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Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate School : Web Site E-mail
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
M.A.
Plan B
Director of Graduate Studies: Associate Professor Faith Loven
Contact Information—Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Minnesota
Duluth, Chester Park 182, 31 West College Street, Duluth,
MN 55812-1106 (218-726-7974; fax 218-726-8693; cd@d.umn.edu; www.d.umn.edu/csd/Graduate.html).
The graduate program in communication sciences and disorders
effectively combines academic and clinical endeavors to
prepare students to become speech-language pathologists.
The program places a major emphasis on the development
of clinical skills, although students have the opportunity
to engage in a wide variety of academic and research activities
as well. The curriculum, which is based on five semesters
of study, is accredited by the American Speech-Language
Hearing Association (ASHA).
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Prerequisites
for Admission |
Applicants
must have a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and
disorders.
Special Application Requirements
Three letters of recommendation evaluating the applicant’s scholarship
and clinical potential are required. At least two letters should be from academic
faculty familiar with the applicant. A personal statement of the applicant’s
short- and long-term goals is also required.
For more information about Graduate School admissions, visit the Graduate School Web site.
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M.A.
Degree Requirements |
The
M.A. is offered only under Plan B. At least 43 credits are required,
including 31 credits of required CSD courses, 2 credits for the
Plan B project (CSD 8099), 4 internship credits, and at least
6 credits of approved courses (4xxx and higher) from related
fields. All Plan B projects must be pre-approved by the student’s
examining committee, which also must give final approval.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral. |
Faculty |
For latest
graduate faculty listings, see www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html.
Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Paul N. Deputy, M2
Mark I. Mizuko, M2
Associate Professor
Kent R. Brorson, M2
Faith C. Loven, M2
Cynthia S. Spillers, M2
Assistant Professor
Dana R. Collins, M2
Instructor
Lynette R. Carlson, M2
Jolene K. Hyppa Martin, M2
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