Speech-Language Pathology
Curriculum
A graduate student in the speech-language pathology program, on average, can expect to accumulate 25 – 50 ASHA clock hours per semester when assigned to the TTUHSC Speech & Hearing Clinic and 85 clock hours per semester at an externship such as a public school, hospital, early childhood intervention program, rehabilitation facility or home health agency. The course schedule is designed such that each entering class of graduate students moves through the course sequence at the same time.
There are no course electives available to specialize in a particular area. The opportunity to pursue a particular area of interest comes with a choice of placement for clinical practicum experiences.
The speech-language pathology program offers a thesis option OR a written comprehensive examination (“comps”) option.
Example Class Schedule
| First Fall Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| AHSL 5100 Foundations | 1 hour |
| AHSL 5320 Research Design | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5463 Adult Language Assessment & Intervention | 4 hours |
| AHSL 5424 Pediatric Language Assessment & Intervention | 4 hours |
| AHSL 5381 Graduate Clincial Practicum I: SLP | 3 hours |
| Total Hours | 15 hours |
| First Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| AHSL 5100 Foundations | 1 hour |
| AHSL 5325 Childhood Speech Disorders | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5430 Dysphagia | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5382 Graduate Clinical Practicum II: SLP | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5362 Motor Speech Disorders | 3 hours |
| AHSL 6000 Master's Thesis (optional) | 1-3 hours |
| Total Hours | 13-16 hours |
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| AHSL 5370 Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5383 Graduate Clinical Practicum III: SLP |
3 hours |
| AHSL 6001 Master's Thesis (optional) | 1-3 hours |
| Total Hours | 6-9 hours |
| Second Fall Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| AHSL 5201 Speech Science: Clinical Applications | 2 hour |
| AHSL 5143 Aural Rehabilitation Lab | 1 hour |
| AHSL 5243 Aural Rehabilitation | 2 hours |
| AHSL 5328 Voice | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5329 Fluency Disorders | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5384 Graduate Clinical Practicum IV: SLP | 3 hours |
| AHSL 5110 Capstone Course or AHSL 6002 Master's Thesis (optional) |
1 hour or 1-3 hours |
| Total Hours | 16-19 hours |
| Second Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| AHSL 5239 Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders | 2 hours |
| AHSL 5466 Augmentative & Alternative Communication | 4 hours |
| AHSL 5385 Graduate Clinical Practicum V: SLP | 3 hours |
| AHSL 6003 Master's Thesis (optional) | 1-3 hours |
| Total Hours | 10-13 hours |