
Graduate Degree: Advising Sheet
The number of units required for the M.A. degree is from 52 – 60. This includes a minimum of 35 units of letter grade coursework plus comprehensive examinations/ thesis/project, as well as 12–24 units of CR/NC practica (375+ hours).
First Fall Semester
- CMSD 610: Research Methods in CMSD (3)
- CMSD 620: Neuroanatomy of Speech, Swallowing, and Language (3)
- CMSD 631: Disorders of Fluency (3)
- CMSD 632: Seminar in CMSD (2) – taken fall and spring
- CMSD 680: Audiology Practicum (1) – taken 1st fall or spring OR
- CMSD 684: Clinical Practicum (2) – 4 units if 680/682 is not taken
First Spring Semester
- CMSD 632: Seminar in CMSD (2) – taken fall and spring
- CMSD 636: Neuropathologies of Language and Cognition (3)
- CMSD 640: Assessment and Management of Auditory Disorders (3)
- CMSD 642: Neuropathologies of Swallowing and Speech (3)
- CMSD 645: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3)
- CMSD 680: Audiology Practicum (1) – taken 1st fall or spring OR
- CMSD 682: Speech Diagnostic Practicum (1) – taken once any semester
- CMSD 684: Clinical Practicum (2) – 4 units if 680/682 is not taken
Second Fall Semester
- CMSD 630: Disorders of Articulation and Phonology (3)
- CMSD 652: Seminar in Language Disorders (3)
- CMSD 675: Methods in Speech/Language Pathology (1)
- CMSD 682: Speech Diagnostic Practicum (1) – taken once any semester
- CMSD 689: Internship (1-8) – typically 2-4
- CMSD 699T/P: Thesis/Project (1-6) – not taken same semester as internship
Second Spring Semester
- CMSD 633: Professional Aspects of Speech-Language Pathology (3)
- CMSD 635: Disorders of Voice and Resonance (3)
- CMSD 675: Methods in Speech/Language Pathology (1)
- CMSD 682: Speech Diagnostic Practicum (1) – taken once any semester
- CMSD 689: Internship (1-8) – typically 4
- CMSD 696: Comprehensive Examination (1) OR
- CMSD 699T/P: Thesis/Project (1-6) – not taken same semester as internship
TOTAL UNITS REQIRED FOR THE M.A. IS: 52 - 60. This includes a minimum of 35 letter grade units plus 2 CR/NC Seminars and comprehensive examinations/thesis/project, as well as 12-24 units of CR/NC pracica (375+ hours).
