Overview
About this Degree
Clinical practical experiences are available in a wide range of professional settings including the JMU Applied Laboratory, various hospital and rehabilitation programs, and the public schools. The academic and clinical components of the program are consistent with the requirements for certification in speech-language pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and for health and education licensure in speech-language pathology by the commonwealth of Virginia.
Distance Learning in Virginia Educating Speech-Language Pathologists (DLVE-SLP) was originally a multi-university collaborative funded by the Virginia Department of Education to help address the shortage of school SLPs in the state of Virginia. Since 2013, JMU is the sole institution providing an online master's degree within Virginia. Successful Distance Learning in Virginia Educating Speech-Language Pathologists (DLVE-SLP) candidates will have met all prerequisite course work listed on the website and may apply to the James Madison University Speech-Language Pathology - Online master's program to undertake their degree in the primarily online program.
Accepted students will complete a part-time, three year program as listed on the departmental website. Although many of the requirements are completed in an online mode, interested individuals should be aware that there are some on-campus requirements, typically scheduled during summer months. Students interested in the DLVE-SLP program should consult the department website for more detailed information and the name of a contact person prior to applying.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Aging and Communication
- Autism
- Augmentative Communication
- Birth to Five: Language Development and Disorders
- Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders
- Neuromotor Speech Disorders
- Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech & Language
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Communication Sciences Language Studies Linguistics View 138 other Masters in Language Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
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- A personal written statement
- Official GRE scores, be sure to use DI Code 1043
- Official transcripts
- 2 names of references with contact information
- Please note:
- There is a minimum 3.25 overall GPA and major GPA.
- We do not provide GA/TA funding for part- time students.
Tuition Fee
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International
26640 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1184 USD per credit during 24 months. -
National
26640 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1184 USD per credit during 24 months. -
In-State
10485 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 466 USD per credit during 24 months.
Funding
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