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Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology
Professional Curriculum Outline 

Two Year Outline

First Year Second Year
Fall 
8-12 credit hours of course work
3 hours of clinic practicum
Fall
8-9 credit hours of course work
3 hours of clinic practicum
Spring 
8-9 credit hours of course work
3 hours of clinic practicum
Spring
6 hours of thesis OR 
3 hours of independent study OR 
6 hours of internship
Summer 
4-9 credit hours of course work
6 hours of clinic practicum (3 in Summer I and 3 in Summer II)
Summer
0-11 hours of course work
0-3 hours of clinic practicum


Options for Study

  Plan A - 
Thesis
Plan B - Independent Study Plan B - Internship
Capstone Experience
(CDO 798)

(CDO 790)

(CDO 795)
Required Practicum Credit Hours 15 15 15
Required Course Credit Hours 19 19 19
Electives Credit Hours 14 17 14
Total Credit Hours 54 54 54

Capstone Experience 
All speech-language pathology graduate students must complete one of three capstone experiences prior to graduation. This experience must be chosen from: 
Plan A - Thesis (CDO 798), 
Plan B - Independent Study (CDO 790), or 
Plan B - Internship (CDO 795).

Required Practicum
Student must have 15 hours of practicum, which includes combinations of CDO 749 (Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology; 1-15 credits). Students are required to participate in the Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics during the summer semester between their first and second year.

Required Courses

CDO 646 (3) - Language and Learning Disabilities in School-Age Children 
CDO 704 (3) - Language Disorders in Preschool Children 
CDO 714 (3) - Motor Speech Disorders
CDO 717 (4) - Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Disorders 
CDO 730 (3) - Experiemental Studies in Communication Disorders 
CDO 734 (3) - Acoustic Phonetics

Electives
May be chosen from any course offerings appropriate for graduate students in speech-language pathology and approved by the student's academic advising committee. A minimum of 6 hours must be chosen from the following:
CDO 711 (2) - Craniofacial Disorders 
CDO 712 (2) - Physiological Phonetics
CDO 713 (3) - Voice Disorders/Laryngectomee Rehabilitation
CDO 736 (3) - Phonological Disorders in Children
CDO 739 (3) - Seminar: Stuttering

Other CDO courses that may be used for electives
CDO 532 (1) - Counseling Issues in Communication Disorders
CDO 537 (1-9) - Special Topics in Communication Disorders 
CDO 544 (3) - Communication Disorders in the Aged 
CDO 621 (2) - Emerging Technology in Speech-Language Pathology
CDO 637 (1-9) - Special Topics in Communication Disorders
CDO 638 (2) - Seminar: Adult and Pediatric Swallowing Disorders
CDO 639 (2) - Hypopharyngeal Visualization 
CDO 640 (3) - Cadaveric Anatomy of Communication Disorders
CDO 702 (2) - Infant/Toddler Communication: Assessment and Intervention
CDO 705 (2) - Traumatic Brain Injury
CDO 735 (3) - Augmentative and Alternative Communication 
CDO 737 (3) - Seminar: Language of the Mentally Impaired
CDO 740 (3) - Neuroanatomy

 
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