Below is a standard course sequence spread over five terms for both M.S. tracks:
- Thesis Track: A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 credit hours of SLHS 7990 Research and Thesis count toward the degree. Thesis students waive academic comprehensive examinations (0 credit) and also may waive SLHS 7920 Internship (5 credits) unless additional clock hour experience is needed. This option requires a minimum total of 58 semester credit hours; however, most thesis students complete the SLHS 7920 Internship for a minimum of 63 semester credit hours.
- Non-Thesis Track: Students must pass academic comprehensive examinations (0 credit) and complete SLHS 7920 Internship (5 credits). This option requires a total of 59 semester credit hours.
Starting Fall 2025:
Fall Year 1 (15 credits)
- SLHS 7570 Research Methods in SLP (2)
- SLHS 7510 Advanced Speech Sound Disorders (3)
- SLHS 7550 Adult Aphasia (3)
- SLHS 7520 Language Disorders: Birth to 5 (3)
- SLHS 7700 Clinic Problem Solving I (2)
- SLHS 7500 Clinical Practicum in SLP (1)
- SLHS 7800 Professional Practice in SLP (1)
Spring Year 1 (14-15 credits)
- SLHS 7810 Motor Speech Disorders (3)
- SLHS 7820 Dysphagia (3)
- SLHS 7580 Cognition Across the Lifespan (3)
- SLHS 7720 Clinical Problem Solving II (2)
- SLHS 7500 Clinical Practicum in SLP (2)
- SLHS 7800 Professional Practice in SLP (1)
- *SLHS 7990 Thesis (1)
Summer (12-13 credits)
- SLHS 7840 AAC (3)
- SLHS 7530 Stuttering (3)
- SLHS 7590 Language Disorders: School Age (3)
- SLHS Clinical Practicum in SLP (2)
- SLHS Professional Practice in SLP (1)
- *SLHS 7990 Thesis (1)
Fall Year 2 (13-15 credits)
- SLHS 7540 Voice & Upper Airway Disorders (3)
- SLHS 7560 Craniofacial Disorders (3)
- SLHS 7890 Counseling in SLP (2)
- SLHS 7880 Special Populations (2)
- SLHS 7500 Clinical Practicum in SLP (2)
- SLHS Professional Practice in SLP (1)
- *SLHS 7990 Thesis (1-2)
Spring Year 2 (5-6 credits)
- SLHS 7920 Internship in SLP (5)
- *SLHS 7990 Thesis (1)