Online SLP Graduate Curriculum
Leveling Courses and ASHA Science Requirements:
All students must have completed undergraduate leveling courses (pre-requisites) to begin graduate coursework. If the equivalency of the courses from other universities is not acceptable, students will take these courses in the graduate program:
- Survey/Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Language Development
- Phonological Sciences
- Structures and Functions (Anatomy)
- Clinical Methods and 25 Guided Observation Hours
- Audiology
- Aural Rehabilitation
The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) requires 12 hours of science courses for certification. If students are missing one of these sciences, they will need to complete them at another university prior to beginning their first practicum experience:
- Biology
- Physics or Chemistry
- Social Science
- Statistics
Review the description of the ASHA science requirements here.
Standard Track (Graduate Program)
Baylor's online speech-language pathology graduate program is for students who earned (or are in the process of earning) a bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) within the past 5 years or students who have successfully completed their leveling program. A full-time (5 trimesters, approximately 20 months) and part-time (7 trimesters, approximately 28 months) option are available.
Leveling Track (Graduate Program)
Baylor also offers a pathway for students interested in the online graduate program who do not have an undergraduate CSD degree. A student who has been accepted into the Baylor program but does not have an undergraduate CSD degree or leveling (pre-requisite) courses within the last five years and a grade of “B” is considered a graduate student with leveling status. These students are required to complete leveling courses—offered through Baylor—for state licensure and professional certification, before beginning graduate coursework.
Clinical Experiences
Throughout their time in Baylor University's online Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program, students will complete three clinical practica and one clinical internship, totaling a minimum of 400 clinical clock hours and nine credit hours. Each clinical experience places the student in a different setting, which may include but is not limited to hospital/rehabilitation, private practice, and/or public schools.