Graduate

The Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The George Washington University is one of the departments of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS). Our graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology has maintained accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the ASHA since 1970.

Within the department of Speech and Hearing Science there are two graduate programs; one for those who have an undergraduate degree in speech language pathology and one for those who have an undergraduate degree from another field. Those with an undergraduate degree from another field complete two semesters of required prerequisite courses. Upon completion of these courses, "Re-Entry" students begin a regular program of graduate study.

Upon completion of the Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology, the student will have met the academic course work and supervised clinical practicum requirements for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). Students are also required to take and pass The National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology (PRAXIS) during the last semester of graduate study as a component of the Master's degree comprehensive examination. In addition, ASHA requires a Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), which may not begin until after completion of all Masters Degree requirements. There are about 50 full-time graduate students enrolled in the program (this number includes both first and second year students). This yields a low student-faculty ratio that has two important advantages. First, it permits the faculty to provide a great deal of individualized attention to our students and offers exceptional opportunities for thesis research and independent studies. Second, the smaller number of students in our program as compared with many others, combined with the large number of high quality clinical facilities affiliated with our program, provides exceptional flexibility for our students in gaining clinical experience.

Graduates of the program are employed in hospitals, in clinics, in public or private schools, and in private practice. These include both acute care and rehabilitation facilities serving children and adults with medically related communication impairments, as well as children with specific learning disabilities in educational facilities. A number have gone on to doctoral programs.

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