Graduate Programs
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech-Language Pathology
Admission into the program that leads to a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution* and submission of GRE or MAT scores. The completed application package must be received by October 15 for spring admission and March 1 for fall admission. Please carefully read the information provided on this website related to the graduate application process.
N.B.: If a student has received his or her Bachelor's degree in a field other than Communicative Disorders, 22 additional CMD undergraduate credits must be earned before completion of a graduate program. Completion of these courses is NOT a prerequisite for acceptance into our graduate program.
Required Undergraduate Coursework for Students with Bachelors Degree in Another Field
In pursuing a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology, a student can choose either a Thesis or a Comprehensive Examination option for the required capstone experience. The Comprehensive Examination option may be in the form of a directed essay or a written comprehensive examination.
The following table illustrates the breakdown of coursework students can expect in the available options. More complete information is available to students in the graduate manual updated annually.
Speech-Language Pathology |
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M.S. Thesis Option |
54 credits of graduate coursework in communicative disorders
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M.S. Non-Thesis Option |
54 credits of graduate coursework in communicative disorders
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Prospective students can link to read descriptions of the required and elective courses offered in the Department of Communicative Disorders.
Because program requirements in speech-language pathology include clinical responsibilities, the average length of time to complete the program is two academic years, plus one summer session for students who enter the graduate program with an undergraduate major in communicative disorders. Students without the prerequisite courses can expect their program to be extended by at least one year.
For either the thesis or comprehensive examination program options in speech-language pathology, students must also complete sufficient directed observations and supervised clock hours of practicum to satisfy the requirements of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to spring semester, 2012!
Keep watching for an announcement about our first meeting of our local chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) in 2012. Our first meeting of the academic year was held Tuesday, September 20th in the Galanti Lounge of the Carothers Library and was attended by over 100 undergraduate and graduate students! We greatly appreciated the participation of members of the Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Association's board who facilitated one of our discussion sections. At our upcoming meeting we will be voting on new by-laws and learning about plans for the spring semester.
For those of you who attended the talk given by Dr. Lynne E. Hewitt, Bowling Green State University, titled "Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Post-secondary Education" on Monday, October 17th, here is a URL that will take you to Dr. Hewitt's web site. Copy and paste the address to your browser then look for the highlighted link to her presentation on her page if you want to print yourself a copy of her slides: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/cdis/page36445.html.
Check out our updated table of graduate student student outcomes: PRAXIS examination, graduation, and employment rates by linking to:
Why CMD at URI? - Communicative Disorders - University of Rhode Island
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