Students must meet all university requirements for a master’s degree. In addition, students must:
- Complete all required graduate Communication Disorders courses with a G.P.A. of at least 3.00;
- Satisfactorily complete all practicum requirements. Information about these requirements is available through the Communication Disorders program;
- Pass written qualifying examinations; and
- Graduate with no more than one grade of “C” in graduate Communication Disorders academic courses.
Graduate Core Requirements (54 Hours)
Professional and Scientific Foundations of Communication
Disorders (3)
Advanced Assessment/Intervention in Speech-Language Pathology (3)
Fluency Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment (3)
Voice and Resonance Disorders (3)
Aural Rehabilitation for Children and Adults (3)
Speech Sound Disorders in Children (3)
Child Language Disorders: Early Stages (3)
Child Language Disorders: Later Stages (3)
Adult Language and Cognitive Disorders (3)
Motor Speech Disorders: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment (3)
Dysphagia in Adults and Children (3)
Professional Issues Seminar in Communication Disorders (1)
Foundations of Clinical Practice (3)
Qualifying Examinations in Communication Disorders (1)
Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Special Populations (6)
Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Public School (6)
Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Medical Setting (6)
II. Non-Thesis/Thesis Option
(Select One)
Non-Thesis Option:
Thesis Option:
- Independent Study: (1)
- Graduate Thesis/Project (3)
III. Total Hours
- Total Required with Non-Thesis Option: 55 Hours
- Total Required with Thesis Option: 58 Hours