Speech-LanguagePathologyMastersDegreeStudent
Handbook
DepartmentofSpeechandHearingSciencesIndianaUniversity
2017-2018 Thishandbookisintendedtoprovideallstudentsinthespeech-languagepathologymaster'sdegreeprogramwith basic information about academic degree requirements for amajor in Speech and Hearing Sciences.ReaditcarefullyandseetheCoordinatoroftheSpeech-LanguagePathologyGraduateProgramifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutanypartofwhat iswrittenhere.Thishandbooksupplements,butdoesnotsupersede,thedegreerequirementsfoundintheGraduateSchoolBulletin.YoushouldhaveacopyoftheBulletinwhichgoverns your degree program, and you are expected to be familiar with its contents (CONTAINS ALLREGULATIONSPASSEDBYTHE FACULTYASOFAUGUST2015.APPLIESTOALLMASTER'S STUDENTSWHOSEPROGRAMSAREPLANNEDAFTERTHATDATE.)
Speech-LanguagePathologyMastersDegreeStudentHandbook2017-18
2
TABLEOFCONTENTS
THEJOBOUTLOOKFORTHEFUTURE....................................................................................................3
PREPARINGFORTHEPROFESSION................................................................................................................................3UNDERGRADUATEPREPARATION.................................................................................................................................3
THEGRADUATESPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGYPROGRAM:ACADEMICREQUIREMENTS...................4
CURRICULUM............................................................................................................................................................4THESISOPTION.........................................................................................................................................................5
THEGRADUATESPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGYPROGRAM:CLINICALREQUIREMENTS.....................6
PRACTICUM..............................................................................................................................................................6EXTERNSHIPS...........................................................................................................................................................7PRACTICUMANDEXTERNSHIPGRADES.........................................................................................................................7ComprehensiveExam8
EVALUATIONOFACADEMICANDCLINICALPROGRESS.........................................................................8
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE..................................................................................................................9
ASHACERTIFICATION...............................................................................................................................................9 NATIONALEXAMINATION......................................................................................................................................9 CLINICALFELLOWSHIP..........................................................................................................................................9SCHOOLLICENSURE................................................................................................................................................10
OTHERIMPORTANTINFORMATION......................................................................................................10
IMMUNIZATIONFORHEPATITIS-B..............................................................................................................................10DISPUTERESOLUTION..............................................................................................................................................10ASSISTANCEFORACADEMIC,CLINICAL,ORPERSONALDIFFICULTIES...............................................................................10CALENDAR..............................................................................................................................................................11DISABLEDSTUDENTSERVICES....................................................................................................................................11REGISTRATION.........................................................................................................................................................11FURTHERINFORMATION............................................................................................................................................11
COURSEDESCRIPTIONS.......................................................................................................................11
APPENDIXI:ASHASTANDARDSFORTHECERTIFICATESOFCLINICALCOMPETENCE............................14
APPENDIXII:ASHACODEOFETHICS....................................................................................................21
APPENDIXIII:ASHASCOPEOFPRACTICEFORSPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY..................................25
APPENDIXIV:COUNCILFORCLINICALCERTIFICATIONBOARDINTERPRETATIONSONCLINICALPRACTICUM.........................................................................................................................................31
APPENDIXV:SUMMARYOFSUPERVISEDCLINICALPRACTICUMFORM................................................33
APPENDIXVI:STUDENTSWITHDISABILITIES.......................................................................................35
APPENDIXVII:PLAGIARISM..................................................................................................................36
APPENDIXVIII:CAACOMPLAINTPROCEDURES....................................................................................38
Speech-LanguagePathologyMastersDegreeStudentHandbook2017-18
3
THEJOBOUTLOOKFORTHEFUTURE
Whileitisdifficulttopredictexactlywhatthejobmarketwillbeinanyprofessioninyearstocome,wedoknowthatanumberoffactorsareinfluencinganincreaseinthedemandforspeech,languageandhearingprofessionals. For example, public law mandates that all children with impairments receive a free andappropriatepubliceducationandthatpersonnelprovidingservicestochildrenwithimpairmentsbequalified.This is resulting in the employment of more speech-language professionals in schools. Additionally, theincreasingnumberof olderAmericans in theU.S.whoare susceptible to strokes, dementing illnesses, andotherconditionsfrequentlyrequiretheservicesofspeech-languagepathologists.Motorvehicleaccidentsandgrowingnumbersof veterans returning fromwar continue to causeheadandneck injuries,which result incognitive,speech,andlanguageimpairment.Alltold,thedemandforservicesprovidedbyspeech-languagepathologistshasbeenprojectedtobehighthroughthefirstquarterofthe21stcentury.
PREPARINGFORTHEPROFESSION
TheCertificateofClinicalCompetence(CCC)oftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(ASHA) is the only professional credential for speech-language pathologists recognized in every state.Currently,candidatesfortheCCCmusthavecompletedthemaster'sdegreeoritsequivalentandninemonthsof supervised professional experience andmust pass a national exam.Although certification is a voluntaryprocess,mostclinics,hospitals,andotherservicefacilitiesrequiretheiremployeestohavetheCCC.Forty-sixstatesalsorequirethatspeech-languagepathologistsbelicensed.
UNDERGRADUATEPREPARATION
Studentsmusthaveabachelorsdegree(typically inspeechandhearingsciencesorcommunicationsciencesanddisorders)withaminimumgradepointaverageof3.0fromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity(oritsequivalentfromaforeigninstitution)tobeeligibleforadmissionintothemaster'sdegreeprogram.Studentsmustalsocompleteundergraduatecoursework in the followingareas. If youareanon-majorandhavenotcompletedworkintheseareas,youwillberequiredtotaketheseclassespriorto,orconcurrentwith,the graduate courses described on subsequent pages (at a minimum, the first three courses must becompleted prior to matriculation; the remaining two courses may be taken as an addition to the regulargraduatecoursework).
Course Credits
Phonetics(mustincludeIPAtranscription) 3
SpeechAnatomyandPhysiology 3
ChildLanguageDevelopment 3
Acoustics/SpeechScience 3
Audiology/HearingScience* 3
*Must include audiological testing and treatment. This requirement may also befulfilledwithseparatecoursesinaudiologicalassessmentandtreatment.
Inadditiontorequiredprofessionalcoursework,studentshopingtoachievetheCertificateofClinicalCompetenceinspeech-languagepathologymustdocument,accordingtoASHArequirements(StandardIV-
Speech-LanguagePathologyMastersDegreeStudentHandbook2017-18
4
A),coursework(atleastonecourseineachofthefourareas)inthefollowingbasicscienceswithaminimumgradeofDineachcourse(courseworkwithagradebelowDwillnotfulfilltheserequirements):
Coursework inbiological (e.g.,biology,humananatomyandphysiology,neuroanatomyandneuro-physiology,humangenetics,veterinaryscience,etc.)andphysicalsciences(e.g.,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geology,etc.).
o The biological and physical science courseworkmust be taken outside the field of speech andhearingscience.
o A list of IU courses that our program would deem acceptable for meeting the biological andphysicalsciencerequirementscanbefoundonourdepartmentalwebsite.
Coursework inbehavioral and/or social sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, publichealth,etc.).
Courseworkinstatistics. Thestatisticsrequirementcannotbemetbyaresearchmethodscourseinspeechandhearingscience.
This courseworkmay be carried forward from the undergraduate degree, or taken for credit at anaccreditedcollegeoruniversityasacontinuingeducationstudentoratthegraduatelevel;iftheyaretakenatthegraduatelevel,theymaynotbecountedtosatisfyanyrequirementsfortheMastersdegree.StudentsareencouragedtovisittheASHAwebsitetoreviewtheaboveaswellasadditionalcertifica
