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Clarion University of Pennsylvania 93Master of Science Degree inSpeech Language PathologyCollege of Education andHuman ServicesDepartment of CommunicationSciences and DisordersJanis Jarecki-Liu, Ph.D., graduate program coordinator114 Keeling Health CenterTelephone: 814-393-2581E-mail: jjareckiliu@clarion.eduwww.clarion.edu/departments/csd/Speech LanguagePathologyGraduate FacultyProfessors: J. Jarecki-Liu, C. McAleerAssistant Professor: K. StaubThe Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)Department offers a graduate program leading to aMaster of Science degree in speech language pathology.The graduate program is accredited by the Councilon Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.Admission RequirementsDivision of Graduate Studies admission requirementsapply with the following additions:• A baccalaureate degree from an acceptablyaccredited college or university.For full admission consideration:An overall QPA for the baccalaureate degree of atleast 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a 2.75 to 2.99 overallQPA for the baccalaureate degree with a score of atleast 1,000 on the GREs. A full-admission status isrequired for graduate assistantship consideration.For provisional admission consideration for those withless than a 3.0 overall QPA:An applicant must have a minimum QPA of 2.75 ona 4.0 scale. A provisionally admitted student mustcomplete the first nine graduate credits by earninggrades of B or higher in each course to continuein the program and receive a full-admission status.Provisions of the admission will be outlined in theadmission letter.International students must have a minimum total scoreof 89 on the TEOFL iBT with the following minimumsection requirements:• Reading 18• Speaking 26• Listening 21• Writing 24In addition to the above requirements, all applicantsmust meet the following requirements:• Writing proficiency as demonstrated by a onepageletter of intent.• T h r e e f a c u l t y a n d / o r p r o f e s s i o n a lrecommendations; recommendation formsshould document applicant’s potential and/oreffectiveness in specialization area and/orprofessional performance.• Twelve semester hours of credit in coursesrelated to normal development and the sciencesrelated to the use of speech, hearing, and language;three credits in speech pathology; three creditsin language disorders; six credits in audiology,including three credits in aural rehabilitation;three credits in augmentative and alternativecommunication; 25 clinical observation hours;three credits in statistics; three credits inbehavioral/social sciences; three credits inbiological sciences; three credits in physicalsciences; and three credits in mathematics.Students may make up undergraduatedeficiencies.
94 Clarion University of PennsylvaniaSpeech LanguagePathologyDegree RequirementsGeneral Regulations and ProceduresAdvisement. Upon acceptance into the program,students will be assigned to a departmental advisor. Thestudent and his or her advisor will plan a program of study.This plan will be filed and maintained in the student’sacademic file. Students must meet with their academicadvisor every semester to pre-register for courses.Grades. An average grade of “B” (3.0/4.0) isrequired.Graduate Courses. Graduate courses are numberedin the 500s. Some courses open to undergraduates (400numbers) may be taken for graduate credit by permissionof the student’s advisor. A maximum of six credits at the400-level may be taken for graduate credit and appliedtoward a graduate degree. Please note that 400-levelcourses taken for undergraduate credit cannot be repeatedfor graduate credit.Specific Requirements• The student must fulfill all general requirementsfor the degree and complete a minimum of 49semester hours of credit for the degree.• The graduate student majoring in speech languagepathology will complete a minimum of 37credits in communication sciences and disorderscourses, including CSD 500, 505, 510, 512, 520,525, 530, 535, 540, 550, 589, and 592. Studentsalso must complete 12 credits of CSD 422/522externship.• Students may elect to take one course outsidethe major providing their major and minor arearequirements will have been met. A completelisting of graduate courses in communicationsciences and disorders is carried in the coursedescription section that follows.Options. Thesis, research, and academic programs areavailable. The decision as to whether a given student shallfollow one program or the other rests with the department,as it considers the recommendations of the advisor andthe request of the student. The student will complete anapproved program under one of the following options:Thesis Option: Fifty-two semester hours, including sixcredits in CSD 590. After the completion of a satisfactorythesis, the candidate will be asked to make an oral defenseof this thesis before a faculty committee.
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