Graduate Programs
The M.A. program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in Communicative Sciences and Disorders is designed to prepare students to meet the academic and practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Teacher certification is awarded through Virginia’s Department of Education and state licensure is awarded through the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Small classes facilitate individual instruction and attention for all students. Students are provided the opportunity to develop their research skills through the required completion of a pilot research project.
Admission Procedures:
- Complete an application packet. The application may be downloaded from this web address
http://www.hamptonu.edu/academics/graduatecollege/prospective_students.htm
- Or you can request that an application packet be mailed to you by calling The Graduate College at 757-727-5454.
- A complete application packet includes the following:
- Completed application form
- Official transcripts
- GRE scores
- Two letters of recommendation from former professors, speech-language pathologists or audiologists
- Personal statement describing your interest in the profession and career goals
- Application fee
- Send packet of information to The Graduate College.
- When the complete application packet is received by The Graduate College, the packet is forwarded to the Department for review.
- The Department reviews the packet to make a recommendation to the Graduate College about offering admission.
- The Graduate College makes the final decision regarding offering admission and informs the applicant of its decision.
For additional information, contact The Graduate College at 757-727-5454.
Program Quality Indicators
- 84% program completion rate for the past 3 years
- 100% pass rate for PRAXIS for 2008-2009 academic year
- 87% pass rate on the PRAXIS for past 3 years
- 97% employment rate for graduates for past 3 years
Master of Arts in Communicative Sciences and Disorders Degree Plan
| First & Second Semesters | Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | |
| CDS 600- Scientific Principles of Acoustic and Physiological Phonetics | 3 | |
| CDS 500 -Introduction to Professional and Technical Communication | 3 | |
| CDS 621- Language Disorders in Children | 3 | |
| CDS 501- Research Design in Speech & Hearing Sciences | 3 | |
| CDS 612- Articulation and Phonological Disorders | 3 | |
| CDS 507 – Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders | 3 | |
| CDS Elective | 2 | |
| CDS 618 – Advanced Clinical Practicum – Module 1 | 1 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 9 | 12 |
| Summer Sessions | Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| CDS 622 - Family Intervention Strategies in CSAD | 3 | |
| CDS 625 - Motor Speech Disorders | 3 | |
| CDS 618 - Advanced Clinical Practicum – Clinic only | 2 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 8 | |
| Fourth & Fifth Semesters | Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | |
| CDS 603 – Neurolinguistic Disorders in Adults | 3 | |
| CDS 628- Diagnosis and Management of Swallowing Disorders in Neurologically Impaired Adults | 3 | |
| CDS 618- Advanced Clinical Practicum (Module 2) | 2 | |
| CDS 699- Independent Research I | 1 | |
| CDS Elective | 2 | |
| CDS 618- Advanced Clinical Practicum (Module 3) | 1 | |
| CDS 606 – Voice Disorders | 3 | |
| CDS 700- Independent Research II | 2 | |
| CDS Elective | 2 | |
| CDS 702 – Master’s Comprehensive Examination | 1 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 11 | 9 |
Total Hours Required: |
49 | |
The proposed curriculum plan includes 43 credits of required courses and 6 credits of electives. This plan is for full time students with a background in communicative sciences and disorders. Students needing to attend part time or needing to take pre-requisite courses will require additional semesters to complete the program.
ELECTIVE COURSES
CDS 611 Contemporary Topics in Speech-Language Pathology
CDS 630 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
CDS 632 Craniofacial and Other Organic Disorders
CDS 633 Language and Literacy Disorders
CDS 634 Dialogues on Diversity
CDS 635 Clinical Practice in a Medical Setting
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Students without an undergraduate degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders will be required to take all prerequisite courses. Students admitted to the program with an undergraduate background in the field will be required to repeat any of the pre-requisite courses in which they earned a grade of “B-” or less. The prerequisite courses include:
CDS 224 Phonetics
CDS 227 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
CDS 228 Articulation Development and Disorders
CDS 300 Language Development I - Infants toddlers and preschoolers
CDS 310 Clinical Observation
CDS 331 Introduction to Audiology
CDS 529/429 Aural Rehabilitation
CDS 431 Neuroscience for Students in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
CDS 438 Introduction to Speech Science
In addition to the communicative sciences and disorders courses, students must have completed 18 general education courses with a grade of “C” or better. These include:
- A biological science (3 credits)
- A physical science (3 credits)
- Mathematics (3 credits)
- Social Science (6 credits)
Hampton University participates in a collaborative statewide online master’s program, Distance Learning in Virginia -Educating Speech Language Pathologists (DLVE-SLP), funded by a grant from the Virginia Department of Education. While part-time students are admitted to our traditional master’s degree program in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, DLVE-SLP is an additional option for students interested in completing the master’s degree program on a part-time basis through a distance education model and using online technology. Prospective students interested in being considered for DLVE-SLP must first be offered admission to Hampton University and meet DLVE-SLP candidacy requirements. For more information, please visit www.dlve-slp.org or contact the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Hampton University:
Ms. Tamara Freeman, HU DLVE-SLP Coordinator
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
201 Science and Technology
Hampton University
Hampton, VA 23668
(757) 727-5435
(757) 727-5436
tamara.freeman@hamptonu.edu