Program Curriculum Overview
ETSU Graduate Catalog - https://catalog.etsu.edu/index.php?catoid=62
29 hours of Core Courses plus Labs
SPLP 5010, 5015, 5025, 5030, 5035, 5040, 5045, 5070, 5275, 5285, 5400
12 hours of electives
SPLP 5200, 5240, 5250, 5280, 5290, 5295, 5960
AUDI 6300
Other advisor-approved electives
19 hours of clinic plus clinic lab
SPLP 5620, 5640, 5660, 5670, 5690, 5510
Year 1 | ||
Fall Semester 1 | ||
Required Courses | Course Names | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5010 | Neuro Bases of Cognition & Communication | 3 |
SPLP 5015 | Language Disorders in Children | 3 |
SPLP 5025 | Clinical Phonology | 3 |
SPLP 5400 | Research Methods | 3 |
SPLP 5620 | SLP Clinic I | 3 |
IPE 172E | Interprofessional Experiences & Collaboration – Seminar 1 | Ø |
Required Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester 1 | ||
Required Courses | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5040 | Adult Language Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5045 | Dysphagia | 3 |
SPLP 5275 | Dysphagia Lab | 1 |
SPLP 5070 | Voice Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5285 | Voice Disorders Lab | 1 |
SPLP 5640 | SLP Clinic II | 3 |
IPE 272E | Interprofessional Experiences & Collaboration – Seminar 2 | Ø |
Required Credits | 14 | |
Year 2 | ||
Summer Semester | ||
Required Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5660 (5620/5640) | SLP Clinic III | 3 |
Required Credits | 3 | |
Electives | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5200 | School Age Language Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5295 | Counseling in CDIS | 3 |
? | Other Advisor-Approved Electives | TBD |
Elective Credits | 0 to 9+ | |
Fall Semester 2 | ||
Required Courses | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5035 | Motor Speech Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5030 | Fluency | 3 |
SPLP 5670 | SLP Clinic IV | 3 |
SPLP 5510 | Audiology Clinic for SLPs | 1 |
IPE 372E | Interprofessional Experiences & Collaboration – Advanced Seminar 1 | Ø |
Required Credits | 10 | |
Electives | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5250 | Challenges in ASD | 3 |
SPLP 5290 | Advanced Adult Neuro Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5960 | Thesis | 3 |
? | Other Advisor-Approved Electives | TBD |
Elective Credits | 0 to 6+ | |
Spring Semester | ||
Required Courses | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SPLP 5690 | SLP Clinic V | 6 |
*AUDI 6300 – If needed | Rehabilitative Audiology for Children | 3 |
Required Credits | 6 or 9 | |
Electives | Course Name | Credit Hours |
AUDI 6300 | Rehabilitative Audiology for Children | 3 |
SPLP 5240 | Pediatric Organic Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5280 | Language & Literacy Disorders | 3 |
SPLP 5960 | Thesis | 3 |
? | Other Advisor-Approved Electives | TBD |
Elective Credits | 0 to 9+ | |
Total Credits | 60 | |
External Advisor-Approved Electives | ||
SPAN 5011 | Intensive Healthcare Spanish I | 3 |
Courses from the Grad Certificate in Qualitative Research | 3-12 | |
Courses from the Interprofessional Pediatric Feeding Certificate (up to 10 SLP students admitted per cohort) | 3-9 | |
Social/Behavioral Science – 6 Credit Hours
Biological Sciences – 3 Credit Hours
Physical Science (Chemistry or Physics) – 3 Credit Hours
Statistics – 3 Credit Hours
Basic Communication Sciences (Non-Disorders) - 15 Credit Hours