What kinds of clinical practice would I do in graduate school?

Prior to beginning a graduate degree in speech-language pathology, students must observe a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical practice to meet the requirement of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Students entering graduate school in Audiology are not required to complete observation hours above and beyond those required within coursework. Once students are admitted to graduate school, they would work directly with clients with communication disorders under the close supervision of a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist who is a clinical instructor in our program. Students will also have supervised clinical placements off campus. There are clinical competencies that must be met as you work with each client. You will receive specific feedback and support from clinical instructors to help you meet the clinical competencies. Remediation will be implemented if you have difficulty, including added instructional strategies, more experiences in the area of difficulty, etc. You will have experience with a variety of communication disorders, client ages and placement settings before you graduate. Both SLP and AUD are LIFESPAN fields, so you are trained to work with all ages and the disabilities within our Scope of Practice for SLP and AUD.