Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

Prerequisites include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 24 hours in approved speech-language pathology courses
• 25 hours of guided clinical observation before enrolling in the program

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Our graduate program requires full-time, on-campus enrollment. Students take courses and engage in clinical practicum to fulfill academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in SLP (CCC-SLP).

The curriculum focuses on more complex communication disorders, with students starting coursework and practicum in the first semester. Students should expect to complete a minimum 375 hours of supervised clinical practice, including 325 hours at the graduate level.

Graduate students gain clinical experience both on and off-campus. In the first year, you'll be placed at the Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic. Afterward, two externship experiences are required—one in a pediatric setting and one in an adult setting.

Externships

Work on-campus at our Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic with clients having various speech and language disorders, such as:

• Articulation or phonology
• Delayed or impaired language
• Foreign accent reduction
• Children with hearing loss or cochlear implants
• Work with the clinic coordinator to choose the best externship fit.
• Begin your initial externship in the summer under experienced speech-language pathologist spanning eight to nine weeks and encompassing both pediatric and adult settings.

Students working with hearing-impaired children need to have completed an aural rehabilitation course.

• Undertake a second externship during the fall or spring semester.
• Placement in the adult neurological clinic and the voice and fluency specialty clinics at the Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic during the other semester