Graduate Catalog 2004-2005

Communication Disorders

Larry Small, Chair
Lynne Hewitt, Graduate Coordinator
200 Student Health Services
Phone: 419-372-2515

Degrees Offered
Master of Science; Doctor of Philosophy

Graduate Faculty

Professors:	John Folkins, Ph.D.; Linda Petrosino, Ph.D.; Ronald Scherer, Ph.D.
Associate Professors:	Elizabeth I. Burroughs, Ph.D.; Roger Colcord, Ph.D.; Donald Cooper, Ph.D.; Larry H. Small, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors:	Timothy Brackenbury, Ph.D.; Rodney Gabel, Ph.D.; Alexander Goberman, Ph.D.; Lynne Hewitt, Ph.D.;

The Department of Communication Disorders offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Specialization in speech-language pathology is available under the M.S. program. The M.S. program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and meets the academic requirements of the Association's Certificate of Clinical Competence as well as the requirements of licensure from the State of Ohio.

Prerequisites to Graduate Work

Admission to the M.S. program usually requires 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of undergraduate work in communication disorders. Applicants may be permitted to substitute certain undergraduate credits in biology, English, and psychology for communication disorders credits. Applicants with undergraduate majors in fields other than communication disorders will be considered for admission on an individual basis. The graduate coordinator will review the records of all incoming graduate students in accordance with their declared interests and, if necessary, students may be required to take undergraduate course work prior to consideration for admission.

Applicants who have a master's degree in communication disorders from an accredited institution may be admitted to advanced graduate study beyond the master's level if, in the judgment of the department, the record indicates potential for successful advanced work.

Admission Procedure

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate programs in communication disorders should follow the instructions outlined in the "Graduate Admission" section of this catalog.

Degree Requirements
Master of Science

Students may pursue the M.S. degree under one of two plans.

Plan I: Candidates must complete a minimum of 52 semester hours of graduate course work, which must include a basic course in statistics and at least three hours of thesis research. Prior to pursuing a thesis topic, a CDIS student must attain a 3.0 GPA in communication disorders courses, as well as demonstrate adequate clinical performance.

Plan II: Candidates must complete a minimum of 51 semester hours of graduate course work.

In both Plan I and Plan II, details of expected course sequences in CDIS may be obtained from the CDIS graduate coordinator and are found in the department's Master's Degree Handbook.

The final examination for students under both plans is the national examination in Speech-Language Pathology (PRAXIS). This test is administered by the NTE and can only be taken after all required academic work is completed. Therefore, this examination is usually taken during a student's last semester of study (during their externship). Students who present a thesis also undergo an oral final examination in addition to the national examination.

Doctor of Philosophy

The doctoral program requires a minimum of 60 semester hours beyond the master's degree, including dissertation credit; successful completion of a written and oral preliminary examination related to the student's program of study; and completion of the appropriate language option. Students must write a dissertation which is an appropriate culmination of their program of study and pass a final oral examination over the dissertation. Details of expected course sequences and dissertation directions may be obtained from the CDIS graduate coordinator.

Graduate Courses

Please access graduate courses online at http://webapps.bgsu.edu/courses/search.php. Graduate courses offered by the Department of Communication Disorders use the prefix: CDIS.

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