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MS SLP Course Sequence
15-Month Course Sequence
For individuals who have an undergraduate degree in Communicative Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology OR have a bachelor's degree in another field AND have taken the following courses from a CAA-accredited program in Speech-Language Pathology: Speech and Language Development; Phonetics; Audiology; Articulation & Phonology (or Speech Sound Disorders); Anatomy & Physiology of Speech; Language Disorders; Speech & Hearing Science, the program is 15 months in length. The accelerated, 15-month program allows these individuals to begin their careers 9-12 months earlier than graduates of other universities. This is an important factor when weighing cost benefits of our program versus other programs.
Students in the 15-month program are immediately assigned at least two clinical cases in our on campus clinics during each of the first two semesters. Students also spend two days each week for seven months working under the supervision of a nationally-certified, state-licensed speech-language pathologist in nearby northern California public school districts. The capstone experience of the accelerated graduate program is a full-time, semester-long medical externship in a wide range of geographic locations.
Course Sequence
24-Month Course Sequence
For graduate students entering with non-speech-language pathology baccalaureate degrees, the accelerated, 24-month program allows these individuals to begin their careers two years (24 months) earlier than graduates of other universities. Most other universities require four years of full-time study (2 years of foundation coursework and 2 years of graduate coursework) to earn the graduate degree. This is an important factor when weighing cost benefits of our program versus other programs.
Students in the 24-month program enroll in foundation courses of the profession, including Speech and Language Development, Phonetics, Anatomy & Physiology of Speech, Speech & Hearing Science and Audiology, Language Disorders and Speech Sound Disorders, during their first two semesters. Students begin graduate-level coursework during their first summer session and subsequently, following the same track as the 15- month accelerated program, including the internship, fieldwork and the capstone medical externship.
