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faculty memberThe Department of Communication Disorders offers an undergraduate major in communication disorders and a graduate major in speech-language pathology.  Students who have an undergraduate degree in any field from an accredited university are encouraged to apply for entrance into the graduate program.  Prerequisite course work is incorporated into the student's graduate planned program. 

Students may choose full-time or part-time study.  Approximately 98 percent of our students are full-time students.  The two final clinical practica take place in off-campus sites, ususally during the students' final two semsters and require full-time (typically 40 hours per week) attendance. 

 

ADMISSION AND Graduation Rates:

Thirty-five to forty students are admitted to the program each year.  Graduation rate within the published expectation for length of time, averaged over the last three years is 97 percent.  Currently there are 84  full-time and 4 part-time students enrolled in the program.

 

LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE PROGRAM:

On average, the program takes 6-7 semesters of full-time study (including summers), to complete for students who have a bachelor's degree in communication disorders and 8-10 semesters (including summers) for students who do not have a bachelor's degree or prerequisites in communication disorders.  Students who elect to study part-time are required to complete the program within 6 years per regulations of the Graudate School.  Students who elect the thesis option may spend an additional 1-2 semesters completing the thesis. 

 

PRAXIS II PASS RATE:

The three year average first time pass rate for the Praxis II Examination is 90 percent. 

CURRENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATES:

Employment rate of program graduates is 100 percent within one year following graduation, averaged over a three year period, for those students who desire to be employed and have sought employment.