Overview
The Master’s Degree in Speech-language Pathology (MS in SLP) is a two-year degree program (six semesters with a summer start). This degree consists of 40 academic credit hours, 18 clinical credit hours, and the completion of one of the following degree options: comprehensive exams, an independent study, or master’s thesis. Graduates from our program are qualified for professional positions in all educational and healthcare settings.
Experience as graduate student clinician is a vital and critical component of our programs. On campus, students gain many of their clinical skills at the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic. Located in the same building as our classrooms, the clinic offers a wide range of speech-language pathology and audiology services to clients of every age and provide our students with an excellent foundation of clinical knowledge and skills. Speech-language pathology services include but are not limited to the following:
- Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- Aphasia
- Autism Treatment
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Gender-Affirming Communication Services
Students typically participate in four semesters of on-campus clinical coursework, which starts in the first fall semester. In the spring semester, they become eligible for part-time off-campus clinical experiences with our community partnerships such as local daycare centers, hospitals, private and public schools, and nursing homes.
In the student’s final semester, they will complete two, ten-week internship experiences (one in an educational setting and one in a non-educational setting). Upon graduation, students will have clinical skills required to practice as beginning professionals in the post-graduate Clinical Fellowship.