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The graduate course sequence is designed
to meet the needs of individuals holding
an undergraduate degree in Communication
Sciences and Disorders as well as
individuals who have an out-of-field
baccalaureate degree. Coursework is
offered for students whose baccalaureate
degrees are in a field other than
speech, language, and hearing and who
require prerequisite coursework prior to
initiating graduate courses. Students
receiving a Master's of Science degree
in Communication Sciences and Disorders
will meet all academic and clinical
requirements for the Certificate of
Clinical Competence in Speech-Language
Pathology (CCC-SLP) of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA), as well as the Florida
Certificate of Registration in
Speech-Language Pathology under Florida
Statute 468.143 (3).
A wide
range of academic preparation and clinical
practicum experiences is provided with a
variety of speech-language-hearing
disorders. Training involves practicum
experiences with adults and children, in a
minimum of 3 different practicum settings.
Graduates of the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders are well equipped to
assist in the team effort of providing
appropriate services to speech and language
impaired individuals of any age and in any
professional setting. The Department's
academic and clinical preparation has
assisted 100% of its students to pass the
NESPA (National
Examination of Speech Pathology and
Audiology) last year. The program
has improved upon its previous 98% pass
rate.
Florida Atlantic University is a member institution of the State University System of Florida.
Course work is available on the Boca Raton campus, which also houses the Department's
Communication Disorders
Clinic (FAU-CDC), as well as the speech and hearing science and
audiology laboratories. The FAU-CDC provides speech-language-hearing services to a wide
service delivery area encompassing the southeast coast of Florida, including Martin, St.
Lucie, Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade counties.
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Communication Disorders Clinic follow the university’s policy of nondiscrimination, strictly.
Florida Atlantic University is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination. It is against the policy of the University to discriminate against, or exclude from participation in benefits or activities, either on the staff or in the student body, any person on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or mental or physical disablement, provided such disablement, with reasonable accommodation, does not prevent satisfactory work performance. This nondiscrimination policy also relates to the University’s actions concerning choice of contractors and suppliers of goods and services and in the use of University facilities.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who require special accommodations due to a disability to properly execute coursework must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) located on the Boca Raton campus, SU 133 (Student Support Services Building), 561-297-3880, and follow all OSD procedures.
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