Speech Language Pathology

The 68-credit Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) curriculum leading to an MS degree prepares individuals to become speech-language pathologists working in hospitals, rehabilitative centers, college or university clinics, health-care agencies, specialized clinical settings, or private practice and prepares students for professional practices in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, and early-intervention developmental centers. Successful completion of the SLP curriculum prepares students to meet the academic and clinical requirements for ASHA certification, New York State licensure, and recommendation for NY State certification as a teacher of students with speech and language disabilities (TSSLD). Additional requirements for certification following graduation include the completion of a clinical fellowship year and passage of PRAXIS examination in Speech Language Pathology. Students seeking TSSLD additionally must take the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations: : Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) and Educating All Students Test (EAS) in addition to completion of the Dignity For All Students Act (DASA) workshop. The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Please note that there will be a $500 per semester Academic Excellence Fee for all students admitted for Fall 2024 and thereafter.