The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved a new Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology program on November 8, 2022. The application window will open August 1, 2024 for a Fall 2025 start date. This program is full-time, lock-step model.
You're invited to learn about the NEW Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology graduate program starting in the Fall of 2025. Meet SLP faculty and learn about the application and admissions process.
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Our mission: To prepare students with the clinical acumen necessary for professional employment as an entry-level speech-language pathology clinician demonstrated by a collaborative therapeutic skillset to improve the quality of life of individuals with speech-language-communication and swallowing therapy needs.
Our vision: The vision of the new Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at Augusta University is to be a leader of innovation and transformational learning by providing high impact experiential training within a diverse, interprofessional, academic, and clinical learning environment.
Our values: We honor our values of compassion, excellence, inclusivity, integrity, and leadership. We uphold these values—and their foundational principles like respect and social responsibility—by living them in the small actions we take in our day-to-day lives.
Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Joann Denemark, MS, CCC-SLP
Program Director
22
Graduate Student Cohort
29
New Courses
95%
Face-to-Face Instruction
72
Credit Hours
6
Semesters
The Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology {residential} at Augusta University is an applicant for accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071.
Graduates from the Augusta University Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology are eligible to sit for the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology (5331). The Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology (5331) is an integral component of ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association) national certification standards and a requirement for state professional licensure. Individuals are eligible to apply for national certification once they have completed all graduate-level academic course work and clinical practicum and been judged by the graduate program as having acquired all of the knowledge and skills mandated by current CAA and CFCC (Council for Clinical Certification in Speech-Language Pathology) standards. When an earned passing score on the Praxis exam is achieved, the department has determined a speech-language pathologist is eligible to apply for licensure to practice in any state or territory within the United States.
An undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech Language Pathology or Speech and Hearing Science is preferred, but not required for application to the program.
Applicants will submit an official transcript verifying an earned undergraduate degree from an accredited institution AND official transcripts from an accredited institution(s) of the following FIVE prerequisite courses with an earned grade of B or better within the past FIVE years prior to applying to the program. All FIVE prerequisites MUST be approved by program admissions as equivalent/accepted prerequisite courses from an accredited institution.
Prerequisites
*Effective January 1, 2020: According to the ASHA Knowledge Outcomes (Standard IV-A) from the 2020 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology
English proficiency exam scores are required for applicants whose first language is not English and who do not qualify for an English proficiency exam waiver per the criteria listed below. Augusta University will accept official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Test (IELTS) exam scores. TOEFL Minimum Overall Score is 79 internet based or 213 computer based. The IELTS Minimum Overall Band Score: 6.5. Official exam scores must be taken within 2 years of the date of application. The Augusta University institution code for submission of TOEFL or IELTS scores is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
Program starting in Fall 2025. Tuition and Fees listed here are approved for Fall 2024 - Summer 2025.
*Diversity and Inclusion is an important part of our university's values, learn more about the Office of Institutional Access, Success & Belonging.