Program Overview

Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology

The Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology program provides a comprehensive academic and clinical foundation for professionals serving children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders.

Program Overview

Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, and treat a wide range of communication and swallowing impairments. These services are provided to individuals:

• Across the lifespan, from birth through adulthood
• From diverse linguistic, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Who may have multiple disabilities

Graduates of the program are eligible for certification and licensure in the field of speech-language pathology, preparing them to make a meaningful impact in clinical, educational, and community settings.

Program Details

Duration

2-3 years

Median Salary

$76,730

Class Size

30 per year

Curriculum

The MA SLP program can be entered by students with or without a speech/hearing-related undergraduate degree. Those entering with a degree related to speech/hearing will complete the 55 credit hour standard program. Those without a related degree will complete an additional "lateral" year at the beginning before moving into the standard program. All students must also successfully complete a comprehensive examination during their final semester to display competence in their summative knowledge to graduate from the program.

Course Requirements

Lateral Entry Fall Semester

• Phonetics (CSD 5113, 3 credit hours)
• Found. Sp/Lang Devel (CSD 5173, 3 credit hours)
• Found. Audiology (CSD 5183, 3 credit hours)
• Neural Bases (CSD 5363, 3 credit hours)
• Fluency (CSD 5463, 3 credit hours)

Lateral Entry Spring Semester

• Anat/Phys Spch Mech (CSD 5153, 3 credit hours)
• Intro Artic Disorders (CSD 5323, 3 credit hours)
• Instructional Procedures (CSD 5333, 3 credit hours)
• Dx/Tx Audiology (CSD 5273, 3 credit hours)
• Sp. St: Observations (CSD 5990, 1 credit hour)

Year 1: Fall Semester

• Phonological Disorders (CSD 5313, 3 credit hours)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSD 5143, 3 credit hours)
• Fluency* (CSD 5463, 3 credit hours)
• Language Assessment and Remediation of Preschool Children (CSD 5483, 3 credit hours)
• Practicum (CSD 5510, 1 credit hour)
• Seminar in Medical SLP (CSD 5530, 2 credit hours)

Year 1: Spring Semester

• Research Foundations (CSD 5133, 3 credit hours)
• Voice Disorders** (CSD 5433, 3 credit hours)
• Dysphagia (CSD 5572, 2 credit hours)
• Adult Neurolinguistic Disorders (CSD 5453, 3 credit hours)
• Language Assessment and Remediation of School-Age Children (CSD 5473, 3 credit hours)
• Practicum (CSD 5510, 1 credit hour)

Year 1: Summer Semester

• Diagnostic and Instructional Procedures (CSD 5523, 3 credit hours)
• Orofacial Anomalies (CSD 5403, 3 credit hours)
• Practicum (CSD 5510, 1 credit hour)
• Seminar - Forum (CSD 5530, 1 credit hour)

Year 2: Fall Semester

• Practicum (CSD 5510, 6 credit hours)
• Seminar - Forum (CSD 5530, 1 credit hour)
• TBI/RHI (CSD 5553, 3 credit hours)

Year 2: Spring Semester

• Neuropathologies of Speech (CSD 5423, 3 credit hours)
• Practicum (CSD 5510, 6 credit hours)
• Seminar - Forum (CSD 5530, 1 credit hour)
• Comprehensive Exam

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the MA SLP program, applicants must have met the following requirements:

• Complete a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university prior to enrollment in the program
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of coursework applied to a degree OR a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in graded graduate coursework of 12 or more hours
• There are no required prerequisite courses, however, it is recommended that applicants complete coursework in Biology, Physics or Chemistry, Behavioral or Social Science, and Statistics before beginning the curriculum or during the first year of the professional degree program

Program Details

Location Offered

Oklahoma City

Degree Acquired

Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology

Application Window

• OU Health Sciences Opens: July 15th
• CSDCAS Opens: July 15th
• Rolling Decisions Review Start Date: October 1st
• Closes: April 15th

Accreditation

The Master of Arts (M.A.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential), at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology awarded the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Speech-Language Pathology Program accreditation for eight years, beginning March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2033. Outcome data for the program can be found through the program's resources.