Full Time Externship Student Information

Important Dates to follow (unless other arrangements are made through your liaison):
 

Summer 2024 

     May 20, 2024--July 26, 2024

• Finals due and all clockhours approved July 22--July 27, 2024
• The university is closed for Memorial Day on May 27, Juneteenth on June 19, and Independence Day on July 4.
• Students are required to follow your schedule and should attend their placements on these dates.  This includes if the university is closed for inclement weather.

Information about Extern Students

Extern students are nearing the end of the program and are in their 5th or 6th  semester. Extern placements are generally full-time at a single placement or two part-time placements during the week. Some students may have had experience with clients in medically-based settings and should be able to demonstrate more independence in their skills. Some students may not have had prior experience and may require additional support and guidance at the beginning of the placement. All students will have had experience with pediatrics, and a 6th-semester student will have already completed their student teaching placement in the public schools.  All students are expected to demonstrate consistent competency in all aspects expected of the setting by the end of the placement.   6th-semester students will be graduating at the end of their extern semester and beginning their CF.

Students in their 6th semester will have completed all coursework; 5th-semester students will have completed the following coursework with the exception of Fluency and Public School Techniques in Communication Disorders.  You should expect students to apply what they’ve learned in the following courses: 

• Normal Language Processes
• Disorders of Articulation and Phonology
• Language Assessment and Intervention in Early Childhood
• Aphasia
• Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology
• Language Assessment and Intervention with School-Age Populations
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Pediatric Medical Issues
• Voice Disorders
• Advanced Speech and Voice Science
• Adult Dysphagia
• Communication Modalities and Assistive Technology
• Motor Speech Disorders in Children and Adults
• Acquired Cognitive Communicative Impairments
• Fluency Disorders

In addition, all Externs have completed Clinical Colloquium where they received instructions on file reviews, assessments, lesson plans, SOAPs, clinical writing, report writing, counseling, goal writing, teaching, teletherapy assessments and treatment, the supervisory process, ethics, HIPAA, FERPA, universal and standard precautions, and evidence-based practice.

Please review your student’s Extern Terms and Conditions to become familiar with the expectations and requirements. Please also visit the KSU Resources Page here for a list of forms and resources provided to your student to be utilized at their placement.

 You will be assigned a university liaison whose role is to support you and the student in this process. Your liaison will contact you regarding midterm check-ins and further additional details.  In order to maintain contact, each student is required to completed biweekly reflection forms discussing experiences, goals and any concerns, and submit them to their liaison. 

If there are any concerns at any time, let us know sooner rather than later so your liaison can meet with you and the student and provide support.

Grading Externship Students

Externship students will receive a midterm and a final performance evaluation through a web based program, Calipso, by scoring skills on a scale of 1-5.   A student receiving a score of 3, 4, or 5 on a skill indicates that basic competency is met.  Scores of 1 or 2 indicate that basic competency is not yet met, and the student will need to remediate in that area before graduating.  If a student is performing up to expectations but there has been a lack of opportunity in a particular area for the student, they should be scored based on their demonstrated skills and not penalized due to lack of opportunity.  Remember that all students will likely require some level of support, given that they are still in training.  All individual scores are averaged together to determine the final grade.  Graduate students are required to receive a minimum of a B to pass. Please see our Calipso Information page and Frequently Asked Questions for further details on grading students.