The department’s master’s degrees are designed to ensure that its graduates obtain the academic course work and clinical experiences necessary to meet the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) standards for the Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). As such, the curricula require a minimum of 69 semester hours of academic course work plus the completion of 375 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum. Virtually all master’s degree graduates, however, exceed these minimums, with most completing as much as 80 semester hours of study. Courses comprising the master’s degree curriculum fall within three basic content areas: Basic Communication Sciences, Professional Coursework, and Clinical Practicum.

* At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national certification passing total score on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology and demonstrate competency in the field of speech-language pathology. * At the time of graduation a MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Basic Human Communication Processes on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology. * At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Phonological and Language Disorders on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology. * At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Speech Disorders on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology. * At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Neurologic Disorders on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology. * At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Clinical Management Disorders on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology. * At the time of graduation an MSP student should be able to achieve at or above the national average on the subscore for Professional Issues/Research Disorders on the National PRAXIS Examination for Speech-Language Pathology.