- Completed admission application packet, including $50 nonrefundable application fee made payable to Nova Southeastern University
- Official transcripts indicating conferral of a bachelor’s degree by a regionally accredited institution (minimum overall 3.0 grade point average required)
- Official transcripts from all previously attended postsecondary institutions
- Written essays
- Three letters of recommendation by three different individuals who can attest to the applicant’s ability to succeed in a master’s program
- Oral interview
FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS
Applicants whose native language is not English may be required to demonstrate English proficiency through results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International students must present verification of student visa or residency status.
Due to persistent difficulties with the availability of clinical placements in Canada, students who live in Canada will not be eligible for admission to the Master of Science in Speech-Language and Communication Disorders Program. Furthermore, students accepted to the Master of Science in Speech-Language and Communication Disorders Program may not relocate to Canada before the completion of the degree.
PROGRAM OF STUDY
(52 CREDITS)
CORE COURSES (41 CREDITS)
Differential Diagnosis of Language and Speech Disorders
Language and Learning Disabilities in School-age Children and Adolescents
Communication Disorders in Infancy through Preschool Age
Clinical Processes
Language Disorders in Adults
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Voice Disorders
Fluency
Motor Speech Disorders
Dysphagia
Phonological Disorders
Research Methods in Speech Language Pathology
Seminar in Professional Issues
Technological Applications in CSD (required attendance at the South Florida Main Campus)
Multicultural and Counseling Issues
Capstone
ELECTIVES (choose 6 CREDITS)
Autism Assessment a Communication-Based Perspective (3 CREDITS)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 CREDITS)
Advanced AAC Technology (1 CREDIT)
Promoting Literacy in Individuals with Significant Communication Challenges (1 CREDIT)
AAC Assessment (1 CREDIT)
AAC Strategies for the Beginning Communicator (1 CREDIT)
Low Tech Communication Aids (1 CREDIT)
AAC in the Curriculum (1 CREDIT)
Craniofacial Anomalies (3 CREDITS)
Medical Aspects of Communication Sciences and Disorders (3 CREDITS)
Directed Research (1-6 CREDITS)
Organization and Management of School-Based SLP Programs (3 CREDITS)
(Central) Auditory Processing Disorders (1 CREDIT)
LABS AND EXTERNSHIP (5 CREDITS)
Diagnostics Lab (DX II)
Clinic Lab I
Clinic Lab II
Externship (Adult Clients)
School Externship
Pediatric Externship (non-school setting)
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Anatomy and Physiology of Vocal and Hearing Mechanisms
Phonetics
Neuroanatomy and Physiology
Hearing and Speech Science
Speech and Language Development
Directed Observation
Evaluation of Speech-Language Disorders
Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders
Audiology
Rehabilitation for People Having Hearing Impairment