Speech-Language Pathology M.A.
This certifying master’s program is fully accredited and provides excellent academic, research, and clinical preparation.
Areas emphasized include:
- The science of communication;
- The nature, prevention, assessment, and management of:
- developmental articulation disorders
- language and literacy disorders
- voice disorders
- fluency disorders
- pervasive developmental disorders, including autism
- dysphagia
- neurologic disorders including aphasia, apraxia, post head-injury disorders and dementia;
- Augmentative and alternative communication systems;
- Aural rehabilitation.
This program offers extensive supervised clinical experience through the well-equipped UNC Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic and ancillary clinics in Colorado. This M.A. program is accredited by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Students who complete this program are eligible to apply for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Graduates can also qualify for licensure from the Colorado Department of Education. Career opportunities include: positions in schools, hospitals, practice in association with a range of physicians including otolaryngology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and pediatrics; rehabilitation centers, and private practice.
Admission. Students will be admitted to this limited-enrollment program on the basis of:
- academic record,
- Graduate Record Examination scores,
- at least three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with their academic/clinical performance,
- a letter of intent.
Admission to the Graduate School does not guarantee admission to the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program.
Prerequisites. This program assumes an undergraduate background in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. Students who do not have such a background must fulfill academic requirements as determined by their major advisor and should be prepared to spend a minimum of two additional semesters to complete undergraduate level courses prior to beginning graduate coursework.
For degree and program requirements, see:
Speech-Language Pathology M.A.