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Please note: Students who would like to work in schools must:

Meet testing requirements as delineated by the guidelines for teacher education programs (see waiver requirements here). Students are also required to complete a course in child or adolescent psychology, and a course in teaching students with exceptionalities. A list of approved courses can be found on the CSDE website.

Two additional courses are offered as part of the Speech-Language Pathology Program:

• SLPA 6620: School-Age Language Disorders
• SLPA 6901: Assessment and Intervention for Reading and Writing

Curriculum

The 5-semester, 63 credit, full time program consists of didactic and clinical coursework. Students must begin this full-time program in the Fall semester and will be required to attend classes and/or clinical practice during the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Students will obtain a minimum of 400 hours of supervised clinical practice during the program. Courses include:

• Language Development and Disorders in Children
• Articulation and Phonological Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Progressive and Acquired Cognitive-Communicative Disorders Across the Lifespan
• Aural Rehabilitation/Habilitation
• Dysphagia

Eligibility

Students must have completed the following prerequisites as an undergraduate: at least 1 semester in biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics – (3 credits each) and at least 2 semesters in social/behavioral sciences - 6 credits.

Recommended Equivalent coursework includes a minimum of one course in each of the following subjects:

• Anatomy and Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanisms
• Phonetics
• Speech Science
• Audiology & Hearing Sciences
• Introduction to Communication Disorders
• Language Acquisition (Course work in Normal Speech and Language Development in Children)

Admission Requirements

• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement
• Personal Interview
• 25 hours of observation of clinical practice by an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist
• Praxis score. The following scores are required; Core Academic Skills for Educators:
• Reading (Test #5713) Passing Score = 156
• Writing (Test #5723) Passing Score = 162
• Mathematics (Test #5733) Passing Score = 150
• More information about taking the test(s), can be found
• If you have taken the SAT, GRE, ACT- you may be able to waive the Praxis Core. See required scores below:

                       

Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 100 from non-English speaking countries

Clinical Placements:

Students will complete four clinical rotations during their time in the program. Students are expected to meet 400 hours of clinical contact time. The observation hours count toward the 400-hour total. Students will complete one full-time placement (6 credits) in a public-school setting and are expected to meet a minimum of 200 hours of clinical contact time during this placement.

Student Completion Rates

Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Test-Takers