The professional master's curriculum is composed of 49 required course credits for the first academic year and 57 required course credits for the second academic year for a total of 106 required quarter credits. Clinical practica are scheduled in the second, third, fourth, and fifth quarters of the curriculum. Advanced practica, or full-time placements in healthcare or educational settings, are secured for the last two quarters of the program. In addition to the required curriculum, students may elect to complete a Capstone (Capstone courses I-III), Thesis (Thesis courses I-IV), or other elective or remedial coursework.* The Capstone Track includes four additional credits (110 total required credits) and the Thesis Track includes five additional credits (111 total required credits).
*Dementia Care, Independent Study, and Thesis Continuation courses.
The Midwestern University College of Health Sciences Speech-Language Pathology Program reserves the right to alter its curriculum. This catalog does not establish a contractual relationship between Midwestern University and individual students.
The following curriculum applies to the incoming Class of 2028. Enrolled second-year SLP students should refer to the previous catalog.