Master of Arts in Communication Disorders

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree with a major in Communication Disorders is clinically oriented and is designed to prepare clinicians for employment in hospitals, clinics, private practice, and public schools. The program meets the minimum education and clinical requirements for state licensure as a speech-language pathologist and for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The academic program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of ASHA.
Candidates for the communication disorders master's degree are encouraged to earn a passing score on the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology before graduation and substitute a passing score for the required departmental graduate comprehensive examination.
The nationally accredited program provides students opportunities to work closely with faculty members who are distinguished scholars, mentors and master clinicians in various aspects of the field of communication disorders. Faculty-student ratios provide individualized attention, effective clinical mentoring and academic excellence. Graduates are highly competitive nationally in today's workforce.