The MS-SLP graduate program offers the following:
- An academic and clinical program with an interprofessional focus in the context rehabilitation sciences
- The large Jefferson network of hospital and medical sites, early intervention settings, schools and community programs that serve clients with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan.
- An on-campus Clinical Skills & Simulation Center that uses simulation experiences to enhance clinical skills
- Opportunities for advanced study that will prepare students for focused clinical experiences within the medical/rehabilitation setting and which help prepare graduates for specialized clinical fellowships in voice and swallowing
Curriculum
This is a full-time, 60-credit, cohort program that prepares students for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) as well as for state licensure and school certification in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. It includes 3 part-time and 1 full-time practicum experiences in a variety of clinical settings. Additional advanced elective coursework will be available, along with related clinical experiences, for students wishing to specialize in various areas of medical speech-language pathology.
Accreditation Information
The Master of Science (MS SLP) education program in speech-language pathology {residential} at Thomas Jefferson University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD, 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301 296-5700. Candidacy is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.
