Communication Sciences and Disorders MS Professional

With Professional Certification in Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities

Our degrees offer advanced education and training in the processes of individual human communication (speech, hearing, language disorders of human communication, literacy, bilingualism, and swallowing disorders).

The master's program in Communication Sciences and Disorders is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and students who complete the degree program are eligible for New York State licensing in speech and language pathology.

In addition, students who already have initial certification may take an additional course and practicum to get professional certification in Teacher of Speech and Language Disabilities (TSLD). Most of our students obtain this certification as all the other content information required by the state is infused within the curriculum. 

Students will be admitted to the program after having completed the minimum of 5 pre-requisite courses of anatomy, audiology, language development, phonetics and speech science. The program is typically completed with 55 credits. The program is typically completed in 2 full years of study (fall, spring, summer of first year and fall and spring of second year).

To receive the professional certificate, applicants would have practiced in a New York State school as a speech-language provider for at least 3 years. As a result, rarely does a student select this option.