This field of emphasis enables students to broaden their knowledge and to increase their competency in the area of speech pathology. The goal is to provide clinical competency and to permit further graduate study for advanced degrees.
This program is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the California Licensure Board of Medical Quality Assurance and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the State of California.
Programs may be individually planned to meet the student's interest in speech-language pathology.
1. Show a background equivalent to that of a baccalaureate major in speech pathology.
2. Demonstrate an acceptable standard of oral and written skills.
3. Have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better in undergraduate education.
4. Demonstrate suitability to the field as judged by faculty.
| Course Requirements | |||
| Speech Pathology | 69 | ||
| Core | 30 | ||
| EDSP 221, EDSP 222, EDSP 250, EDSP 251, EDSP 254, EDSP 255, EDSP 258, EDSP 259, EDSP 262 and EDSP 265 | |||
| Practicum | 35 | ||
| EDSP 269, EDSP 276, EDSP 277, EDSP 278 and EDAU 277 (the latter two courses may be repeated to meet practicum requirements, see departmental advisor) | |||
| Master's Thesis or Option | 4 | ||
| Master's Thesis and Oral Presentation (4); or Comprehensive Examination (1) and Elective: EDSP 260, EDSP 264, EDSP 298, EDAU 273 (3) | |||
| Total Units: | 69 | ||
A final master's comprehensive examination will be taken when students have completed the graduate coursework. Confer with advisor.
The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies.
All students receiving a master's degree must accumulate a minimum of 375 clock hours in supervised clinical practicum in three distinctively different settings, and 25 hours of observation.
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