Speech-Language Pathology
Master of Science
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Overview
Equipping SLPs with a foundation in faith, evidence-based practice, dynamic mentorship, immersive clinical education, and tailored learning experiences.
The Speech-Language Pathology, MS program provides students with a supportive environment, rich with academic knowledge intertwined with evidence-based research and application to clinical practice.
This immersive curriculum and environment foster the graduate student to gain confidence in their skills in the diverse areas of the field and prepare for the dynamic expectations of being a speech-language pathologist. Course work covers the broad scope of diagnosing and treating communication disorders from a biblical worldview.
Housed in the upstate of South Carolina, the program allows students a varied array of clinical school-based and medical clinical placements to gain competence in their areas of interest within the field.
Faculty
Your faculty bring to their classes many years of teaching experience as well as clinical experience in medical, educational and global missions’ settings. Your faculty have maintained clinical practice in their areas of interest to enrich the connection between classroom content and real-world preparation.
Along with rich clinical experiences and academic backgrounds, your faculty have ongoing research studies and outreach opportunities in the community and in various areas around the world in which students may participate.
Program Application Requirements
- BJU’s application and official transcript(s)
- MS SLP General
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- 2 Letters of Recommendation from two academic professors (or one academic professor and 1 speech-language pathologist)*
- A 1-2 page personal statement sharing your key interests in the field, examples of how you have prepared for a career as an SLP, and why you would like to study in our SLP program.
* Not required of BJU CSD Graduates.
- MS SLP Specific: Completion prior to starting the program
- Science/Math Coursework
- Statistics
- Chemistry or Physics
- Biological Sciences
- Psychology
- Communication Sciences & Disorders Coursework
- Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism
- Clinical Application of Phonetics
- Normal Language Development
- Articulation & Phonology
- Speech & Hearing Science
- Language Disorders in Children
- Documentation of 25 hours of observation of speech-language pathologists with their Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
Courses & Objectives
The following courses are required:
- AAC, ASD & Social Communication Impairments
- Audiology & Auditory (Re)Habilitation
- Clinical Methods & Practicum I
- Clinical Methods & Practicum II
- Clinical Methods & Practicum III
- Developmental Language Disorders & Literacy
- Disorders of Fluency
- Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders
- Externship I
- Externship II
- Health Professions Collaboration
- Neural Bases of Communication & Acquired Neural Disorders
- Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
- Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice & Motor Speech Disorders
Cost is per credit unit plus a program fee.
Program Objectives
Each student will:
- Integrate a knowledge of human speech-language and swallowing development across the lifespan with communication and swallowing interventions.
- Demonstrate appropriate administration of assessment tools, use of prevention and intervention strategies, and application of technology in the clinical treatment of speech-language, cognitive, and swallowing impairments.
- Combine research, clinical experience, and client preferences to provide individualized therapy recommendations that are evidence based.
- Apply an understanding of ethical principles, linguistic and cultural awareness, and advocacy to the care and treatment of individuals with speech-language and swallowing disorders.
- Critique theoretical constructs, current literature, and professional issues in the field of speech-language pathology.
- Formulate a biblical philosophy of intervention that engages compassionately and competently with all individuals.
Accreditation Statement
The master of science (MS) residential education program in speech-language pathology at Bob Jones University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.
For complaints, see caa.asha.org.
Student Outcome Data
Graduation Rates
| Graduation Year | Number in Expected Time | Percentage in Expected Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-25 | ||
| 2025-26 |
Praxis II Examination
| Graduation Year | # Taking Exam | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-25 | ||
| 2025-26 |