Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology curriculum

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program is designed to be an eight-term, 84-credit curriculum that is completed in two years, including two summer, fall, January, and spring semesters. Each course and each clinical experience are offered only one time annually. The course schedule follows:

Summer Term 1 (10 credits)
SLP-500: Clinical Seminar 1 (1)
SLP-501: Graduate Practicum 1 (3)
SLP-550: Fluency Disorders (2)
SLP-552: Advanced Research Methods (2)
SLP-584: Autism Spectrum Disorders (2)

Fall Semester 1 (20 credits)
SLP-502: Clinical Seminar 2 (1)
SLP-503: Graduate Practicum 2 (3)
SLP-520: Advanced Speech Sound Disorders (4)
SLP-522: Advanced Language & Literacy Disorders (4)
SLP-524: Multicultural Perspectives & Clinical Practice in CSD (4)
SLP-526: Motor Speech Disorders (4)

January Term 1 (5 credits)
SLP-530: Diagnostics (4)
SLP-590: Audiology for the SLP (1)

Spring Semester 1 (19 credits)
SLP-504: Clinical Seminar 3 (1)
SLP-505: Graduate Practicum 3 (3)
SLP-540: Aphasia (4)
SLP-542: Dysphagia (4)
SLP-560: Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders (4)
SLP-588: Advanced Aural Rehabilitation (3)

Summer Term 2 (10 credits)
SLP-506: Clinical Seminar 4 (1)
SLP-507 Graduate Practicum 4 (3)
SLP-510: Counseling & Professional Issues (4)
SLP-586: Augmentative & Alternative Communication (2)

Fall Semester 2 (12 credits)
SLP-508: Externship-Pediatrics OR SLP-509: Externship-Adults (8)
SLP-580: Low Incidence Disorders (2) online course
SLP-582: Voice Disorders (2) online course

January Term 2 (0 credits)
SLP-570: Comprehensive Examination (0) or SLP-575: Master’s Thesis (0)

Spring Semester 2 (8 credits)
SLP-508: Externship-Pediatrics OR SLP-509: Externship-Adults (8)