Two-year Speech-Language Pathology Master's Degree Program
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- Required pre-requisite courses
- One of the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Speech, Language, Hearing Science (SLHS) or Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD)
- Completed post-baccalaureate program in SLHS/CSD
- Complete at least one course in each of the following areas:
- Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
- Clinical Phonetics (transcription skills)
- Language Acquisition (also called Language Development)
- Communication Disorders
- One of the following:
- ASHA requirements for undergraduate coursework
- At least one course in each of the following areas:
- Statistics (Research Methods does not fulfill this requirement)
- Physical Sciences (physics or chemistry)
- Behavioral/Social Sciences
- Biological Sciences (human or animal related)
- At least one course in each of the following areas:
- Recommended courses
- Neuroscience/Neuroanatomy
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Speech Sound Disorders course
- A second Communication Disorders course
- 25 Clinical Observation Hours (recommended, not required)
- ASHA requires a minimum of 25 documented hours of clinical observation as a prerequisite to graduate level clinical work and receipt of the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
- We are able to provide these observation hours during the first semester of the graduate program if a student has less than 25 hours at the start of the program.
- Observations must be under the direction of a qualified clinical supervisor who holds current ASHA certification in speech-language pathology and should be approved in writing by a qualified clinical supervisor who holds current ASHA certification in speech-language pathology. We do not require a specific form as long as the hours are documented and approved.
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Questions? Please reach out to us at slhs_app@email.arizona.edu or (520)621-1192.