2016-2017 Procedures and Requirements Speech- Language Pathology

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PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY University of Nebraska-Lincoln

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Speech-Language Pathology Faculty 3

Procedures and Requirements for Admission to the Department 4 Admission to the MS Program

I. Admission Status ClassificationsII. ProceduresIII. Lateral Entry Speech-Language Pathology Students 5 IV. Policy on the Application Process for Students Transferring to UNL 6

Procedures and Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science 7 Enrollment and Academic Advising

I. Initial EnrollmentII. Candidacy for the Master of Science DegreeIII. Tracking CompetenciesIV. Change of Proposed Plan of Study

Program Requirements 8 I. Program of Study RequirementsII. Grade Requirements 10

Graduate Program Termination Conditions 10

Appeals Process 11

Oral Comprehensive Examinations 11 I. AdministrationII. Guidelines

Course Listings For Speech-Language Pathology 12

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Speech-Language Pathology Faculty

Barlow, Steven – Corwin Moore Distinguished Professor: speech physiology; communication neurosciences

Brennan, Katie – Lecturer, Clinic Supervisor

Carrell, Thomas – Associate Professor: speech science; speech perception

Cress, Cynthia – Associate Professor: language development and disorders; early intervention

Davis, Alicia – Lecturer, Clinic Supervisor, NSSLHA advisor

Dietsch, Angela – Assistant Professor: swallowing; voice disorders; motor speech disorders

Dinneen, Beth – Lecturer, Clinical Supervisor

Farrand, Diane – Lecturer, Off-campus Clinic Coordinator, Clinic Supervisor

Harvey, Judy – Assistant Professor of Practice, Clinic Supervisor: adult acquired neurogenic communication disorders

Hux, Karen – Professor: aphasia; cognitive-communication deficits

Jones, Sherri – Professor, Chair of the Department and Director of the Barkley Center: audiology; auditory and vestibular physiology; vestibular assessment

Kohn, Jessie – Lecturer, Clinic Supervisor

Lambert, Matt – Assistant Professor: research methodology

Menefee, Kevin – Senior Lecturer, educational and psychological evaluation

Sanger, Dixie – Professor: child and adolescent language development and disorders

Scott, Nikki – Lecturer, Clinic Supervisor

Smith, Abby – Lecturer, Clinic Supervisor

Wang, YingYing – Assistant Professor: Neuroimaging

Weissling, Kristy – Assistant Professor of Practice, SLP Program Coordinator, On-campus Clinic Coordinator, Clinic Supervisor

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Procedures and Requirements for Admission to the Department

Admission to the MS Program

I. Admission Status ClassificationsApplicants must meet the following departmental requirements in addition to therequirements for admission to Graduate Studies at UNL(http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/bulletin):A. Full Graduate Standing – Minimum standards are: Acceptable Verbal, Quantitative, and

Analytical Writing Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores; overall undergraduateGPA of 3.0; three letters of recommendation attesting to the student's ability to completea program of graduate studies; and an undergraduate degree in speech-languagepathology and audiology.

B. Provisional Graduate Standing – A student may occasionally be admitted provisionally,because he/she lacks prerequisite courses or does not meet GPA or GRE requirements.A student admitted provisionally can attain full standing by satisfying the specificconditions of the provisional admission. In such cases, the Department GraduateCommittee will stipulate what the student must do to achieve full graduate standing.

C. Non-degree, Post Baccalaureate – This registration status is for students who satisfyminimum Graduate Studies admission standards but are not working toward anadvanced degree. Non-degree students who wish to be considered for admission to theMS program in Speech-Language Pathology must formally apply through the GraduateStudies Office and be recommended by the Communication Disorders DepartmentGraduate Committee. Credits obtained as a non-degree graduate student may beconsidered for the master's degree program when appropriate. However, usually nomore than 6 hours of class work during the period when the student has non-degreestatus will be accepted toward fulfilling graduate program requirements. Non-degreestudents are not eligible for enrollment in Clinical Practicum classes.

II. ProceduresA. Application to the UNL Office of Graduate Studies – Applications can be completed

online at www.unl.edu/gradstudies via the MyRed system. Applicants pay the applicationfee and upload transcripts during this process. International students must also submitofficial TOEFL scores and the Financial Resource Certification form. The Office ofGraduate Studies can be reached for questions at (402) 472-2875 or graduate@unl.edu.

B. Application to the Communication Disorders Department – An applicant will use GAMES(Graduate Application Management & Evaluation System) to submit all departmentalapplication requirements electronically including a resume/curriculum vita, a personalstatement, official GRE scores, and contact information for three individuals who will writeletters of recommendation for the applicant. Letters of recommendation should be fromindividuals in a position to judge the applicant's potential for graduate study, preferablyprofessors, classroom instructors, and/or clinical supervisors.

When deemed necessary, students making application from other educationalinstitutions will be asked to forward to the Communication Disorders GraduateCommittee catalog descriptions or syllabi of courses they have completed. Summariesof clinical practicum performed must show that the hours were obtained under thesupervision of an individual who holds a certificate of clinical competence (CCC-SLPand/or CCC-AuD) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

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C. Official notification concerning the status of the application will come from the GraduateStudies Office and the Communication Disorders Graduate Committee.

III. Lateral Entry Speech-Language Pathology StudentsA. A student wishing to pursue graduate study in speech-language pathology who has an

undergraduate degree in an area other than speech-language pathology is classified asa “lateral entry student.”1. Lateral entry students must complete undergraduate coursework specific to the

speech-language pathology profession before they are eligible to apply to thegraduate program. They can enroll at UNL as post-baccalaureate, non-degree-seeking students http://cehs.unl.edu/secd/lateral-entry-speech-language-pathology/to fulfill the undergraduate requirements, or they can take comparable courses atanother institution.

2. Other admission requirements include a passing scores on the Core Academic SkillsTest for Educators: Combined Test (https://www.ets.org/praxis/ne/requirements/)and scores obtained within the past 10 years for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)(http://gre.org).

B. Prerequisite coursework for lateral entry students seeking admission to UNL’s graduateprogram fall into three categories:1. Courses required by the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) for teacher

certification2. General education courses required by ASHA3. Courses specific to the speech-language pathology profession

C. Lateral entry students must have completed all prerequisite courses marked with anasterisk (*) with a grade of C or better by the end of the semester during which theyapply for admission to the graduate program. Having the majority of the remainingprerequisite courses completed is highly recommended. Depending on the number ofincomplete prerequisite courses and as a condition for admission into the graduateprogram, the Department may require some lateral entry students enroll in and passwith a B or better certain perquisite courses during the summer before beginning thegraduate program.

a. Courses required by NDE:• Foundations of Education• Developmental Psychology• Learning in the Classroom• Human Relations

b. General education courses required by ASHA:• At least one physics or chemistry course*• At least one biology, anatomy, or physiology course*• At least one sociology course (e.g., anthropology, psychology,

sociology)*• At least one college-level statistics course*

c. Courses specific to the speech-language pathology profession:• SLPA 250 Phonetics*• SLPA 251 Normal Language Development Preschool*• SLPA 271 Introduction to Audiology*• SLPA 397A Clinical Observation*• SLPA 421 Professional Issues*• SLPA 441 Methods for Communication Disability Specialists*• SLPA 453 Neurological Foundations of Speech & Language• SLPA 454/854 Research Methods

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• SLPA 455 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism*

• SLPA 456 Speech and Hearing Science* • SLPA 461/861 Preschool Language Disorders* • SLPA 464 Phonological Disorders • SLPA 472 Aural Rehabilitation*

IV. Policy on the Application Process for Students Transferring to UNL A. Graduate students enrolled in an ASHA-accredited graduate education program at an

institution other than UNL will be considered for admission as a transfer student to the UNL program if the following conditions are met: 1. The student must petition the Communication Disorders Graduate Governance

Committee to request consideration for admission as a transfer student. In the petition letter, the student must specify why he/she is requesting a transfer to the UNL program. The student should also provide a summary of coursework and clinical experiences acquired at his/her present institutional program.

2. The student must submit the standard application materials required of all students applying to the graduate program via the Office of Graduate Studies and the GAMES system (see above).

3. If admitted, a transfer student must complete at least one fall, spring, or summer clinical practicum assignment in the UNL Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic prior to any off-campus practicum placement.

B. Governance Committee Procedures 1. Applications from transfer students will be considered on a case-by-case basis and

will only be considered when: (a) openings exist in the program at the time the student petitions for admission as a transfer student and (b) the coursework completed by the student closely matches the sequence of courses in the UNL speech-language pathology graduate program.

2. Criteria for admission will be based on the previous year's admission data. That is, the student petitioning for admission must show comparable performance (i.e., at or above the minimum cut-off scores) to the most recent admission data for students admitted to the program in good standing.

3. The Governance Committee will make the final decision about acceptance or denial of the student's petition for admission as a transfer student.

4. If admitted, the student will be informed that usually no more than 12 hours of graduate coursework from another institution will be accepted as transfer credits.

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Procedures and Requirements for the Degree of Master of Sciences

Enrollment and Academic Advising

I. Initial EnrollmentA. At the beginning of each fall semester, the Department conducts an orientation meeting

for all new graduate students. This provides an opportunity for students to receiveinformation and ask questions about programmatic requirements, clinical practicumprocedures, and other matters important for beginning successful graduate study. Allnew MS graduate students must attend this meeting.

B. Prior to or during the first week of enrollment, a student should meet with his/her advisorto develop a plan of study for the fall semester that includes discussion of the programoption (i.e., either thesis (Option I) or non-thesis (Option III)) and anticipated courseworkfor the degree including course deficiencies, if any. Option II, as described in theGraduate Studies Bulletin, is not available for MS students in speech-languagepathology.

Students who have been accepted into the graduate program may be allowed to takeclinical practicum and academic coursework the summer prior to their first fall semester,if they have met the prerequisite observation requirements and coursework.

II. Candidacy for the Master of Science DegreeBefore a student receives grades for 18 credit hours of graduate level coursework, he/shemust file a Memorandum of Courses (MOC),(http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/degrees/masters)with the Dean of GraduateStudies. The MOC specifies the formal Plan of Study for the student and is typically filedduring the first two semesters of enrollment. It specifies the program option (Option I or III)and lists courses taken and/or to be taken as deficiencies, as core requirements for themajor, and as electives. The MOC requires the signature of the student’s advisor and theDepartmental Chair of the Graduate Committee. Filing the MOC in a timely manner is thestudent's responsibility. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a delay of programcompletion and/or coursework not counting toward the graduate degree.

III. Tracking CompetenciesAll students complete coursework and practicum to meet ASHA’s certification requirementsin speech-language pathology. As students advance through the Master’s program, theircumulative progress will be tracked using the online system created by Typhon Group.Upon entrance to the program, students will be given a username, password, andinstructions for using their individual accounts. Each student will be responsible for addingclinic logs to document clinical experiences. Coursework will be entered at the end of eachsemester, so students have access to a record of their competencies. The Department usesTyphon Group data for program tracking.

IV. Change of Proposed Plan of StudyOccasionally, a student may need to modify his/her Plan of Study after the MOC has beenfiled with the Dean of Graduate Studies. In such a case, the student should consult withhis/her advisor about possible changes. When these are decided upon, the advisor will emailthe proposed program changes to Jill England at jill.england@unl.edu.

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Program Requirements

I. Program of Study RequirementsA. Master's degree programs meet the academic and clinical requirements for the

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) of ASHA, Nebraska licensure, and theNebraska Department of Education teaching endorsement in speech-languagepathology.

B. A student, in consultation with his/her advisor, will elect either Option I (thesis program)or Option III (non-thesis program). Completion of all academic and clinical requirementstypically takes two years including at least one summer. A minimum of 45 semesterhours is required for the Master's degree in speech-language pathology.1. Option I (thesis) requires completion of 31 semester hours of core requirements, 6

semester hours of Thesis Research, SLPA 899, and 8 semester hours of electives.

Students interested in completing a thesis should select a thesis advisor as early intheir program as possible but no later than the end of the first academic year. Once atopic has been identified and its general suitability discussed with the advisor, thestudent is in a position to select a Thesis Committee and begin preparation of thethesis prospectus. The committee, to be selected by the student in consultation withthe student's thesis advisor, must include a thesis advisor from the area of speech-language pathology and two other graduate faculty members, one of whom can befrom another department.

The thesis prospectus is a crucial step in the thesis writing process. The writtendocument prepared by the student normally contains the following sections: Reviewof Relevant Literature, Statement of the Problem, Proposed Methods andProcedures, Proposed Analysis, and Interpretation of Data.

Once the prospectus document is complete and a student has received preliminaryapproval by the thesis advisor, a thesis prospectus meeting will be scheduled. Thestudent gives a copy of the prospectus to the committee members at least two weeksprior to the meeting. At the meeting, the student discusses the prospectus with thecommittee and requests approval for the project. Upon receiving full or qualifiedproject approval from the committee, the process of carrying it through to completionis generally turned over to the student and the thesis advisor. The student isencouraged, of course, to consult with committee members as necessary.

Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval must be obtained before doing a study thatinvolves human subjects. Theses involving animals require approval from the UNLAnimal Care Committee. A student should consult with his/her thesis advisor aboutthe necessary steps and procedures to obtain approval.

After completing the experimental procedures, a student writes a draft version of theentire thesis document and selects a date and time for the thesis defense mutuallyagreeable to all committee members. To prepare the thesis document, studentsshould follow the guidelines recommended by the Graduate Studies Office(http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/degrees/guidelines) and the most currentedition of the American Psychological Association Style Manual.A minimum of two weeks prior to the thesis defense date during the academic year

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and at least one week prior to the thesis defense during the summer, a student submits a copy of the final draft of the thesis to each member of the Thesis Committee.

The student must file a Final Examination Report (http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/Masters-FinalExam.pdf) four weeks prior to the date of oral exam during Fall/Spring semesters and three weeks prior to the exam during Summer sessions. This form must indicate the date and time of the exam as well as the names of the Thesis Committee members.

2. Two alternatives are available for students wishing to enroll in an Option III (non-thesis) program: the Evidence-based practice option or the Directed Research option. Allstudents choosing an Option III program will initially be assigned to the Evidence-based practice option (SLPA 870). Students desiring the Directed Researchprogram should approach faculty who may be performing research in a shared areaof interest. Students may wish to approach more than one faculty member aboutDirected Research opportunities. Each faculty member has the right to accept ordecline student participation in a research experience. IF the faculty memberagrees to accept a student’s request for a Directed Research experience, the twowill jointly prepare the Directed Research Agreement Form specifying the criteria forsuccessful completion of research project.a. Option III – Directed research requires completion of 31 semester hours of core

requirements, 2 semester hours of Directed Research, SLPA 896, and 12semester hours of electives. Directed Research may take the form of pilotstudies, studies similar to thesis projects, participation in some facet(s) of afaculty member's research, or single subject design studies.

b. Option III – Evidence-based practice requires completion of 31 semester hoursof core requirements, 2 semester hours of Evidence-based Practice, SLPA 870,and 12 semester hours of electives. In the Evidence-based Practice coursestudents identify and weigh levels of evidence relating to clinical and researchactivities. The focus is on developing an understanding of evidence-basedmedicine and outcomes-based education as it applies to the field of speech-language pathology.

C. Of the minimum number of graduate credits required for completion of the Master'sdegree, at least 18 must be in courses open only to graduate students (900 level coursesor 800 level courses that do not have undergraduate co-listed numbers). A minimumgrade of B is required for any graduate course also open to undergraduates (i.e., 400-800 level courses) including courses outside of the major.

D. Students must take at least one child-oriented elective and at least one adult-orientedelective as part of their graduate programs. Child-oriented electives include SLPA 851,SLPA 862A, SLPA 862E, SLPA 862J or SPED 809, SPED 806 and 806A or SPED 815and 815A, SLPA 884, SLPA 888, SLPA 930, SLPA 967, SPED 863, and SPED 960.Adult-oriented electives include SLPA 985, SLPA 986, and SLPA 988. In addition,students must take at least 6 credit hours of electives in SLPA courses.

E. Students register for Advanced Clinical Practicum, SLPA 897, each semester (includingsummers) they are enrolled in the program. Students will be assigned as many clients asreasonable for their clinical practicum. Those students engaged in student teaching oroff-campus practicum will have clients assigned to them by their cooperating clinician.They may also have clients assigned to them in the Barkley Clinic. The number of hoursand types of clients will depend on the nature of each placement. Students may notgraduate until they have acquired the total number of hours required for ASHA

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certification. In addition, all necessary hours in any subcategories of the total must have been accumulated. Additional semester registration may be required to meet any practicum hour deficiencies.

F. Students have the option to complete independent study coursework (SLPA 896) as a part of their graduate programs. This coursework will not count toward the 45 hours required for completion of the Master's Degree unless a student petitions the faculty to substitute it for one of the standard elective courses. To do this, students must complete the following steps. 1. Obtain permission from a graduate faculty member who is willing to provide

instruction for the independent study. 2. Write a letter to the Speech-Language Pathology faculty petitioning them to allow the

independent study to count toward the required 45 hours. The letter should include: (a) a rationale for why the student wishes to complete the independent study; (b) an explanation of how the topic supports the student’s career plans; and (c) a list of objectives or learning outcomes and activities to be performed as part of the independent study course.

3. Submit the request to the Graduate Chair prior to the last Speech-Language Pathology faculty meeting of the semester preceding the one in which the student will enroll in the independent study. This will allow the faculty time to consider the petition and make a decision to accept or reject the student appeal.

II. Grade Requirements

A. For any deficiency (e.g., Research Methods, Nebraska Department of Education requirements, ASHA general education requirements, SLPA undergraduate requirements), a student must earn a grade of "C" or better if enrolled in the 400-level option or a grade of of "B" or better if enrolled in the 800-level option of a 400/800 cross-listed course. Regardless, the course credits do not count as part of the 45 semester hours of required graduate work.

B. If a student receives a grade of B- or lower in a core requirement course (i.e., SLPA 863, SLPA 863L, SLPA 865, SLPA 885, SLPA 886, SLPA 892, SLPA 893, SLPA 966, SLPA 966L, SLPA 968, SLPA 987) the course instructor has the right to require the student to retake the all or part of the course. This may require the student to re-enroll and pay for the course a second time.

C. For SLPA 897B, SLPA 897E, SLPA 897G, only clinic hours in which the student earns a B or higher will be counted toward the minimal number of clinical practicum hours required. Students who receive a grade lower than a B in a clinical practicum may need to repeat their clinical experience prior to student teaching or externship, and this may delay their anticipated date of graduation.

D. For any deficiency (e.g., Research Methods, Nebraska Department of Education requirements, ASHA general education requirements, SLPA undergraduate requirements), a student must earn a grade of "C" or better if enrolled in the 400-level option or a grade of of "B" or better if enrolled in the 800-level option of a 400/800 cross-listed course. Regardless, the course credits do not count as part of the 45 semester hours of required graduate work.

Graduate Program Termination Conditions

If a student, during the course of his/her graduate program, receives more than two (2) grades below B or has a cumulative GPA below 3.0, the graduate program may be terminated. This includes clinical practicum SLPA 897.

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Appeals Process

General appeal procedures for academic matters, as well as any appeals associated with fellowships and assistantships, are available in the most recent edition of the UNL Graduate Studies Bulletin (http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/bulletin).

Appeals for violation of the CAA accreditation standards can be submitted to the Council for Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by mail to ASHA Chair Council, Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, 2200 Research Blvd #310, Rockville, MD 20850. Complaints must be signed and submitted in writing via US Mail, overnight courier, or hand delivered to the address given above. Emails or facsimiles will not be accepted.

Oral Comprehensive Examinations

I. AdministrationA. Once each academic year, the chair of the SLP Graduate Governance Committee

schedules oral presentations of comprehensive master's degree examinations forstudents in speech-language pathology. During the last semester of graduate study, orat some time after 75 percent of a student's program has been completed, he/she willpresent comprehensive examination materials relating to courses and clinical practicumexperiences performed over the duration of the graduate program. This examination willrequire students to integrate material from various graduate courses and clinicalexperiences. Students who elect to complete a Master’s thesis are exempt from thisexam but are required to defend their thesis.

B. The SLP Graduate Governance Committee will appoint a four-person ComprehensiveExamination Committee to listen to, question, and grade a student as he/she presentscomprehensive exam materials. The committee will include three Graduate Facultymembers and one clinical supervisor from the Department. Membership onComprehensive Examination Committees will differ across students.

II. GuidelinesA. A student either performs a portfolio presentation or an oral defense of his/her thesis as

the comprehensive exam procedure.1. Portfolio presentation: A student will collect artifacts from courses and clinical

experiences occurring throughout the Master’s program. Details regarding artifactdevelopment, collection, storage, and selection and assimilation of PowerPoint slidesto structure the oral portfolio presentation appear on a designated Blackboard site(http://blackboard.unl.edu).

The Comprehensive Examination Committee will use the Summative ExaminationRubric to grade the Portfolio presentation in each of four areas: foundationalknowledge, application and use, analytical processes, and communication. TheComprehensive Examination Committee will reach a consensus grade ofUnacceptable, Acceptable, or Outstanding to rate the student’s presentation in eacharea.

2. Oral defense of thesis: This option is only available to students who have completed amaster’s thesis. Until the time a student declares Option I (thesis option) on theMemorandum of Courses, he/she must develop, collect, and store artifacts according to

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the same timeline stipulated for all other students. However, once the student decides to pursue Option I (thesis option), he/she is exempt from further development, collection, storing, or presentation of portfolio artifacts. The oral exam defense of a student's thesis is administered upon completion of a thesis by the student's thesis committee in accordance with the procedures set by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

B. C. Deadline dates for submission of the Final Examination Report, removal of incomplete

grades, and filing application for the advanced degree are available on-line athttp://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/degrees/masters. Students are expected tofamiliarize themselves with the dates for meeting the various requirements for graduationand to assume responsibility for complying with those requirements.

D. The Graduate Secretary will file the Final Examination Report form with the GraduateStudies Office within four weeks of the comprehensive exam presentation/oral defense ofthesis during the fall and spring semesters and within three weeks during the summersemester.

Course Listings for Speech-Language Pathology

Graduates of the Master of Science program meet the academic and practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, endorsement by the Nebraska Department of Education, and Nebraska licensure, as appropriate.

Graduate courses for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SLPA) include:

*851. Clinical Phonology: Assessment and Management (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA 250 and 464 orpermissionTheoretical foundations; applied clinical phonology.

852. Normal Language Development During School Years (3 cr)Normal syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic language development in school-age children andyouth. Complex syntax, semantic development, pragmatic development, using language tolearn, language-literacy relations, and abstract language development.

854. Research Methodology in Speech Pathology and Audiology (3 cr)Prereqs: Speech-language pathology and audiology major.Introduction to research principles, methods, and design. Survey and critique of research inspecial education and communication disorders.

861. Language Disorders: Preschool Level (3 cr)Prereqs: Parallel SLPA 461L/861L.Characteristics of language impaired preschool children and the nature of their disorders.Introduction to principles of assessment and treatment.

861L. Language Disorders: Preschool Level (1 cr) Lab 1. Prereq: Parallel SLPA 461/861 Practical application of language assessment and intervention in preschool children with language disorders.

*862. Language Disorders in Special Populations (2 cr)

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Advanced information about language disorders, assessment, and intervention in various populations.

A. Birth to Three: Communication Assessment and Intervention E. Preadolescents and Adolescents J. Severe Disabilities and Autism: Communication Assessment and Intervention K. Special Topics in Language Disorders

*863. Language Disorders in Elementary School-aged Population (3 cr)Advanced information about language disorders, assessment, and intervention in elementaryschool-aged children.*863L. Language Disorders: Elementary Level Lab (1 cr) Lab. Prereq: Parallel SLPA 863Practical application of language assessment and intervention in elementary school-agedchildren with language disorders.

*865. Voice Disorders (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455Etiology and symptoms of voice disorders, procedures used in clinical evaluation, and methodsand procedures used in therapy.

*870. Evidence-based Practice (2 cr)Identification and weighing of levels of evidence relating to clinical and research activities.Focus is on developing an understanding of evidence-based medicine and outcomes-basededucation as it applies to the field of speech-language pathology.

*884. Speech and Language Development of the Hearing Impaired (3 cr)Crosslisted as SPED 884Theories of speech and language development as they apply to hearing impaired children.Evaluation and intervention of speech and language with emphasis on maintenance ofcommunicative skills.

*885. Fluency Disorders (2 cr)Research related to the nature, diagnosis and clinical management of stuttering is considered.Therapy models are presented along with data bearing on the efficacy of particular approaches.Specific rehabilitation procedures.

886. Augmentative Communication (3 cr)Introduction to the augmentative communication options for persons unable to speak or writebecause of physical, language, or cognitive disability.

888. Linguistic Needs of Bilingual and Culturally Different Students (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 250and 251 or permissionProvides theoretical and applied information about situational factors which have an impact on spoken and written language; addresses how individual differences due to gender, handicapping condition, socioeconomic status, and cultural-ethnic background contribute to diversity in communication patterns and often act as a barrier to successful interactions in learning and social settings.

*890. Workshop Seminar

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Refer to Workshop Seminars in Education under the “Education” section of the Graduate Bulletin. *891. Special Topics in Human Sciences (CYAF *891; HUMS *891; NUTR *891; TEAC *891; TXCD *891) (1-3 cr, max 12) Aspects of human sciences not covered elsewhere in the curriculum. *892. Counseling and Behavioral Issues in Speech Language Pathology (1-2 cr) Basic skills in counseling and behavior management as applied to the field of communication disorders. Practical, direct application to students' clinical work with individuals with a variety of communication disorders. *893. Clinical Decision Making (1 cr) Critical Thinking skills necessary for decision-making during the assessment and treatment of individuals with communication disorders. Understanding and applying clinical processes related to the practice of speech-language pathology. 896. Readings and Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (1-3 cr) Prereq: Permission *897. Advanced Practicum (1-3 cr per sem in each area, overall max 6) Fld. Prereq: Completion of the undergraduate preprofessional program Supervised practicum experiences provided with difficult speech, language and/or hearing problems in a variety of clinical, medical, geriatric, rehabilitation, and public school settings. B. Speech/Language Pathology (1 cr per sem) E. Externship (1 cr per sem) G. Public Schools (3 cr per sem) *898. Special Topics in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1-24 cr) Prereq: Permission Special topics in speech pathology and audiology. *899. Masters Thesis (1-10 cr) Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser *964. Speech Perception and Processing (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 250 and 456 or permission Human and computer perception and processing of speech. The speech code and its representation in the brain, laboratory techniques for perceptual experimentation, acoustic analysis of speech, and computer synthesis of speech. *966. Swallowing Disorders (2 cr) Swallowing disorders of children and adults. Procedures used in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. *966L. Swallowing Disorders Lab (1 cr) Lab. Prereq: Parallel SLPA 966 Practical application of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing disorders in children and adults.

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*967. Cleft Palate (2 cr)Prereq: SLPA 464 or equivalentCommunication, dental, medical, and associated problems related to cleft palate.

*968. Motor Speech Disorders (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA 853Motor speech disorders resulting from neuropathology of the central and peripheral nervoussystems as found in cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism, and other developmental and acquiredneuromotor problems of children and adults.

*980A. Seminar in Speech Physiology (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455 and 456 or equivalentResearch procedures, findings, and implications in speech and hearing science (experimentalphonetics) in the areas of physiology, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.

*980B. Seminar in Speech Acoustics (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455 and 456 or equivalentResearch procedures, findings, and implications in speech and hearing science (experimentalphonetics) in the areas of physiology, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.

*981. Seminar in Speech Pathology (1-3 cr per sem, max 6 cr) Prereq: SLPA *851, *865, 967,and/or 968Research procedures, findings and clinical implications in the following areas:

B. Fluency Disorders (1-3 cr)D. Voice Disorders (1-3 cr)E. Motor Speech Disorder (1-3 cr)

*983. Seminar in Language (1-3 cr per sem, max 6 cr) Prereq: SLPA 251 or 852 or permissionResearch procedures, findings and implications in language pathology and treatment in theareas of development, evaluation and habilitation.

A. Child Language Development and Disorders (1-3cr)B. Adolescent/Adult Language Development and Disorders (1-3 cr)E. Augmentative/Alternative Communication (1-3 cr)

*984. Seminar in Augmentative Communication (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 886Advanced seminar on research literature in the augmentative communication field.

*985. Traumatic Brain Injury (2 cr)Assessment and treatment of child and adult cognitive and communication disorders resultingfrom traumatic brain injury.

*986. Right Hemisphere Dysfunction (2 cr)Communication disorders resulting from stroke or other acquired central nervous insult to thenon-language dominant hemisphere of the brain. Addresses cognitive and communicationassessment and intervention issues pertaining to problems with orientation, visual perception,visual motor skills, abstract language and reasoning, and pragmatic behaviors.

*987. Aphasia in Adults (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA 853

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Adult language disorders resulting from stroke or other acquired central nervous system insult. Includes historical/theoretical development of understanding, cerebral dominance for language, classifications, rationale for diagnostic and therapeutic management, prognostic factors, agnosias and apraxia.

*988. Dementia (1 cr)Etiology, characteristics, assessment, and intervention pertaining to cognitive andcommunication disorders associated with various types and stages of dementia.

*990. Workshop SeminarRefer to Workshop Seminars in Education under the “Education” section of this bulletin.

*995. Doctoral Seminar (3 cr, max 18) Prereq: PermissionThe course is intended primarily for doctoral students, although non-doctoral graduate studentsmay be admitted with special permission of the instructor. Students are immersed in outcome-based scholarly activities with a faculty mentor. Working on either an individualized or smallgroup basis, students develop, execute and report one or more projects addressing theinteraction between research and practice.

*996. Research Other Than Thesis (1-9 cr) Prereq: Permission

*999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

*There are no Undergraduate counterparts to these courses. They are for graduate-level workonly.

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