The two-year program consists of a minimum of 57 credit hours (32 credits of academic coursework and 25 credits of clinical coursework) across six semesters of full-time study beginning with a summer semester. Students complete a Plan B thesis project or Plan C comprehensive exam. Students must take the ASHA national exam (Educational Testing Service-Praxis test) and notify the department of Praxis results to graduate. The degree is offered in Campus and Outreach tracks.

To be accepted into the master’s degree program, students must have a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders or equivalent. Admission is on a competitive basis.

For further information on Campus and Outreach tracks, course sequence, admission requirements, and other program features, see SLP graduate program and COMDDE Policies.

School of Graduate Studies Requirements:

Degree Verification

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U. S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.

Overall Graduate GPA at least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower;

Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.

Course Number Acceptability

The Program of Study for a master’s degree or a doctoral degree, if the student has a master’s degree, must include at least 15 semester credits at the level of 6000 or above.

Credits in the following areas are not acceptable in a degree program: foreign languages (unless included in an approved Program of Study), continuing graduate advisement, individual home study, military science, and courses numbered below 3000.

Matriculation Start Semester

A master’s degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review

Required SGS forms:

SCAF
Program of study
Appointment for Examination
Record of examination
Application for Candidacy
Library approvals for all plan A and B

SLPA_MS - Speech-Language Pathology - MS

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