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2024-2025 University Catalog

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology: Bilingual Specialization, M.A.

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(SIMS Code: 550183)

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must complete a graduate program of at least 36 units (64 units for the Concentration in Speech-Language Pathology). A student must complete SLHS 799A , Thesis for Plan A. The thesis option requires approval by the school and may not be appropriate for every student. If Plan B is elected, the student must pass a written comprehensive examination (which may be repeated only twice). No more than six units of coursework outside the school acceptable for the graduate level may be applied to the master’s degree.

The School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences offers three concentrations leading to the Master of Arts degree. Students in each concentration must have already completed a bachelor’s degree (or approved level coursework) in speech, language, and hearing sciences (or equivalent). Each concentration requires completion of a specific pattern of graduate units described below:

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

Concentration in Speech-Language Pathology: Bilingual Specialization

Students who have an interest in working with bilingual clients are encouraged to apply to the concentration in speech-language pathology with a specialization in bilingualism. Students are required to pass a language proficiency test in a language other than English. To be a candidate for the specialization, a student must be admitted to the master’s degree program in speech-language pathology since the specialization is coordinated with these endeavors. This concentration has a clinical focus and may be used to satisfy the academic and clinical preparation for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); for the Speech-Language Pathology Credential from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; and for licensure from the State of California. Students are required to complete coursework in all of the following areas: articulation, fluency, voice and resonance, receptive and expressive language, hearing, swallowing, cognitive and social aspects of communication, and augmentative and alternative communication modalities.

Graduate Program

For students lacking transcript credit in aural rehabilitation, SLHS 546  (2 units) is also required. It is school policy that all students maintain a 3.0 grade point average in their program coursework.

Students must complete a minimum of 51 academic units and a minimum of 19 clinical practicum units. The following courses are required:

Three Units of

Students must also complete three units of

An Additional Six Units

An additional six units must be selected from

Clinical Practicum Courses

A minimum of 19 units in the following clinical practicum courses are required:

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