Students must complete a minimum of 52 credits as listed below. Students are expected to enter the program having taken prerequisite courses in basic communication processes as well as communication disorders. Students who have not completed prerequisite coursework in neurology, speech science, and speech-language pathology in educational settings prior to entrance into the graduate program may take these courses within the graduate program; these courses will be counted toward the elective requirements. The graduate programs in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology do not offer a pass/fail grading option for any class or clinical practicum experience. Degree requirements for all programs must be completed within six years of the matriculation date.
1. Matriculated status
2. Completion of a minimum of 52 graduate credits distributed in the following manner with a grade of B (3.00) or better in each of the required courses:
3. Passing the comprehensive examination if SLPG 68000 Thesis is not elected (details for the examination and thesis available through the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Students must complete a minimum of 54 credits as listed below. Students are expected to enter the program having taken prerequisite courses in basic communication processes as well as communication disorders. Students who have not completed prerequisite coursework in neurology, speech science, and speech-language pathology in educational settings prior to entrance into the graduate program may take these courses within the graduate program; these courses will be counted toward the elective requirements. The graduate programs in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology do not offer a pass/fail grading option for any class or clinical practicum experience. Degree requirements for all programs must be completed within six years of the matriculation date.
1. Matriculated status
2. Completion of a minimum of 54 graduate credits distributed in the following manner with a grade of B (3.00) or better in each of the required courses:
3. Passing the comprehensive examination if SLPG 68000 Thesis is not elected (details for the examination and thesis available through the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
4. Additional requirements for the New York TSSLD credential that are not included within the graduate program curriculum include, but are not limited to, the following:
Courses required for the TSSLD credential may be taken before or after admission into the graduate program but, if taken after admission, may extend the length of the graduate program. Certification is not automatic; it is awarded only to those individuals who have completed an approved teacher education program such as ours, achieved passing scores on required teacher education examinations, and applied for certification from the appropriate state education department.
Applications for and additional information about New York State teacher certification may be found at the Department of Education website.
Department of Education
| Credits | |
| Assessment and Measurement | 4 |
| Fluency Development and Disorders | 3 |
| Language Disorders in Children Ages 3-21 | 3 |
| Clinical Practicum I | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
| Voice and Related Disorders | 3 |
| Adult Aphasia and Related Disorders | 3 |
| Dysphagia | 3 |
| Early Intervention | 2 |
| Clinical Practicum II | 2 |
| Total | 13 |
| Speech Science (if needed) | 3 |
| Clinical Practicum III | 2 |
| Electives | 2-4 |
| Total | 4-7 |
| SLP in Educational Settings (if needed) | 3 |
| Seminar: Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 4-7 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication | 3 |
| Clinical Phonology | 3 |
| Clinical Practicum IV | 1 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Total | 9 |
| Clinical Externship (Professional Experience in Education or Professional Externship in Speech-Language Pathology) | 8-10 |