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Degree Requirements

​​​​​​​​​​​​Students are required to complete 102 credit hours. ​The curriculum covers 6 major areas: core courses (12 credit hours), research courses (5 credit hours), child/adolescent courses (19 credit hours), adult courses (16 credit hours), other disorder courses (13 credit hours) and clinical education (37 credit hours). The program is designed to be completed in seven quarters.

Clinical Curriculum: Students will complete at least 400 hours of supervised clinical experience. Students will engage in 4 quarters of clinical practica at the DePaul University Clinic on the Lincoln Park Campus and two quarters of externship placements. The DePaul Speech and Language Clinic is a donation based clinic and accepts clients from the community ranging in age from young children through adults with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders to provide our SLP students with a breath of clinical experiences.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
SLP 400INTERPROFESIONAL EDUCATION2
SLP 401NEUROGENIC BASIS OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS4
SLP 402CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS4
SLP 403PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND ETHICS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY2

Research Courses 

Course Title Quarter Hours
SLP 410RESEARCH METHODS3
SLP 411TOPICS IN RESEARCH FOR SLPS: EBP2
Course Title Quarter Hours
Child/Adolescent Courses
SLP 420SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS4
SLP 421LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD4
SLP 422LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN SCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONS4
SLP 423AUTISM & OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS3
SLP 424LANGUAGE, LITERACY & LEARNING4
Adult Courses
SLP 430APHASIA4
SLP 431DYSPHAGIA4
SLP 432ACQUIRED NEUROLINGUISTIC AND NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS4
SLP 433MOTOR SPEECH DISORDER4
Other Disorders
SLP 440VOICE AND RESONANCE DISORDERS4
SLP 441STUTTERING AND RELATED DISORDERS 3
SLP 442AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN3

Clinical Education

Course Title Quarter Hours
SLP 480CLINICAL METHODS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY4
SLP 481CLINICAL PRACTICUM I4
SLP 482CLINICAL PRACTICUM II4
SLP 483CLINICAL PRACTICUM III4
SLP 484CLINICAL PRACTICUM IV4
SLP 485EXTERNSHIP: SCHOOL PRACTICUM8
SLP 486EXTERNSHIP: MEDICAL PRACTICUM8
SLP 489ASSESSMENT FOUNDATIONS IN SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 4

Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
SLP 412THESIS1-4
SLP 450SPECIAL TOPICS1-4
SLP 460RESEARCH TO PRACTICE IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 461PROFESSIONALISM AND ADVOCACY IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 462ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF YOUNG BILINGUAL CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS2
SLP 464ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF BILINGUAL ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS2
SLP 465CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN BILINGUAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 466BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SERVICE PROVISION ACROSS SETTINGS1
SLP 490BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FOR THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST1
SLP 491PUBLIC SCHOOL METHODS FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS1
SLP 492COUNSELING FUNDAMENTALS FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS1
SLP 493CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES AND SYNDROMES1
SLP 494TRACHS, VENTS AND LARYNGECTOMIES FOR THE SLP1
SLP 495SWALLOWING AND COMMUNICATION IN END-OF-LIFE CARE BY SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS1
SLP 499INDEPENDENT STUDY1-4
SLP 500ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION IMPAIRED BILINGUAL1
SLP 501PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTION FOR THE COMMUNICATION IMPAIRED BILINGUAL1
SLP 502PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF THE BILINGUAL SLP1
SLP 503ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF SPEAKERS OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND SPANISH4

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