Speech-Language Pathology, M.S.

Program Admission

In addition to the university requirements for admission to the Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology degree program must meet at least two of the following criteria:

1. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5; or
2. A minimum combined score of 800 on the GRE General Test (Verbal plus Quantitative); or
3. A combined score of 1875, determined by multiplying the total undergraduate grade-point average by the combined GRE General Test Scores (Verbal plus Quantitative).

GRE verbal and quantitative scores cannot be older than two years from the date you wish to apply. The best combined verbal and quantitative score within that two-year period will be used as part of your final application assessment.

Admission is selective and competitive. Applicants who fail to meet the above standards may be admitted on conditional status as recommended by the Graduate Admission and Retention Committee of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program Requirements

Undergraduate requirements include 30 semester hours in the area of speech-language pathology.

Requirements for a major (non-thesis) are 37 semester hours of coursework within the area of speech-language pathology, including Speech-Language Pathology SPLP 5005  and excluding clinic and internship.

Requirements for a major (thesis) are 45 semester hours in the area of speech-language pathology, including Speech-Language Pathology SPLP 5005  and six semester hours of SPLP 5099  (Thesis).

A student’s plan of study is to be determined with the guidance of a major professor. Students seeking the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association must meet the academic coursework and clinical practicum requirements established for such certification prior to graduation.

SPLP 5005 Research in Speech-Language Pathology  
SPLP 5020 Seminar in Articulation  
SPLP 5025 Current Topics in Stuttering Research and Remediation  
SPLP 5028 Seminar in Communicative Language Disorders in Children   
SPLP 5030 Seminar in Speech/Language Pathology: Diagnostics  
SPLP 5042 Seminar in Voice Disorders  
SPLP 5050 Neurological Disorders I-Introduction and Identification  
SPLP 5052 Neurological Disorders II-Evaluation and Management  
SPLP 5060 Seminar in Augmentative/Alternative Communication for Persons with Severe Expressive Disorders  
SPLP 5061 Seminar in Oropharyngeal Involvement  
SPLP 5070 Seminar in the Profession  
SPLP 5076 Practicum—Site I  
SPLP 5077 Audiology Issues for the Speech-Language Pathologist  
SPLP 5079 Pediatric Audiology  
SPLP 5081 Internship-School Site  
SPLP 5086 Internship-Medical/Rehabilitation Site  
SPLP 5091 Research Project  
SPLP 5096 Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology  
SPLP 5099 Thesis  

Graduate Courses

Note: To receive graduate credit for a 4000-level course designated “For Undergraduate and Graduates,” a student must be in graduate admission status at the time credit is earned in the course. Credit earned in undergraduate admission status cannot be changed to graduate credit.