Speech-Language Pathology Curriculum | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Curriculum

A graduate student in the speech-language pathology program, on average, can expect to accumulate 25 – 50 ASHA clock hours per semester when assigned to the Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ Speech & Hearing Clinic and 85 clock hours per semester at an externship such as a public school, hospital, early childhood intervention program, rehabilitation facility or home health agency. The course schedule is designed such that each entering class of graduate students moves through the course sequence at the same time.

There are no course electives available to specialize in a particular area. The opportunity to pursue a particular area of interest comes with a choice of placement for clinical practicum experiences.

The speech-language pathology program offers a thesis option OR a written comprehensive examination (β€œcomps”) option.

Example Class Schedule*

*The graduate program is 2 years, which includes 5 or 6 semesters, based on individual situations.

First Fall Semester
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPSH 5463 Adult Language Assessment & Intervention 4 hours
HPSH 5424 Pediatric Language Assessment & Intervention 4 hours
HPSH 5320 Research Principles and Application 3 hours
HPSH 5381 Graduate Clinical Practicum I: SLP 3 hours
Total Hours 14 hours
First Spring Semester
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPSH 5325 Childhood Speech Sound Disorders 3 hours
HPSH 5430 Dysphagia 4 hours
HPSH 5362 Motor Speech Disorders 3 hours
HPSH 5382 Graduate Clinical Practicum II: SLP 3 hours
HPSH 6000 Master's Thesis (optional) 1-3 hours
Total Hours 13 (14-16) hours
Summer Semester
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPSH 5370 Professional Issues (online) 3 hours
HPSH 5215 Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Populations (online) 2 hours
HPSH 5383 Graduate Clinical Practicum III: SLP 3 hours
HPSH 6001 Master's Thesis (optional) (1-3) hours
Total Hours 8 (9-11) hours
Second Fall Semester
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPSH 5366 AAC for Special Populations 3 hours
HPSH 5243 Aural Rehabilitation (online) 2 hours
HPSH 5244 Audiology for Speech-Language Pathologists 2 hours
HPSH 5226 Voice Disorders 2 hours
HPSH 5227 Fluency Disorders (online) 2 hours
HPSH 5384 Graduate Clinical Practicum IV: SLP 3 hours
HPSH 5110 Capstone 1 hour
HPSH 6002 Master's Thesis (optional) (1-3) hours
Total Hours 15 (15-17) hours
Second Spring Semster
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPSH 5010 Special Topics in Speech Pathology 1 hour
HPSH 5239 EBP in CD 2 hours
HPSH 5222 Counseling & Interviewing in Speech-Language Pathology 2 hours
HPSH 5385 Graduate Clinical Practicum V: SLP 3 hours
HPSH 6003 Master's Thesis (optional) (1-3) hours
Total Hours 8 (9-11) hours