Overview

Completion of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Master's degree at the California State University Sacramento provides the training necessary for students to qualify for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, the California State License in Speech-Language Pathologist and the California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential.

Features

The Department also prepares students to apply for the Special Class Authorization, an extension of the Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential, required to teach a classroom of students with primary disabilities in the area of speech and language impairment (Other experiences and exams are also required; these will be described below under "Additional Information").

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Motor Speech Disorders

Advanced Seminar in Child Language Disorders

Methods: Speech Disorders

Practice: Speech Disorders

Practice: Hearing Screenings

Culminating Experience: Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sacramento, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students must have an undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, or its approved equivalent.

Students must understand that admission preference is given to students whose undergraduate curriculum is equivalent to Sacramento State’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Undergraduate Curriculum.

Students must have completed the required major prerequisite coursework as delineated in the Undergraduate Program Catalog description for Communication Sciences and Disorders at Sacramento State before beginning graduate-level coursework in Communication Sciences and Disorders. [Pre-requisites: CHAD 30, PSYC 2, Statistics, DEAF 51, or their equivalents].

Students must have completed one university-level biological science course and one university-level course covering the basic principles of either physics or chemistry.

Students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 and a 3.00 GPA in the major.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8548 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8548 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8548 USD / year

≈ 8548 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-resident students pay an additional USD 471 per unit per semester.

Living costs

Sacramento

United States

1190 - 1765 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

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Financing

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