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Department
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Speech/Language Pathology
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Specific
course work and practicum are provided to allow a graduate of this program to
meet requirements for Standard Certification in Speech/Language Pathology by
the Oklahoma State Department of Education, as well as the Certificate of Clinical
Competence from the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association.
Special
Admission Criteria
Criteria for admission into the M.ED., Special Education with an emphasis in
Speech/Language Pathology include:
- An earned
bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Scores
no more than five years old on either the Miller's Analogies Test or the general
test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
- A completed
Application to Graduate admission
- One
official transcript of all previous college course work. Transcripts
must be sent directly from the schools attended to the Graduate College Office
- Hold
a Bachelor's degree in Speech/Language Pathology or have completed the appropriate
leveling course work. (Those students completing the appropriate leveling
course work must meet all the undergraduate SLP program requirements.)
- Possess
a 3.25 GPA for all undergraduate course work or a 3.50 GPA in all SLP course
work
- Have
a minimum score of 1200 on the GRE or a score at or above the 35th percentile
on the Miller Analogies Test.
- Complete
the M. Ed., Speech/Language Pathology Program Application and a cover letter
stating your reasons for applying to the SLP program at NSU.
- Submit
3 letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the applicant's
academic and clinical capabilities and potential. The letters must be
individually sealed and returned to the applicant for submission with the
application and cover letter to the Graduate College Office.
- Show
Speech/Language and Hearing proficiency. Within the first semester of
enrollment, the student must pass speech, language, and hearing screening
(and any necessary follow-up diagnostic evaluations) to be conducted by graduate
SLP majors and SLP faculty. (Conditional acceptance into the program
may be granted in cases of treatable pathology, therapy, or for individuals
who have some type of auditory assistance.)
- Submit
the program application and all supporting documents by March 01.
The program
in Speech/Language Pathology is designed to provide students with a wide variety
of academic and clinical practicum experiences necessary for a career in various
work settings available to a Speech/Language Pathologist. Speech/Language
Pathologists work in the following settings:
- Hospitals
Private Practice
- Rehabilitation
Centers Public & Private Schools
- Nursing
Homes
Health Departments
Bachelor
of Science in Education:
- Speech/Language
Pathology
Master's of Science:
- Speech/Language
Pathology
Bachelor
of Science in Speech/Language Pathology
- A minimum
of 50 semester hours of academic work in general education is required
- Total
hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 or
above
- A minimum
of 55 semester credit hours of course work for the Bachelor of Science degree
shall be in the liberal arts and sciences
Master of
Science in Speech/Language Pathology
- 350
Clinical Clock hours in Speech/Language/Hearing
- 250
Clinical Clock hours in Speech/Language at the graduate level
- 35 Clinical
Clock hours in Audiology
These clinical clock hours will be accumulated in three different sites.
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respective fields (Kappa Delta Pi, Student Council for Exceptional Children,
Student Oklahoma Education Association, Northeastern State University Speech-Language-Hearing
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