The professional master's curriculum is composed of 51.5 to 52.5 required course credits (quarter hours) for the first academic year, 60 required course credits for the second academic year for a total of 111.5 to 112.5 quarter credits. Clinical practica are scheduled in the second, third, fourth, and fifth quarters of the curriculum. Advanced practica, or full-time placements in healthcare or educational settings, are secured for the last two quarters of the program.
The Midwestern University College of Health Sciences Speech-Language Pathology Program reserves the right to alter its curriculum. This catalog does not establish a contractual relationship between Midwestern University and individual students.
First Professional Year
| Total Credit Hours Required |
51.5-52.5 |
| Fall Quarter |
| COREG 1560M Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
| SLPPG 501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 502 Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 507 One Health for SLPs |
Credits: 1
|
| SLPPG 508 Culture and Communication |
Credits: 1
|
| SLPPG 520 Disorders of Articulation and Phonology |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 540 Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment Planning |
Credits: 4
|
| Total |
16.5 |
| Winter Quarter |
17.5 - 19.5 |
| COREG 1570M Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
| SLPPG 511 Thesis I |
Credits: 2
|
| Thesis track only |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 503 Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Credits: 2
|
| SLPPG 521 Child Language Assessment |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 525 Dysphagia |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 526 Aphasia |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 550 Clinical Practicum I |
Credits: 3
|
| Total |
17.5 - 19.5 |
| Spring Quarter |
16.5 - 17.5 |
| COREG 1580M Interprofessional Healthcare |
Credits: 0.5
|
| SLPPG 522 Child Language Intervention |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 527 Neurological Disease and Injury |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 529 Voice and Resonance Disorders |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 552 Clinical Practicum II |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 505 Capstone I |
Credits: 2
|
| OR |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 512 Thesis II |
Credits: 1
|
| Total |
16.5 - 17.5 |
Second Professional Year
| Total Credit Hours Required |
60 |
| Summer Quarter |
| SLPPG 609 Professional Practice in School Settings |
Credits: 1
|
| SLPPG 624 Aural Rehabilitation |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 628 Motor Speech Disorders |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 631 Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 633 Language, Literacy and Learning |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 654 Clinical Practicum III |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 606 Capstone II |
Credits: 1
|
| OR |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 613 Thesis III |
Credits: 1
|
| Total |
18 |
| Fall Quarter |
17 |
| SLPPG 604 Professional Issues and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology |
Credits: 2
|
| SLPPG 610 Professional Practice in Healthcare Settings |
Credits: 1
|
| SLPPG 623 Communication Disorders in Autism |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 630 Fluency Disorders |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 632 Advanced Practices in Dysphagia |
Credits: 4
|
| SLPPG 656 Clinical Practicum IV |
Credits: 3
|
| SLPPG 607 Capstone III |
Credits: 1
|
| OR |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 614 Thesis IV |
Credits: 1
|
| Total |
17 |
| Winter Quarter |
13 |
| SLPPG 660 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Education Setting |
Credits: 12
|
| OR |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 662 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Medical/Healthcare Facility |
Credits: 12
|
| SLPPG 699 Praxis II® Examination Review |
Credits: 1
|
| Total |
13 |
| Spring Quarter |
12 |
| SLPPG 660 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Education Setting |
Credits: 12
|
| OR |
Credits:
|
| SLPPG 662 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Medical/Healthcare Facility |
Credits: 12
|
| Total |
12 |
