MS Two-Year Degree Plan: Speech-Language Pathology
The following is a sample schedule for this degree – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
You can complete this degree in six semesters if you take summer classes. While a
summer start is preferred, a fall start is also available.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/31/2024, is based on the 2024-25 graduate catalog.
First semester (summer)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 718 Fluency Disorders |
2 |
| CSD 720 Voice and Upper Airway Disorders |
3 |
| CSD 736 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
2 |
| Total hours |
7 |
Second semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 712 Child Language and Literacy |
4 |
| CSD 724 Aphasia and Cognition |
4 |
| CSD 728 Advanced Study of Phonological (Sound System) Disorders in Children |
3 |
| CSD 794 Orientation to Clinic Speech Pathology |
1 |
| CSD 795 Advanced Clinical Practice |
1-6 |
| Total hours |
14 |
Third semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 702 Research Methods for the Health Professions |
3 |
| CSD 732 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Populations |
3 |
| CSD 741 Adult Dysphagia |
2 |
| CSD 795 Advanced Clinical Practice |
1-6 |
| CSD 866 Counseling in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
2 |
| Total hours |
14 |
Fourth semester (summer)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 743 Pediatric Dysphagia |
2 |
| CSD 784 Non-Thesis Project |
1-3 |
| CSD 795 Advanced Clinical Practice |
1-6 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 733 Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
2 |
| CSD 725 Motor Speech Disorders |
2 |
| CSD 784 Non-Thesis Project |
1-3 |
| CSD 795 Advanced Clinical Practice |
1-6 |
| Total hours |
9 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| CSD 784 Non-Thesis Project |
1-3 |
| CSD 791 Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology |
2 |
| CSD 797 Speech-Language Pathology Externship |
1-4 |
| Total hours |
9 |
Total credit hours: 59-62
