Specialty Preparation for Speech-Language Pathologists

	This specialty preparation is offered as an option for students pursuing full time studies in the Master’s degree program in Speech-Language Pathology at Nazareth College of Rochester. The Master’s degree plus specialization will require five consecutive semesters of study (including the first summer). Students will receive special training in: • The cultural, social and educational issues facing deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families • Assessment of speech, language and communication abilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing children • Intervention strategies for speech and language, including the use of technology • ASL, Cued speech, and other means of communication In addition, information about cochlear implant technology and use will be extensively addressed throughout the curriculum. Clinical practicum will provide sufficient opportunities to work with individuals who use cochlear implants.

	The following courses are required: A. 5 courses specifically focused on deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals • Early Intervention • Developmental Issues with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners • Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Facilitating Spoken Language • Cochlear Implants: Technology and Use • Educational Audiology B. 4 courses offered as part of the regular master’s degree program • Voice Disorders • Language Disorders • Phonological Disorders • Research Methods In addition, 75 of the required hours of clinical practicum must focus on assessment and intervention with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

	This program is funded by a personnel preparation grant from the Department of Education. The grant provides $18,000 in tuition assistance plus a stipend for books and extra-curricular workshops.

	Application and acceptance to Nazareth’s graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology is required. A supplementary application to the specialty program is also required. Graduate catalogs and applications are available from the Nazareth College Graduate Studies Office (800-860-6942, gradstudies@naz.edu). The required application forms are also available on-line at www.naz.edu/dept/grad_studies/about/programs.cfm Please click on both links: M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology and the following link for the specialty concentration to print pdf copies of the application forms.

	Paula M. Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Nazareth College 4245 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 585-389-2796 pbrown8@naz.edu Cathy Quenin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Nazareth College 4245 East Avenue Rochester NY 14618 585-389-2776 ncsa@naz.edu Nazareth College Nazareth Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Rochester Institute of Technology NTID Speech and Language Department NTID Spoken Language Learning and Practice Lab (SLLPL) [SLLPL bar] NTID Self-Instruction Lab(SIL) NTID Audiology Department TOP The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.