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Speech Language Pathology
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The M.A. Program in Speech-Language Pathology prepares students for professional careers as speech-language pathologists. Graduates of the M.A. program meet the academic and clinical education standards established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for state licensure in Speech-Language Pathology. The graduate program, in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Lehman College, is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Requirements
A bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited college or university.
Demonstrate the potential to successfully pursue graduate study that is, having attained a minimum grade average of 3.5 in speech-language pathology courses taken for the graduate major (e.g. undergraduate record or as pre-requisite course fulfillment) and a minimum overall cumulative grade average of 3.0 in the undergraduate record.
Students accepted for matriculation in the M.A. Program in Speech-Language Pathology must have completed the Lehman College undergraduate major in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, or its equivalent at another institution. Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a different major must complete 18 credits of core prerequisite course work: SPV 228, SPV 245, SPV 246, SPV 247, SPV 321, SPV 349, SPV 326 and SPV 327 (or SPV 400).
A minimum of two letters of recommendation from professors, one of which must be a professor of a speech-pathology or audiology course taken by the applicant.
Following an initial application review, select applicants will be invited for an interview with members of the SLHS Department. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association requires that students possess skills in oral and written or other forms of communication sufficient for entry into professional practice.
Applicants for the Lehman College Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology, who are non-native speakers of English, must demonstrate proficiency of English through the following:
Achieving a passing score on the International Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
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Completion of a B.A., M.A, or Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university where English is the primary language of instruction
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Passing an interview, exhibiting English oral skills adequate for student success in academic coursework and clinical placements in the graduate program
To avoid academic probation, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout their program. Students who achieve a GPA of 2.75 or lower in their first 12 credits cannot continue in the program, subject to appeal. A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required for enrollment in course Clinical Practicum (two semesters) and for enrollment in course (two semesters).
To be eligible for the Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and for current New York State licensure in speech-language pathology, students must also successfully complete a minimum of 400 hours of clinical practicum, of which 25 hours include clinical observation of intervention supervised by ASHA certified speech-language clinicians.
Matriculated students must attend two full-day professional development seminars with proof of certification of attendance.
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Completion of 12 credits in education courses or departmental permission by the School of Education.
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May be repeated for up to 9 credits.
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No student will advance to a second clinical practicum (course), to a diagnostic practicum (course), or to a clinical and classroom externship (course) unless he/she earns a grade of B or better in the previous clinical practicum experience. If a student receives a practicum grade of B- or lower, he/she must re-enroll in the practicum course and earn a minimum grade of B. The student is permitted to enroll in only one additional graduate course during the semester in which he/she is retaking a practicum course. In order to continue in the program, students cannot receive two final grades of B- or less, or INC or W, or any combination of these grades in either course or course.