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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog
Fast-Track Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (BS/MSSLP)
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The fast-track master of science in speech-language pathology (BS/MSSLP) provides an opportunity for qualified students to complete a bachelor of science and the MSSLP in five years instead of the six-year traditional path. Students who are accepted into the fast-track program complete undergraduate courses in their first three years and begin graduate coursework in the fall following their junior year.
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Undergraduate Courses (BS in CSDS): 101 Credits
Year 1, Spring: 16 Credits
Year 2, Spring: 22 Credits
Year 3, Spring: 15 Credits
Graduate Courses (MSSLP-SLP): 58 Credits
Year 4, Fall: 16 Credits - SLPA 501 - Intro to Clinical Practicum (1)
- SLPA 503 - Neuroscience for Speech Language Pathologists (3)
- SLPA 504 - Research Methods in Speech Language Pathology (3)
- SLPA 506 - Language Disorders: Birth through Age 5 (3)
- SLPA 509 - Articulation and Phonological Disorders (3)
- SLPA 511 - Advanced Diagnostics: Clinical Writing, Critical Thinking, and Assessment Decisions (3)
Year 4, Spring: 14 Credits - SLPA 502 - Clinical Practicum I (2)
- SLPA 507 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (3)
- SLPA 508 - School Age Language and Literacy Disorders (3)
- SLPA 512 - Counseling Strategies in Fluency and Communication Disorders (3)
- SLPA 608 - Dysphagia in Adults (3)
Year 4, Summer: 10 Credits - SLPA 601 - Clinical Practicum II (1)
- SLPA 604 - Evaluation and Treatment of Aphasia in Adults (3)
- SLPA 609 - Cognitive-Communicative Disorders in Adults (3)
PLUS Elective Course A (choose one from the following) - SLPA 614 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3) or
- SLPA 619 - Instrumentation in Speech-Language Pathology (3) or
- SLPA 699 - Mentored Research (1-4) (take for 3 credits)
Year 5, Fall: 9 Credits - SLPA 602 - Clinical Practicum III (3)
- SLPA 606 - Motor Speech Disorders (3)
- SLPA 616 - Voice Disorders across the Lifespan (3)
Year 5, Spring: 9 Credits - SLPA 603 - Clinical Practicum IV (3)
- SLPA 624 - Diagnostics II: Advanced Diagnostics Skills (3)
PLUS Elective Course B (choose one from the following) - SLPA 618 - Pediatric Dysphagia (3) or
- SLPA 620 - Faith and Ethics in the Practice of SLP (3) or
- SLPA 622 - Seminar in Multicultural Perspectives in Speech-Language Pathology (3)
Total Required Credits: 159
Selected SLPA courses will apply to the CSDS undergraduate elective requirement. See your advisor for more information.
See the 2025-2026 Samford University Graduate Catalog for course descriptions of graduate SLPA courses. |
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