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The Master of Arts Program in Communicative Disorders
provides an outstanding foundation for building a career
as a speech-language pathologist. The paramount strength
of the Communicative Disorders Program at Cal State
Fullerton lies in its faculty members, who are respected
throughout the nation for their expertise in the diagnosis
and management of communicative disorders. The program
has distinctive strengths in its curricula offerings
in multicultural clinical issues, augmentative and alternative
communication and swallowing issues.
The Communicative Disorders Program at Cal State Fullerton
also provides benefits through its relationship with
the community. We are fortunate to be able to provide
to our students a strong association with a large number
of hospitals, schools, and clinics in the community
These organizations are closely involved with the university
in the education and training of students in communicative
disorders. In addition, our program benefits from its
association with national agencies that govern the field
of communicative disorders.
We have been accredited by the Council of Academic
Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association since 1969, a distinction shared by just
one other program in California. Each of these indicators
of quality provides assurance that Cal State Fullerton
can provide the education that students need to meet
the complex demands of being a speech-language pathologist
in the 21st century.
The Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders is designed
to:
- Ensure the pre-eminence of learning by addressing
the knowledge and skill areas delineated in the appropriate
ASHA Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence
in Speech-Language Pathology;
- Provide a high quality program by ongoing identification
of the most appropriate student learning outcomes;
- Incorporate formative and summative assessment instruments
to evaluate student achievement;
- Create an environment where students have opportunities
to succeed;
- Strengthen institutional and community agency collaboration
through expanded clinical site connections and educational
partnerships.
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