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Emphasis Paths & Electives   

During the first quarter of graduate school, each student is required to identify an emphasis path of interest which will guide his/her program electives and internship experience (See below).

Students are required to complete 3 electives during the graduate program in accordance with their self- designated emphasis path. Two of the three electives must be taken within the department; the third elective may be within or outside the department and requires advisor approval.

 

Emphasis Path
Elective Course Options
Pediatric / Non-medical setting
  1. 550 Public Schools Speech Pathology & Audiology (3 cr)
  2. 543 Pediatric Dysphagia (2 cr)
    OR 526 Tx of Literacy Disorders (3 cr)
  3. Another course inside or outside of dept. w/advisor approval
Pediatric / Medical setting
  1. 533 Medical Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr)
  2. 543 Pediatric Dysphagia (2 cr)
    OR 526 Tx of Literacy Disorders (3 cr)
  3. Another course inside or outside of dept. w/advisor approval
Adult / Medical setting
  1. 533 Medical Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr)
  2. 545 Voice in the Medical Setting (2 cr)
    OR 546 Advanced Neuro. Disorders (3 cr)
    OR 507 Evidence-Based Practice (2 cr)
    OR 548 Advanced Motor Speech (2 cr)
    OR 541 AAC Acquired (2 cr)
  3. Another course inside or outside of dept. w/advisor approval
Research
  1. 507 Evidence-Based Practice (3 cr)
  2. 533 Medical Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr)
    OR 550 Public Schools Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr)
  3. Statistics course