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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 six consecutive semesters of study (including two summers).

Students will receive special training in:

The cultural, social and educational issues facing deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families

Assessment of spoken language and literacy abilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing children

Intervention strategies for spoken language and literacy, including the use of technology

ASL, Cued speech, and other means of communication

These courses are all offered at Nazareth College with the exception of the cochlear implant course which is offered at NTID. 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. Students will be albe to work in the Spoken Language Learning and Practice Lab their first year in the program and will have ample opportunity to work with Deaf and hard-of-hearing students at NTID.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The following courses are required:

A. 4 courses specifically focused on deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

Developmental Issues and Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners

Listening and Spoken Language I: Infants and Toddlers

Listening and Spoken Language II: Transition to School and Emergent Literacy

Cochlear Implants: Technology and Use

B. 3 courses that provide critical competencies and have specific components related to children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing

Early Intervention

Educational Audiology

Contemporary Issues and Interprofessional Practice

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

A personnel preparation grant from the U.S. Department of Education provides financial aid for students accepted into the specialty program. Approximately $25,000 in tuition assistance and stipends are provided for the two years of training.

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 http://grad.naz.edu/admissions/apply

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
Communication Studies and Services Department
NTID Spoken Language Learning and Practice Lab (SLLPL)
NTID Self-Instruction Lab(SIL)
Speech and Language Professionals
Nazareth College Deafness Specialty Description