Speech-Language Pathology
Master of Science
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Overview
The speech-language pathology program provides you with community-based practicum interventions and an optional global practicum experience.
You will be provided with the graduate coursework and clinical experience necessary to begin your career as a speech-language pathologist. The five-semester program requires 33 credit hours of coursework and 29 credit hours of clinical practicum. Coursework covers the broad scope of diagnosing and treating communication disorders from a biblical worldview.
You will have school-based and medical clinical placements and externships. Classroom instruction and clinical experience are carefully designed to ensure that you are well prepared for a career in speech-language pathology.
Faculty
Your faculty bring to their classes many years of teaching experience as well as clinical experience in medical, educational and global missions’ settings. Your faculty have maintained clinical practice in their areas of interest to enrich the connection between classroom content and real-world preparation.
Along with rich clinical experiences and academic backgrounds, your faculty have ongoing research studies and outreach opportunities in the community and in various areas around the world in which students may participate.
Entrance Requirements
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (Graduates from BJU’s communication disorders program are not required to submit letters of recommendation.)
- The GRE is not required.
- Personal statement sharing your key interests in the field, examples of how you have prepared for a career as an SLP, and why you would like to study our speech-language pathology program.
- Completion of prerequisite coursework
- Science/Math
- Statistics
- Chemistry or Physics
- Biological Sciences
- Psychology
- Communication Disorders
- CD 207 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism
- CD 208 Clinical Application of Phonetics
- CD 302 Normal Language Development
- CD 303 Articulation & Phonology
- CD 306 Speech & Hearing Science
- CD 401 Language Disorders in Children
- 25 clinical observation hours
Courses & Objectives
The following courses are required:
- AAC, ASD & Social Communication Impairments
- Audiology & Auditory (Re)Habilitation
- Clinical Methods & Practicum I
- Clinical Methods & Practicum II
- Clinical Methods & Practicum III
- Developmental Language Disorders & Literacy
- Disorders of Fluency
- Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders
- Externship I
- Externship II
- Health Professions Collaboration
- Neural Bases of Communication & Acquired Neural Disorders
- Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
- Research Methods in Speech-Lanuage Pathology
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice & Motor Speech Disorders
Program Objectives
Each student will:
- Integrate a knowledge of human speech-language and swallowing development across the lifespan with communication and swallowing interventions.
- Demonstrate appropriate administration of assessment tools, use of prevention and intervention strategies, and application of technology in the clinical treatment of speech-language, cognitive, and swallowing impairments.
- Combine research, clinical experience, and client preferences to provide individualized therapy recommendations that are evidence based.
- Apply an understanding of ethical principles, linguistic and cultural awareness, and advocacy to the care and treatment of individuals with speech-language and swallowing disorders.
- Critique theoretical constructs, current literature, and professional issues in the field of speech-language pathology.
- Formulate a biblical philosophy of intervention that engages compassionately and competently with all individuals.
Accreditation Statement
The master of science (MS) residential education program in speech-language pathology at Bob Jones University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.
For complaints, see caa.asha.org.
Student Outcome Data
Graduation Rates
| Graduation Year | Number in Expected Time | Percentage in Expected Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-25 | ||
| 2025-26 |
Praxis II Examination
| Graduation Year | # Taking Exam | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-25 | ||
| 2025-26 |