Program Description
Upon completion of our program graduates will be prepared to become a certified speech-language pathologist, able to assess and treat infants, children, and adults with acquired or developmental speech, language, and/or swallowing disorders. Our program is fully accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association () and meets the clinical and academic standards for Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology () by ASHA and and many other states.
We are committed to providing students with high-caliber academic and clinical training experiences with a focus on inter-professional education and research. Our goal is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective speech-language pathology services for diverse populations in all relevant environments.
Distance Student Delivery
As a distance student, you can expect the following:
- Participate synchronously in all academic courses with students on campus via web-broadcasting
- Begin clinical practicum at the 91次元's RiteCare Clinic on the 91次元 campus in the summer term following two semesters of academic study
- Practica continue throughout the remainder of the graduate program in off-campus sites (and can be arranged throughout the state and country)
- Are able to complete the program in a minimum of 4 semesters and 2 summer terms
Distance Curriculum Options
Graduate Level Courses: Course, course title, corequisites and prerequisites (in parentheses), and credits. For full course descriptions, use the .
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Course |
Title / Requirements |
Cr. | Course (SLP) |
Title / Requirements | Cr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTANCE YEAR #1 AUTUMN SEMESTER (all courses online) |
DISTANCE YEAR #1 SPRING SEMESTER (all courses online) |
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| 560 | Language Assessment and Intervention for School Age Language | 3 | 545 | Social Communication Skills, Behavior, and Neurodiversity | 2 | |
| 530 | Voice & Resonance Disorders | 3 | 640 | Swallowing Disorders | 3 | |
| 565 | Aphasia | 3 | 520 | Speech Sound Disorders | 3 | |
| 600 | Research Methods | 3 | 570 (B) | Clinical Processess in Professional Practice | 1 | |
| 570 (A) | Clinical Processes in Professional Practice | 1 | 566 | Cognition | 3 | |
| DISTANCE YEAR #1 SUMMER TERM (in Missoula) |
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| 571 | Applied Clinic | 6 | ||||
| DISTANCE YEAR #2 AUTUMN SEMESTER (online courses + 576 externship) |
DISTANCE YEAR #2 SPRING SEMESTER (online courses + 576 externship) |
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| 535 | Motor Speech Disorders | 3 | 576 | Advanced Applied Clinic | 6 | |
| 540 | Fluency Disorders | 2 | 588 or 599 |
MS Capstone/Portfolio-or- Thesis (6 credits total) |
3 or 3-6 |
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| 546 | Augmentative and Alternative Communication | 3 | ||||
| 575 | Advanced Clinical Processess in Professional Practice | 1 | ||||
| 576 | Advanced Applied Clinic | 6 | DISTANCE YEAR #2 SUMMER TERM (externship) |
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| 550 | Language Assessment and Intervention for Children Infants - Preschool | 3 | 675 | Clinical Externship/Advanced Practicum | 12 | |