Students with out-of-field undergraduate degrees are eligible to apply for the Master’s Program in Speech-Language Pathology and will be admitted provisionally. Prior to enrollment in graduate-level courses, however, you must complete the following course sequence in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Marywood University. You will also be required to make-up any deficiencies and basic science coursework as per the requirements of our accrediting body, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The basic science courses may be taken at any accredited institution. Any courses taken at institutions other than Marywood must be approved by the CSD Department Chairperson and/or Master’s Program Director.
Students must complete the 29 credit course sequence described below with an overall minimum grade point average of “B”. Students must earn a minimum GPA of “B” in the Fall semester before being permitted to enroll for courses offered during the Spring semester.
CSD Pre-requisite Course Sequence
|
COURSE NUMBER |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
|
CSD 164 |
Phonetics |
3 |
|
CSD 166 |
Anatomy & Physiology Speech/Hearing |
4 |
|
CSD 261 |
Speech Science |
3 |
|
CSD 265 |
Speech & Language Development |
3 |
|
CSD 265 L |
Language Sample Analysis Lab |
2 |
|
CSD 266 |
Intro Language Disorders in Children |
3 |
|
CSD 270 |
Hearing Science |
2 |
|
CSD 271 |
Intro Speech Sound Disorders |
3 |
|
CSD 363 |
Audiology + Lab |
3 + 0 |
|
CSD 364 |
Auditory Amplification & Aural Rehabilitation |
3 |
|
|
Total |
29 credits |
In addition to the coursework listed above, students must have the appropriate documentation of 25 hours of clinic observation directed by an ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist.
ASHA's minimum requirements for basic science coursework is as follows:
(These courses should be taken as an undergraduate student)
- Biology: 3 credits (minimum)
- Chemistry or Physics: 3 credits (minimum)
- Math: 3 credit course in Statistics (minimum)
- Behavioral/Social Sciences: 6 credits (minimum)