In order to obtain the required clinical hours for certification, graduate students must enroll for clinical practicum each semester enrolled for study toward the master's degree. Students desiring to earn supervised clock hours in audiology must enroll in Communication Disorders 5321. Graduate Students earning clinical hours in both speech-language pathology and audiology during the same semester must enroll for both CDIS 5344 and CDIS 5321 concurrently. Students participating in off-campus clinical practicum must enroll in Communication Disorders 5344 or Communication Disorders 5389. Academic hours for clinical practicum do not count toward the degree.
Graduate students utilize the clinic for research in addition to clinical training experiences.
Interaction among physicians, parents, families, classroom teachers, clinicians, and clients is maintained. 5301 Advanced Independent Study in Communication Disorders. Attention to individual needs of the student. Emphasis on independent study in habilitation and rehabilitation of communication disorders. Faculty permission required.