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Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology

Two Year Outline

			Summer II SLP 736 Speech Sound Disorders SLP 704 Preschool Language SLP 705 Traumatic Brain Injury
Fall SLP 717 Aphasia SLP 735 AAC SLP 638 Dysphagia 3 credits of therapy practicum	Spring SLP 708 School-Age Language SLP 739 Stuttering SLP 714 Motor Speech 3 credits of therapy practicum	Summer I SLP 632 Counseling 3 credits of therapy practicum	Summer II 2 credit hours of elective course work 3 credits of therapy practicum
Fall SLP 713 Voice SLP 734 Applied Speech Science SLP 722 Cognitive Communication Disorders 3 credits of therapy practicum	Spring SLP 795 Internship

Master of Arts Degree Program Options
The Master of Arts Degree program offers two options:
Plan A: This plan consists of required coursework and elective coursework, supervised clinical practicum, a three-credit full-time internship and the successful completion of a capstone project during the final semester of enrollment.

Plan B: this plan consists of required and elective coursework, supervised clinical practicum, a six-credit full-time internship, and the successful completion of a capstone project during the final semester of enrollment.

Requirements	Plan A - Thesis	Plan B - Internship
Thesis	SLP 798 - 6 credit hours	N/A
*Full-time Internship	SLP 795 - 3 credit hours	SLP - 6 credit hours
Required Courses	SLP 736, 704, 705, 717, 739, 638, 708, 735, 714, 632, 713, 734, 722 - 39 credit hours	SLP 736, 704, 705, 717, 739, 638, 708, 735, 714, 632, 713, 734, 722 - 39 credit hours
Electives	2 credit hours (can use SLP 795)	2 credit hours
Total Credit Hours	62	62

*Full-time Internship = 36+ hours/week, a minimum of 14 weeks.

Required Practicum
Students must have 15 hours of practicum, which includes combinations of CSD 749. Students are required to participate in the Summer Specialty Clinics program during the summer semester between their first and second year.

Required Courses
CSD 525 (3) - Research Design in Communication Disorders
SLP 632 (3) - Counseling Issues in Communication Disorders
SLP 638 (3) - Seminar: Adult and Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding Disorders
SLP 704 (3) - Language Disorders in Preschool Children
SLP 708 (3) - Language Disorders in School-Age Children
SLP 713 (3) - Voice/Resonance Disorders/Laryngectomee Rehabilitation
SLP 714 (3) - Motor Speech Disorders
SLP 717 (3) - Aphasia
SLP 734 (3) - Applied Speech Science
SLP 735 (3) - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SLP 736 (3) - Speech Sound Disorders in Children
SLP 739 (3) - Stuttering
SLP 795 (6) - Internship

Electives
Should be selected from the following in consultation with student's academic advisor.
CSD 537 (1-9) - Special Topics in Communication Disorders
CSD 551 (3) - Autism Spectrum Disorders; A Clinical Focus
SLP 639 (2) - Hypopharyngeal Visualization
SLP 640 (3) - Cadaveric Anatomy for Communication
SLP 702 (2) - Infant/Toddler Communcation: Assessment and Intervention
SLP 705 (3) - Cognitive-Communication Disorders of Traumatic Brain Injury
SLP 711 (2) - Craniofacial Disorders
SLP 740 (3) - Neuroanatomy
SLP 790 (1-4) - Advanced Independent Study

Note 1: CSD 525 is required only if the student has not taken an equivalent course at the undergraduate level.
Note 2: Fifteen (15) hours of SLP 749 is required. Each full-time graduate student is expected to enroll in clinical practicum each semester for three (3) credit hours. Participation in the Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics is required during the summer following the first year in the graduate program.