Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Education and Educational Technology

B. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

 Completion of the sequence of courses in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology serves as a preprofessional program for students planning to become practicing speech-language pathologists or audiologists. Students entering the undergraduate program should be aware of the following:

  1. IUP is accredited by the Educational Standards Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and qualifies a person for the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Pennsylvania State Licensure.
  2. National certification, state licensure, and Pennsylvania Department of Education Certification in Speech-Language Impaired are available only to holders of the master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
  3. Students will need to project a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to qualify for admission to most graduate schools.
  4. Upon completion of a master's degree at IUP, students will be prepared to provide services in work settings such as hospitals, community clinics, public health programs, and rehabilitation settings.
  5. Students who elect to prepare for certification in Speech-Language Impaired from the Pennsylvania Department of Education must successfully complete the College of Education and Educational Technology requirements listed below prior to enrollment in the Master of Science degree in the Speech-Language Pathology program at IUP.
The University Speech and Hearing Clinic serves as the laboratory for the undergraduate clinical practicum. Prior to registration for the clinical practicum course (SPLP 420), students must earn a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and complete the following hours of observation through enrollment in EDUC 242 and 342:

  1. 25 hours of observation in speech-language pathology supervised by an IUP faculty member who holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.
  2. 20 hours of classroom observation
    1. Five hours in regular education classrooms, K-3.
    2. Five hours in special education classrooms.
    3. Five hours in regular education classrooms with integrated special students.
    4. Five hours in community facilities such as preschools, sheltered workshops, etc. Services in this category should be of a noneducational nonspeech pathology type.
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