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Dec 22, 2024
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Graduate School Course Catalog 2013-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Communication Disorders, M.Ed.
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 Return to: School of Education Graduate Division
Sheila Bridges-Bond, Program Coordinator
Department Telephone: (919) 530-7299
Fax: (919) 530-7975
E-mail: bridges@nccu.edu
The Master’s degree program in Communication Disorders is designed to prepare graduates to provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services to persons exhibiting disorders of speech and language. Completion of the program prepares graduates for speech-language pathology services in settings ranging from public schools and hospitals to community, state, and federal agencies. Graduates are academically eligible for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, for licensure by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists, and for the advanced license issued by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech/Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA) nationally accredits the academic program in Speech-Language Pathology.
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Requirements for the Master of Education in Communication Disorders
Communication Disorders Program:
1. Completion of minimum of 60 semester hours:
Completion of the program is contingent upon completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of “B”, 3.0 or better. Candidates without the requisite undergraduate degree in Speech/Language Pathology will be required to complete additional hours in normal speech, language, and hearing processes. An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 is required for unconditional admission.
2. Admission to the program:
Admission to the program is contingent upon full-time enrollment of no less than 9 semester hours each semester. In addition, 12-month continuous enrollment is required. Candidates must enroll during the two summer sessions.
3. Required professional specialization courses:
A minimum of 6 semester hours
A minimum of 40 hours from:
4. Required research courses:
5. 54 hours required courses:
Candidates will take 54 hours of required courses (48 required credit hours and 6 hours of practicum), 2 hours of seminars, and 6 hours of electives.
6. Successful completion:
Successful completion of a clinical practicum experience in the University speech and hearing clinic and at approved off-campus clinic sites. The current minimum is 475 clock hours, including 25 hours of observation.
7. Successful completion:
Successful completion of a comprehensive written examination or a passing score on the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology (Praxis II).
8. Successful completion:
Successful completion of a portfolio or an oral examination covering the thesis.
Required Education Courses:
Communication Disorders Curriculum
Prerequisite Courses/Students with a Background (22 hours)
Fall
- Intro to Comm Disorders (3E)
- Anatomy & Physiology (3)
- Introduction Audiology (3)
- Speech Science (3)
- Clinic Observation (1)
Spring
- Phonetics (3)
- Speech & Language (3)
- Aural Rehabilitation (3)
- Clinic Observation (1)
- Statistics (3)
Fall
- Artic & Phono Dis (3)
- Diagnostics (3)
- Aug Comm (3)
- Neuroanatomy (3)
- Clinic (1-2)
- Statistics (3)
Spring
- Lang Dis in Adults (3)
- Statistics (3)
- Dysphagia (4)
- Literacy (3)
- Special Topics (E3)
- Clinic (1-2)
- Seminar: Low Incidence (S1)
- Lang Dis in Children (3)
Summer
- Craniofacial Disorders (E3)
- Bilingualism (E3) or Spanish Phonetics (E3)
- Statistics (3)
- Clinic (1-2)
- Seminar: CLD Families (S1)
- Advanced Technology for Educators (EDIT-E3)
- Seminar: Feeding Disorders (S2)
Fall
- Organics/Motor Speech (3)
- Early Intervention (3)
- Voice Disorders (3)
- Clinic (1-2)
- Instrumentation/Thesis (3)
- Special Topics (E3)
- Seminar: Research and Leadership (S1)
Spring
- Multicultural Issues (3)
- Instrumentation/Thesis (3)
- Fluency (2)
- Clinic (1-2)
- Autism (E3)
- Research Design (3)
- Seminar (S1)
- Advanced Technology for Educators (EDIT-E3)
- SLPs in Spanish Speaking Countries (E3)
Grand Total Hours: 62 hours
Comm Disorders Seminar Courses
- Low Incidence Disability
- Research & Leadership
- Working with CLD Families
- Feeding Disorders
Comm Disorders Elective Courses
- Bilingualism
- Spanish Phonetics
- Autism
- Advanced Tech for Educators (EDIT)
- SLPs in Spanish Speaking Countries
- Craniofacial Disorders
Total Credit Hours:
Required Courses: 54 hours (48 hours of courses and 6 hours of practicum)
Seminars: 2 hours
Electives: 6 hours
Total: 62 hours
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