SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, MA
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES SPEECH AND HEARING PROGRAMIM Building Speech and Hearing Clinic - IM 275 Elizabeth Domholdt, PT, EdD., FAPTA INTRODUCTIONThe Master of Arts degree program in Speech Pathology and Audiology provides students with the necessary clinical and academic expertise to obtain employment as a Speech-Language Pathologist in clinical and/or research positions. The program maintains an active speech-language and hearing clinic and has student externship liaisons with many hospitals, clinics, and schools in the Greater Cleveland area. The graduate academic program holds accreditation from the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). FACULTY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONSFaculty members are active in a wide variety of research areas, and their research is published in international and national scholarly journals. The program features state-of-the-art clinic and audiology facilities for research, instruction, and service delivery. Graduate students are encouraged to pursue independent research by completing a master’s thesis. Current faculty information can be located on the Cleveland State University Faculty Profile page. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEThe program offers graduate assistantships funded by University and grant support. Any student interested in applying for a graduate assistantship should complete the appropriate portion of the Application for Graduate Admission. Please refer to the section on Expenses and Financial Aid: Graduate Assistantships in this Catalog. CAREER INFORMATIONGraduates of the program meet the requirements for candidacy for ASHA certification, state of Ohio licensure, and, if opted for, the Ohio Department of Education pupil services license. Graduates hold positions in public schools, hospitals, community clinics, and long-term care facilities. Increasingly, experienced speech-language pathologists are establishing themselves as private practitioners. Program graduates also may elect to pursue a doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology at another university and/or employment at a university or research facility. ADMISSION INFORMATIONAdmission to the program is selective and limited. In addition to meeting College of Graduate Studies requirements for admission, applicants to the program must do the following:
All applicants must have completed four courses (or their equivalent) as required for ASHA certification. One course in each category listed below is required. Recommended courses at CSU are listed.
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTSREQUIRED GRADE-POINT AVERAGEStudents must earn a 3.0 grade-point average or higher in all required graduate courses, including any required graduate course(s) taken as a non-degree student. MINIMUM CLINICAL HOURSStudents must complete a minimum 375 of supervised clinical hours of direct contact with a client/patient and 25 hours of documented clinical observation. STUDENTS MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
LICENSURE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTSStudents who plan to work in a public school as a speech language pathologist must take additional courses that reflect knowledge in cultural differences and federal laws. A student teaching externship is required.
EXIT REQUIREMENTStudents select and must successsfully complete either a research project or a master’s thesis as an exit requirement. Students enroll in SPH 591 - Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders to complete a research project concentrating on the practice areas of prevention, assessment, intervention, and advocacy. As part of this project, students analyze evidence that allows them to make informed clinical decisions. This research is conducted over two semesters and includes written and oral components. Students interested in pursuing a thesis must first complete SPH 596 - Directed Study with a faculty member who is interested in directing the thesis. The thesis can begin upon completion of at least eight credit hours of graduate study plus the directed study preparatory for the thesis. The student must have a minimum 3.3 grade-point average in order to pursue a thesis. The student selects a committee of at least three faculty members. The committee chair must meet the criteria of Level 1 or 2 graduate faculty status. Other committe members must meet Level 1, 2 or 3 graduate faculty status. After approval of the student’s thesis proposal, he or she carries out the study with the support of the thesis committee. Upon acceptance of the completed thesis by the committee, the student is awarded the Master of Arts degree, provided all other academic and clinical requirements have been met. CURRICULUM STRUCTUREThe curriculum leading to a Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology, supports specific requirements established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). These requirements partially fulfill the criteria leading toward the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in speech-language pathology. In addition, a student must satisfy the specific requirements established by the Ohio Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology to obtain a license in Speech Language Pathology. Students must meet with their assigned advisors each semester to ensure that all clinical and academic requirements for national certification and state licensure are fulfilled by the time they plan to complete their program of study. This is a five semester graduate program. SPECIFIC ASHA GUIDELINES
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