Standard Track
The Baylor University 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 or students who have successfully completed their leveling program.
Students must complete 45 trimester hours, pass the required comprehensive examination for the degree of Master of Science (MS), complete 400 clinical hours (this includes the 25 observation hours), and take the National Praxis examination at the end of the program.
This program takes 5 trimesters (approximately 20 months) for full-time students to complete and 7 trimesters (approximately 28 months) for part time students to complete. Both full time and part time students will complete their practicum and internship in their final 4 trimesters.
COURSEWORK
Graduate Courses:
- CSD 5150 Introduction to Clinical Practice
- CSD 5151 Clinical Practicum Placement 1
- CSD 5152 Clinical Practicum Placement 2
- CSD 5153 Clinical Practicum Placement 3
- CSD 5311 Aphasiology
- CSD 5312 Fluency Disorders
- CSD 5313 Augmentative Communication and Severe Populations
- CSD 5314 Voice Pathology
- CSD 5316 Motor Speech Disorders
- CSD 5318 Methods in Graduate Study in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- CSD 5319 EBP Evaluation & Interprofessional Practice in a Diverse Society
- CSD 5325 Speech Sound Disorders
- CSD 5328 Diagnosis and Treatment of Dysphagia
- CSD 5330 Cognitive-Linguistic Communication Disorders
- CSD 5334 Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology (elective)
- CSD 5337 School-Age Language and Literacy Disorders (elective)
- CSD 5341 Birth to Five Language Disorders
- CSD 5549 Clinical Internship
Elective Courses:
- CSD 4368 Introduction to Aural Rehab (required if not completed in undergrad/post-bac program)
- CSD 5334 Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
- CSD 5337 School-Age Language and Literacy Disorders
- CSD 5354 Mentored Research Experience