California University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research MASTER OF SCIENCE Communication Disorders CAL U Graduate Studies
Mar 25, 2016
CaliforniaUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofGraduateStudiesandResearch
MASTEROFSCIENCECommunicationDisorders
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TheMasterofScienceinCommunicationDisordersprovidesspecializedtraininginallareasofcommunicationdisorders.Graduatesarequalifiedtoprovideclinicalservicestoindividualsofallagesinavarietyofsettingsincluding
publicandprivateschools,hospitals,rehabilitationcenters,governmentagencies,andprivatepractice.TheUniversityhasexcellentfacilitiesincludingalargeclinicandaLanguage&LearningCenterlocatedwithinthedepartment,alongwithatechnologicallyadvancedCommunicationScienceLaboratory.Ourgraduateshavea100%passrateonthePraxisexam,aswellasa100%employmentratewithinayearofgraduation.Thisacademicprogramcanbecompletedinfiveconsecutiveterms.
Applicantswithoutabachelor’sdegreeincommunicationdisorderswillneedtocomplete36creditsofundergraduateprerequisitecourseworkpriortoapplyingforadmissiontoourgraduateprogram.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVESTorecruitandretainatalented,diverse,andhighlymotivatedstudentandfacultybase.
Toofferhighqualitygraduateacademicinstructioninthespecializedareaofcommunicationdisorders.
Toprovideclinicalfieldpracticeopportunitiesthroughcontractualagreementwithmanydiverseregionalfacilitiesinwhichhigh-qualityspeech-languagediagnosticandtherapeuticservicesareprovided,includinghospitals,clinics,homecareagencies,longtermcarefacilities,schools,andphysicalrehabilitationcenters.
Tohelpmeettheacademic,clinical,consultativeandemploymentneedsoftheregionthroughfacultyandsuccessfulgraduates.
GraduateprogramsatCaliforniaUniversityhelppeopleadapttochangesintheirprofessionallivesandpositionthemselvesfornewprofessionalandleadershipopportunities.Ourmaster’sdegreesand
professionalcertificateprogramsareacademicallyrigorous,andtheybuildupontherichworkexperiencesthatstudentsbringtotheirstudies.
specializedtraininginspeechandlanguagedisorders
>MASTEROFSCIENCE,COMMUNICATIONDISORDERS(59CREDITS)
DeliveryModeTraditional(face-to-facedeliverywithsomeonline/distanceelements)
Accreditation•CouncilofAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathologyoftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation
1ST TERM: FALL CREDITSCMD701 LanguageDisordersinAdults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD702 LanguageDisordersinChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD708 Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713,orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettingsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2ND TERM: SPRINGCMD705 VoiceDisorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD707 Articulation&Phonology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD765 Dysphagia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
3RD TERM: SUMMERCMD703 FluencyDisorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD732 CounselingtheCommunicativelyDisabled(orotherelective) . . . . . . . . 3CMD785 SeminarinSpeechPathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD715/716ClinicalPracticumatExternshipSite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2716(Availabletoadvancedstudentsonly)
4TH TERM: FALLCMD600 Research&ProfessionalIssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD718 AdvancedAudiologyfortheSLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD715/716ClinicalExternship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3(Availabletoallstudentsingoodstanding)
5TH TERM: SPRINGCMD766 TraumaticBrainInjury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD772 AugmentativeCommunication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD715/716ClinicalExternship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3(Availabletoallstudentsingoodstanding)RES829ResearchProject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2orRES849Master’sThesis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Astudentisrequiredtotakeatotalof3creditsofclinicalpracticumeachterm.
IndividualswhowishtoworkinschooldistrictsshouldseetheDepartmentwebsiteaswellasthePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEducationwebsiteforadditionalrequirements.
Interms1,2,and3,studentsparticipateinextensivehands-onclinicalexperiencesintheon-campusclinicandintheLanguage&LearningCenter.Interms4and5,studentsinternintwoof90off-campussiteswithwhichthedepartmenthascontractualrelationships.Thesesitesincludehospitals,long-termcarefacilities,outpatientclinics,rehabilitationclinics,andpublicandprivateschools.
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ADMISSION CRITERIA•3.00grade-pointaverage(orhigher)inbaccalaureatedegreeverifiedwithofficialtranscripts•Threelettersofrecommendation•GREscores•3-5pagepersonalessay•Documentedproofof25hoursofobservationinthisprofession(notnecessaryattimeofapplication;canbecompletedatalaterdate)•GraduateSchoolApplicationand$25nonrefundableapplicationfee
APPLICATIONApplicationsareavailableonlineatourwebsite,www.calu.edu.
Official baccalaureate degree transcripts should be mailed to:California UniversitySchool of Graduate Studies and Research250 University AvenueCalifornia, PA 15419-9902Phone: [email protected]
PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATIONPROGRAMCOORDINATOR:[email protected]
GRADUATE FACULTYFacultyteachinggraduatecoursesintheCommunicationDisordersprograminclude:
Dr. Barbara [email protected]
Nancy Carlino [email protected]
Dr. Denise [email protected]
Dr. Samantha [email protected]
Dr. Robert [email protected]
CaliforniaUniversityofPennsylvania250UniversityAvenueCalifornia,PA15419