The Salus University Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology will consist of 60 graduate credits that will include a series of clinical practicums.

First Year - Fall Semester
Course #                  Course Title Semester Credits
SLP-5000 Neuroscience 3.00
SLP-5001 Counseling Foundations in Communication Sciences & Disorders 2.00
SLP-5100 Speech Sound Disorders  2.50
SLP-5130 Prevention, Assessment & Treatment of Communication Disorders
in the Children: Zero to Five 
2.00
SLP-5230 Adult Language Disorders 1: Aphasia and Right Hemisphere Damage 2.50
IPE-7701 Evidence Based Practice in Interprofessional Education: General Concepts 1.00
SLP-6100 Clinical Management and Practicum 1 2.00
First Year - Fall Semester Total 15.00
 
First Year - Spring Semester
Course #                 Course Title Semester Credits
SLP-5002 Applied Integrative Anatomy for Speech-Language Pathology
(Gross Anatomy Course with Dissected/Prosected Cadavers)
2.00
SLP-5005 Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies  1.00
SLP-5131 Prevention, Assessment & Treatment of Communication Disorders in School-Aged Children: Six to Twenty One 2.00
SLP-5231 Adult Language Disorders 2: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Dementias 2.50
SLP-5400 Research Design and Application of Evidence Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (includes students identifying Capstone Project Topic)  2.50
SLP-5401 Dysphagia 3.00
SLP-6200 Clinical Management and Practicum 2 2.00
First Year - Spring Semester Total  15.00
First Year Totals 30.00
 
Second Year - Summer Term
Course #                Course Title Semester Credits
SLP-5003 Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations 2.00
SLP-5300 Motor Speech Disorders 2.00
SLP-5301 Autism Spectrum Disorders 2.00
SLP-5302 Fluency Disorders 2.00
SLP-5303 Voice Disorders 2.00
SLP-6300 Clinical Management and Practicum 3 2.00
Second Year - Summer Term Total 12.00
 
Second Year - Fall Semester
Course #                  Course Title Semester Credits
SLP-5030 Special Topics Seminar 1 2.00
SLP-5304 Technology in Speech-Language Pathology:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Computer Applications
2.00
SLP-5500 Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation  2.00
SLP-6400 Clinical Management and Practicum 4 3.00
Second Year - Fall Semester Total 9.00
 
Second Year - Spring Semester
Course # Course Title Semester Credits
SLP-5004 Professional Issues and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology 2.00
SLP-5031 Special Topics Seminar 2 2.00
SLP-5402 Capstone Project in Speech-Language Pathology
(required with single day presentation on campus)                 
2.00
SLP-6500 Clinical Management and Practicum 5 3.00
SLP-6050 Comprehensive Examination in Speech-Language Pathology 0.00
Second Year - Spring Semester Total 9.00
Second Year Totals 30.00
TOTAL CREDITS of the Master of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology Curriculum:     60.00
Electives
Course #                     Course Title                                                              Semester Credits                            
SLP-5556 Speech-Language Pathology Independent Study Variable Options: 1, 2, or 3 credits 
SLP-5557 Professionally Speaking 1.00