Graduation 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.

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)

Requirements

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:

• speech-language pathology required courses, 25 credits
• practicums and externships, 15 credits
• audiology course, 3 credits
• speech-language pathology electives, 9 credits

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

Teaching Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD)

Requirements

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:

• speech-language pathology required courses, 30 credits
• practicums and externships, 15 credits
• audiology course, 3 credits
• speech-language pathology electives, 6 credits

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 beyond the TSSLD degree for the New York TSSLD credential include the following:

• a year of college-level study in a language other than English
• a 3-credit course in history
• SLPG 69800 Professional Experience in Education and Reflective Seminars on the Practical Issues of Teaching
• Seminar in Violence Identification and Prevention
• Seminar in Drug and Alcohol Abuse

These courses may be taken before or after admission into 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

Typical Course Sequence for SLP or TSSLD
(subject to change)

Fall 1

	Credits
Assessment and Measurement	4
Fluency Development and Disorders	3
Language Disorders in Children Ages 3-21	3
Clinical Practicum I	2
Total	12

Spring 1

Voice and Related Disorders	3
Adult Aphasia and Related Disorders	3
Dysphagia	3
Early Intervention	2
Clinical Practicum II	2
Total	13

Summer Session 1

Speech Science (if needed)	3
Clinical Practicum III	2
Electives	2-4
Total	4-7

Summer Session 2

SLP in Educational Settings (if needed)	3
Seminar: Aural Rehabilitation	3
Elective	1
Total	4-7

Fall 2

Augmentative and Alternative Communication	3
Clinical Phonology	3
Clinical Practicum IV	1
Electives	2
Total	9

Spring 2

Clinical externship or
Clinical externship and Professional Experience in Education	8-10