Thesis students may deselect up to 8 credit hours of select coursework (see courses listed with two asterisks).
Deselected courses may be audited. Audited courses will appear on the student’s transcript without credit hours assigned.
The selection of the courses to remove from a student’s program of study is done with the approval of the student’s adviser, considering the individual’s undergraduate background and graduate needs and experiences.
Courses not audited are required to be taken for credit.
Clinic practicum hours may be altered. Students selecting the thesis option should schedule an appointment with the clinical education manager at the time they elect to complete a thesis to begin this planning.
The Summer Practicum (SLP Practicum 3) may be increased to 4 credit hours. The Spring Year 2 Practicum (SLP Practicum 5) may be reduced to 8 credit hours.
These practicum experiences will be scheduled either on campus or at select external sites to facilitate completion of the thesis.
Students may also seek additional practicum opportunities earlier in their academic programs to accelerate the achievement of the requisite number of contact hours.
Students who may potentially alter their practicum hours must be in frequent contact with the clinical education manager to monitor that the requisite contact hours needed for graduation are being attained.
Students who do not obtain the needed contact hours will register for additional credit during the following summer term so that this graduation requirement will be met.
First year
Fall term
- SLP 506L Clinical Methods Lab (Credits: 1)
- SLP 537L Anatomy Lab (Credits: 2)
- SLP 521 Language Disorders in Children I: Birth Through Age 5 (Credits: 3)
- CHS 610 Research Methods in Health Sciences (online) (Credits: 2)
- SLP 526 Speech Sound Disorders (Credits: 2)
- AUD 606 Introduction to Neuroscience (Credits: 3)
- SLP 511P Speech-Language Pathology Practicum I (Credits: 1)
- IPE 502 Interprofessional Patient Centered Teams (Credits: 0)
Spring term
- SLP 522 Language Disorders in Children II: Age 6 Through Adolescence (Credits: 3)
- SLP 558 Dysphagia (Credits: 3)
- SLP 567 Dysarthria (Credits: 3)
- SLP 523L Instrumentation Lab (Credits: 1)
- SLP 564 Aphasia (Credits: 3)
- SLP 512P Speech-Language Pathology Practicum II (Credits: 2)
- SLP 900 Independent Study (Credits: 2)
- IPE 502 Interprofessional Patient Centered Teams (Credits: 0)
Summer term
- SLP 568 Cognition of Acquired Language and Communication Disorders (Credits: 3)
- SLP 563 Voice Disorders (Credit: 3)
- SLP 524 Fluency, Dysfunction and Stuttering** (Credits: 2)
- SLP 542L Tracheostomy and Ventilator Lab** (Credits: 1)
- SLP 503L Auditory Skills Lab for the Speech-Language Pathologist** (Credits: 1)
- CDS 576 Issues in Counseling** (Credits: 2)
- SLP 513P Speech-Language Pathology Practicum III Credits: 4)
- SLP 598 Thesis (Credits: 2)
Second year
Fall term
- SLP 510 Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology** (Credits: 2)
- SLP 582 Topics in Research Methods in Communication Disorders (Credits: 1)
- SLP 562 Craniofacial Anomalies and Genetic Syndromes** (Credits: 2)
- SLP 535 Clinical Issues in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (Credits: 2)
- SLP 540 Head and Neck Cancer Management** (Credits: 2)
- SLP 592 Applied Topics in Communication Disorders (Credits: 1)
- SLP 589P Speech-Language Pathology Practicum IV (Credits: 4)
- SLP 598 Thesis (Credits: 2)
Spring term
- SLP 590P Speech-Language Pathology Practicum V (Credits: 8)
- SLP 598 Thesis (Credits: 2)
Program total: 67 credit hours
**Indicates course may be audited.
Students in the thesis track will begin their research with Independent Study in Spring 1 (two credits) and continue with Thesis Research in Summer 1, Fall 2 and Spring 2 (two credits each).
A total of eight credit hours of independent study and thesis research will be accrued. Thesis-track students may audit a maximum of four credit hours per term in Summer 1 and Fall 2 to offset the credit hours attained through their thesis research.
Although up to eight credit hours of coursework may be audited, any eligible course not audited must be taken for credit to satisfy the program’s overall degree requirements.
Due to thesis-track students’ ability to audit up to eight credit hours, the number of credit hours required for graduation is equal for thesis and non-thesis students.
ASHA requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence
The academic coursework and clinical education hours required by ASHA for the Certificate of Clinical Competence is described online.
Students are responsible for reviewing this information and their undergraduate and graduate coursework to ensure the requirements will be met.
If a deficiency exists, it is best to identify it early so that appropriate plans can be made. Students should review their coursework with their academic advisers during the first term of enrollment.
