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Speech-Language Pathology, M.S.

Preparing you to improve lives assessing, treating, and preventing communication and swallowing disorders as a speech-language pathologist.

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program incorporates the evidence-based practices, community partnerships, and innovative technologies to provide you with the most well-rounded preparation for a fulfilling career assessing, treating, and preventing communication and swallowing disorders.

Empowering You to Excel in Your Chosen Profession

The program will position you to play a critical role in society as a speech-language pathologist, helping individuals with communication or swallowing disorders achieve greater independence in their lives.

Graduates of the program are working every day to improve lives at a variety of schools, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation facilities, and private practices throughout our region, including:

  • Montage Health
  • Salinas Valley Memorial
  • Natividad Medical Center
  • Alisal Unified School District
  • North Monterey County School District
  • Live Oak School District
  • Santa Rosa School District

Professional pathways include schools, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, private practice, etc.

The program delivers the depth of preparation and hands-on training it takes to develop ethically responsible professionals who are ready to practice in a variety of interdisciplinary roles, some of which include:

  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Speech Therapist
  • Language, Speech, Hearing Specialist
  • Speech Pathologist

 

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at  California State University, Monterey Bay is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “preaccreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.

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Speech-Language Pathology, M.S.

The M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology promotes an understanding of human communication and its disorders by preparing you to thrive in your career serving the community, including children and adults from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

 

Educational Objectives

Our program’s five distinct practicum placements will enrich your overall learning experience by deepening your practical skill set and expanding your professional perspective in ways most other programs can’t match.

Our focus on serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations will set you apart from graduates of other programs and uniquely prepare you to work with families throughout our region and across California.

Our strong relationships with community partners include medical facilities, schools, and private practices means you’ll gain the best possible hands-on learning experiences and valuable professional connections for full-time positions after you graduate.

Our program’s heightened medical emphasis will take you beyond the typical preparation found in most speech-language pathology programs and add a depth to your knowledge that will distinguish you in the eyes of employers.

For more information, please visit the Program Catalog

Complete all of the following courses:

  • SLP 571 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Units: 3
  • SLP 601 - Professional SLP Seminar I Units: 1
  • SLP 602 - Professional SLP Seminar II Units: 2
  • SLP 603 - Professional Seminar III Units: 1
  • SLP 611 - Clinical Practicum Children/Adults I Units: 2
  • SLP 612 - Clinical Practicum Children/Adults II Units: 3 *this course must be taken a minimum of two times
  • SLP 617 - Grand Rounds in Speech-Language Pathology Units: 1
  • SLP 619 - Supervised Clinical Experience: Externship Units: 9
  • SLP 621 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice in SLP Units: 3
  • SLP 625 - Law & Ethics: Speech Language Practitioner Units: 2
  • SLP 627 - Counseling for the Speech-Language Pathologist Units: 3
  • SLP 629 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Units: 3
  • SLP 641 - Articulation and Phonology Disorders Units: 3
  • SLP 642 - Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology Units: 3
  • SLP 651 - Language Disorders: Infants and Preschool Units: 3
  • SLP 652 - Language Disorders: School-age and Adolescents Units: 3
  • SLP 653 - Language Disorders: Adults Units: 3
  • SLP 654 - Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders in Adults Units: 3
  • SLP 656 - Neuroscience for the Speech-Language Pathologist Units: 3
  • SLP 657 - Motor Speech and Craniofacial Units: 3
  • SLP 658 - Dysphagia Units: 3
  • SLP 661 - Voice Disorders Units: 3
  • SLP 664 - Fluency Disorders Units: 3
  • SLP 665 - Aural Rehabilitation Units: 2
  • SLP 670 - Culminating Experience Units: 3

Prerequisite courses for the MS-SLP program are required for applicants without an undergraduate degree in SLP or Communication Sciences and Disorders. Applicants must have a C or better in the prerequisite courses, which include:

  • Introduction to Communicative Disorders
  • Phonetics
  • Speech & Language Development
  • Anatomy & Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanism
  • Introduction to Audiology / Hearing Science
  • Child and/or Adolescent Development
  • Neuroscience

AHSA requires:

  • Biological Science
  • Social / Behavioral Science
  • Physical Science
  • Statistics

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