PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This specialty preparation is offered as an option for students pursuing full time studies in the Master's degree program in Speech-Language Pathology at Nazareth College of Rochester. The Master’s degree plus specialization will require five consecutive semesters of study (including the first summer).

Students will receive special training in:

  • The cultural, social and educational issues facing deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families
  • Assessment of speech, language and communication abilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
  • Intervention strategies for speech and language, including the use of technology
  • ASL, Cued speech, and other means of communication

    • In addition, information about cochlear implant technology and use will be extensively addressed throughout the curriculum. Clinical practicum will provide sufficient opportunities to work with individuals who use cochlear implants.

    PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    The following courses are required:

    A. 5 courses specifically focused on deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

  • Early Intervention
  • Developmental Issues with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners
  • Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Facilitating Spoken Language
  • Cochlear Implants: Technology and Use
  • Educational Audiology

    • B. 4 courses offered as part of the regular master’s degree program

  • Voice Disorders
  • Language Disorders
  • Phonological Disorders
  • Research Methods

    • In addition, 75 of the required hours of clinical practicum must focus on assessment and intervention with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

    TUITION ASSISTANCE

    This program is funded by a personnel preparation grant from the
    Department of Education. The grant provides $18,000 in tuition assistance plus a stipend for books and extra-curricular workshops.

    APPLICATION PROCESS

    Application and acceptance to Nazareth’s graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology is required. A supplementary application to the specialty program is also required.

    Graduate catalogs and applications are available from the Nazareth College Graduate Studies Office (800-860-6942, gradstudies@naz.edu).

    The required application forms are also available on-line at www.naz.edu/dept/grad_studies/about/programs.cfm

    Please click on both links: M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology and the following link for the specialty concentration to print pdf copies of the application forms.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

    Paula M. Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
    Nazareth College
    4245 East Avenue
    Rochester, NY 14618
    585-389-2796
    pbrown8@naz.edu

    Cathy Quenin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
    Nazareth College
    4245 East Avenue
    Rochester NY 14618
    585-389-2776
    ncsa@naz.edu

    Nazareth College
    Nazareth Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    NTID Speech and Language Department
    NTID Spoken Language Learning and Practice Lab (SLLPL)
    NTID Self-Instruction Lab(SIL)
    Speech and Language Professionals
    Nazareth College Deafness Specialty Description

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