This assessment enables the department to document students' learning outcomes over their course of study. The process consists of both preparation and assessment. Preparation will occur under faculty supervision throughout the semester with an opportunity given to demonstrate mastery of curriculum through a synthesizing experience. The examination consists of problem solving exercises completed over a one-week period. All students must take an approved statistics course as part of their undergraduate or graduate program.
Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disability.
The tst is available at Health and Wellness Services. Not everyone is suited to work with clients in the clinical fields of speech-language pathology and audiology even though a student may maintain a satisfactory academic record in terms of grade point average. The faculty of the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department, therefore, may discuss its concerns about perceived professional-personality incompatibilities, inappropriate behavior or similar problems with the student. In such instances, the student may have several options available, including an opportunity to demonstrate a change in professional behavior with or without the benefit of counseling available at the Student Counseling Center, or to work with Career Services and SHS faculty to identify a viable career option culminating in a change of major. Students must present evidence of good character and fitness to participate in clinic.