CaliforniaUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofGraduateStudiesandResearch

MASTEROFSCIENCECommunicationDisorders

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Regardlessofthedegreeprogramthatyouchoosetopursue—eitheroncampusorthroughCalUGlobalOnline,theUniversity’smissionof“BuildingCharacter,BuildingCareers”isadrivingforceinthecurriculum.Welookforwardtoreceivingyourapplication!

Forcompletecoursedescriptionsofallmaster’sdegreeandprofessionalcertificatecurriculumsofferedinavarietyofacademicdisciplinesatCalU,visitwww.calu.edu.

TheMasterofScienceinCommunicationDisordersprovidesspecializedtraininginallareasofcommunicationdisorders.Graduatesarequalifiedtoprovideclinicalservicestoindividualsofallagesinavarietyofsettingsincluding

publicandprivateschools,hospitals,rehabilitationcenters,governmentagencies,andprivatepractice.TheUniversityhasexcellentfacilitiesincludingalargeclinicandaLanguage&LearningCenterlocatedwithinthedepartment,alongwithatechnologicallyadvancedCommunicationScienceLaboratory.Ourgraduateshavea100%passrateonthePraxisexam,aswellasa100%employmentratewithinayearofgraduation.Thisacademicprogramcanbecompletedinfiveconsecutiveterms.

Applicantswithoutabachelor’sdegreeincommunicationdisorderswillneedtocomplete36creditsofundergraduateprerequisitecourseworkpriortoapplyingforadmissiontoourgraduateprogram.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVESTorecruitandretainatalented,diverse,andhighlymotivatedstudentandfacultybase.

Toofferhighqualitygraduateacademicinstructioninthespecializedareaofcommunicationdisorders.

Toprovideclinicalfieldpracticeopportunitiesthroughcontractualagreementwithmanydiverseregionalfacilitiesinwhichhigh-qualityspeech-languagediagnosticandtherapeuticservicesareprovided,includinghospitals,clinics,homecareagencies,longtermcarefacilities,schools,andphysicalrehabilitationcenters.

Tohelpmeettheacademic,clinical,consultativeandemploymentneedsoftheregionthroughfacultyandsuccessfulgraduates.

GraduateprogramsatCaliforniaUniversityhelppeopleadapttochangesintheirprofessionallivesandpositionthemselvesfornewprofessionalandleadershipopportunities.Ourmaster’sdegreesand

professionalcertificateprogramsareacademicallyrigorous,andtheybuildupontherichworkexperiencesthatstudentsbringtotheirstudies.

specializedtraininginspeechandlanguagedisorders

>MASTEROFSCIENCE,COMMUNICATIONDISORDERS(59CREDITS)

DeliveryModeTraditional(face-to-facedeliverywithsomeonline/distanceelements)

Accreditation•CouncilofAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathologyoftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation

1ST TERM: FALL CREDITSCMD701 LanguageDisordersinAdults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD702 LanguageDisordersinChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD708 Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713,orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettingsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

2ND TERM: SPRINGCMD705 VoiceDisorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD707 Articulation&Phonology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD765 Dysphagia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

3RD TERM: SUMMERCMD703 FluencyDisorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD732 CounselingtheCommunicativelyDisabled(orotherelective) . . . . . . . . 3CMD785 SeminarinSpeechPathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD711,CMD713orCMD714 ClinicalPracticuminVariousSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD712 ClinicalPracticuminUniversityClinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3CMD715/716ClinicalPracticumatExternshipSite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2716(Availabletoadvancedstudentsonly)

4TH TERM: FALLCMD600 Research&ProfessionalIssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD718 AdvancedAudiologyfortheSLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD715/716ClinicalExternship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3(Availabletoallstudentsingoodstanding)

5TH TERM: SPRINGCMD766 TraumaticBrainInjury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD772 AugmentativeCommunication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CMD715/716ClinicalExternship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3(Availabletoallstudentsingoodstanding)RES829ResearchProject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2orRES849Master’sThesis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Astudentisrequiredtotakeatotalof3creditsofclinicalpracticumeachterm.

IndividualswhowishtoworkinschooldistrictsshouldseetheDepartmentwebsiteaswellasthePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEducationwebsiteforadditionalrequirements.

Interms1,2,and3,studentsparticipateinextensivehands-onclinicalexperiencesintheon-campusclinicandintheLanguage&LearningCenter.Interms4and5,studentsinternintwoof90off-campussiteswithwhichthedepartmenthascontractualrelationships.Thesesitesincludehospitals,long-termcarefacilities,outpatientclinics,rehabilitationclinics,andpublicandprivateschools.

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ADMISSION CRITERIA•3.00grade-pointaverage(orhigher)inbaccalaureatedegreeverifiedwithofficialtranscripts•Threelettersofrecommendation•GREscores•3-5pagepersonalessay•Documentedproofof25hoursofobservationinthisprofession(notnecessaryattimeofapplication;canbecompletedatalaterdate)•GraduateSchoolApplicationand$25nonrefundableapplicationfee

APPLICATIONApplicationsareavailableonlineatourwebsite,www.calu.edu.

Official baccalaureate degree transcripts should be mailed to:California UniversitySchool of Graduate Studies and Research250 University AvenueCalifornia, PA 15419-9902Phone: 724-938-4187gradschool@calu.edu

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATIONPROGRAMCOORDINATOR:Dr.RalphBelsterling724-938-4175belsterling@calu.edu

GRADUATE FACULTYFacultyteachinggraduatecoursesintheCommunicationDisordersprograminclude:

Dr. Barbara Bonfanti724-938-4175bonfanti@calu.edu

Nancy Carlino 724-938-4386carlino@calu.edu

Dr. Denise Joseph724-938-4576joseph@calu.edu

Dr. Samantha Procaccini724-938-4483procaccini@calu.edu

Dr. Robert Skwarecki724-938-4177skwarecki@calu.edu

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