Doreen Nicholas, Graduate Program Coordinator
509.828.1333

Required Core
CMSD 520S	INTRO TO RESEARCH	2
CMSD 538S	ADVANCED SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS AND ACQUISITION	2
CMSD 542S	EARLY INTERVENTION FOR CHILD LANGUAGE DISORDERS	3
CMSD 543S	SCHOOL-AGE AND ADOLESCENT LANGUAGE	3
CMSD 545S	AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER	2
CMSD 547S	AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION	3
CMSD 550S	SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS	1
CMSD 552S	NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITION I	2
CMSD 553S	VOICE AND RESONANCE	2
CMSD 554S	MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS	3
CMSD 556S	FLUENCY DISORDERS	2
CMSD 558S	NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITION II	2
CMSD 559S	DYSPHAGIA	3
CMSD 560S	CLINICAL PREPARATION FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS	2
CMSD 568S	ADVANCED ASSESSMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES	3
Required on-site and off-site Clinical Practicum		19
CMSD 564S	CLINICAL SIMULATIONS I
CMSD 565S	CLINICAL SIMULATIONS II
CMSD 570S	CLINIC I
CMSD 571S	CLINIC II
CMSD 572S	CLINIC III
CMSD 573S	CLINIC IV
Required Internship
CMSD 697S	CLINICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE	10
Students are required to complete at least one internship; those wishing to take additional internships may exercise the variable credit option.
Choose one of the following thesis/not-thesis paths		6
Non-Thesis
CMSD 620S	RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS I
CMSD 621S	RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS II
CMSD 622S	RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS III
Thesis
CMSD 600S	THESIS (variable credit course-minimum 6 credits)
Total Credits		70

Plan of Study

Non-Thesis Path

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits	Summer Semester	Credits
CMSD 538S	2	CMSD 520S	2	CMSD 550S	1
CMSD 543S	3	CMSD 542S	3	CMSD 556S	2
CMSD 552S	2	CMSD 558S	2	CMSD 572S	3
CMSD 560S	2	CMSD 559S	3	Elective	1
CMSD 564S	2	CMSD 565S	2
CMSD 568S	3	CMSD 571S	4
CMSD 570S	3	CMSD 620S	2
	17		18		7
Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
CMSD 545S	2	CMSD 622S	2
CMSD 547S	3	CMSD 697S	10
CMSD 553S	2
CMSD 554S	3
CMSD 573S	5
CMSD 621S	2
	17		12
Total Credits 71

Students who earn an MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders should be able to:

• communicate effectively about communication sciences and disorders in spoken language;
• communicate effectively about communication sciences and disorders in written language;
• demonstrate competency in speech-language pathology assessment;
• demonstrate competency in speech-language pathology client professional management skills;
• demonstrate competency in speech-language pathology treatment;
• demonstrate the knowledge necessary to practice as entry-level clinicians.