81 hours

You are eligible to apply to this program if you have completed a Bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders, speech and hearing sciences, speech-language pathology, or the equivalent, or if you are on track to complete such a degree by the end of the current academic year.

Application Process: 1. Apply to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia. - Deadline is January 15. 2. Apply to the UGA CMSD Master’s program using the CSDCAS common application. 3. Complete the CSDCAS common application. - Provide your transcripts, resume, and evaluations/letters of recommendation through CSDCAS. 4. Complete the prerequisite coursework section in CSDCAS. Include grades for all completed classes. Include currently enrolled classes and classes you are registered for. 5. Upload your written response to the written prompt found on the program webpage.

6. Complete the Casper Assessment through Altus Suite - Casper (Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) is an online, open-response situational judgment test. - Visit the Altus Suite website to create an account and register to take Casper for the US Professional Health Sciences test (CSP-10101). You will need to enter your CSDCAS ID when creating your account. - Applicants must complete Casper by the final test date posted to be considered for the current application cycle. International students must meet the English proficiency requirement specified by the Graduate School. TOEFL or IELTS scores will be required. Note: A general statement of purpose is not needed. The deadline for your CSDCAS application is also January 15.

CMSD 6000  (1-6 hours)

Special Problems in Communication Sciences and Disorders

1-6

CMSD 6540

Language Assessment and Intervention with Preschool Children

3

CMSD 6550

Language Assessment and Intervention with School-Age Children

3

CMSD 6640

Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology

2

CMSD 6650

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

3

CMSD 6700

Diagnosis in Speech-Language Pathology

3

CMSD 6740

Speech Sound Disorders

3

CMSD 6750

Voice Disorders Assessment and Intervention

3

CMSD 6760

Fluency Disorders

2

CMSD 6840

Neurogenic Speech Disorders

2

CMSD 6850

Aphasia

3

CMSD 6860

Acquired Cognitive-Communication Disorders

3

CMSD 6870

Dysphagia

3

CMSD 7000

Master's Research

1-9

CMSD 7039

Clinical Methods in Speech Language Pathology

3

CMSD 7042  (4-6 hours)

Speech-Language Pathology Practicum II

3-6

CMSD 7043  (6 hours)

Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology III

3-6

CMSD 7044  (9 hours)

Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology IV

3-6

CMSD 7140

Clinical Practicum in Audiology

1-3

CMSD 7300

Master's Thesis

1-9

CMSD 7700  (15 hours)

Clinical Internship in Speech-Language Pathology

3-15

If an equivalent course content has not been taken as a prerequisite, complete the following courses:

CMSD 4600/6600

Scientific Thinking in Communication Sciences and Disorders

3

CMSD 4800/6800

Neurobiology of Communication

3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

EDSE 2000

Survey of Special Education

3

EDSE 4020/6020

Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: PreK-Grade 5

3

Transfer Equivalent course Any other course that meets the requirements of GA HB 671

Students are encouraged to take elective courses in areas that complement their program as approved by their faculty advisor.

Students must have a Thesis approved by their advisory committee in alignment with Graduate School guidelines.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Graduates of this program are prepared to serve as licensed and certified speech-language pathologists in clinical, medical, or school-based settings.

Transfer of credit may be allowed when recommended by the student’s major professor and graduate coordinator, and when approved by the dean of the Graduate School. Please see the UGA Graduate School policy linked here: https://grad.uga.edu/admissions/requirements/acceptance-of-credit-by-transfer/

Sharon Green Webber Scholarship: https://coe.uga.edu/students/financial-aid/sharon-green-webber/

All students complete clinical practicum and internship experiences throughout the program, culminating in over 400 hours of clinical clockhours, exceeding ASHA’s requirement for certification.

Supplemental courses and experiences may be available to qualified students. The Speech and Hearing Clinic at the Mary Frances Early College of Education Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education: https://coe.uga.edu/directory/speech-and-hearing-clinic/#2022-speech-and-hearing-Summer-programs Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia: https://online.uga.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-certificate-dyslexia/ Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: https://coe.uga.edu/academics/non-degree/certificate-diversity-equity-inclusion/

Graduate Student Association Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC) Audiology Dogs (AUDDOGS) BrainIAC Communicaid+Nation National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Minorities In Communication Sciences and Disorders (M-CMSD) Minorities in Education (MIE)

Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders