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To provide additional educational and practicum experience for speech-language pathologists in the area of diagnosis and treatment of individuals with Spanish-only and Spanish/English language history and needs who have speech-language-voice-swallowing disorders. Steps for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Bilingual (Spanish/English) Speech- Language Pathology:

1. Graduate admission to Â鶹¹ÙÍø. This certificate program is open to students currently enrolled in the M.S. SLP degree program at Â鶹¹ÙÍø (graduate), and students who wish to pursue only the certificate

2. Application via a letter of interest should be submitted to the coordinator of the program and clinic director during orientation. The letter should include official transcripts and a summary of the applicant’s linguistic and clinical experiences.

3. Course equivalencies will be evaluated and decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

4. Students must have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or higher to enroll in the certificate program

   Code	Title	Hours
   SPLP 2313	General Phonetics	3
   SPLP 3310	Language Development	3

5. An individual must demonstrate native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English. Evidence may include previous college-level coursework in each language or passing scores on standardized measures, such as:
   
   • • Spanish Placement Exam administered at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Testing Center at or above a 2XXX level (same as required for the undergraduate waiver for foreign language credit).
     • English Placement Exam (TOEFL) administered at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Testing Center.

6. Clinical Practicum Practice:
   The candidate must complete at least 75 contact hours with a bilingual population during diagnostic and treatment clinical activities. These hours must be attested to by a supervising speech-language pathologist who meets the with at least 200 contact hours with bilingual clients following ASHA certification.

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 18