
Administered by Boys Town National Research Hospital
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Boys Town National Research Hospital content outline
EIPA Code of Conduct, interpreter boundaries, FERPA, professional ethics in K-12 settings
IDEA 2004, Section 504, IEP process, LRE, mainstreaming, classroom discourse types
Source/target analysis, message equivalence, sight translation, classifiers, role shift
Piaget, Vygotsky ZPD, Bloom's taxonomy, first/second language acquisition, bilingual development
ASL vs SEE, MCE, PSE, CASE, Cued Speech, transliteration, content-area signing
Phonics, whole language, reading comprehension, literacy support boundaries
Deaf culture in mainstream schools, audism, cultural mediation, DODA/CODA
Grammar, vocabulary for K-12 content areas, figurative language
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