Other Services Credential Programs
Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential: Language, Speech & Hearing
The Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential (SLPSC) qualifies graduates to work as language, speech, and hearing specialists. To work in public schools, completion of the Master of Science in Communicative Disorders is required in addition to the credential. At SF State, the SLPSC is required as part of the M.S. program. Program requirements for entry to the Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential include the following:
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree in Communicative Disorders. If the baccalaureate degree is in another area, the applicant must complete the 13 undergraduate courses in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences as listed on SF State's Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences website, or an equivalent: http://slhs.sfsu.edu.
- Formal application to the department and university through CalState Apply: https://gcoe.sfsu.edu/current-students/how-apply
- Official transcripts with minimum 3.0 GPA are required for admission to the graduate program.
- Satisfy Basic Skills Requirement: successful passage of the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST), CSET Multiple Subjects Test plus Writing Skills Test, OR an approved out-of-state basic skills exam (required for admission). Refer to the Department application for additional ways of satisfying the Basic Skills Requirement using the ELM/ EPT, SAT, and/or ACT scores (https://slhs.sfsu.edu/prospective).
- Complete Certificate of Clearance: Fingerprint Clearance via LiveScan and Commission on Teacher Credentialing online application process (required for admission to the Department).
Academic Requirements (post-baccalaureate)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ISED 797 | Seminar in Educational Research | 3 |
| SLHS 701 | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | 3 |
| SLHS 706 | Counseling in Communicative Disorders | 3 |
| SLHS 707 | Serving School Communities in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (optional) | 3 |
| SLHS 708 | Neurogenic Disorders of Language | 3 |
| SLHS 709 | Speech Sound Production | 3 |
| SLHS 710 | Seminar in Dysphagia | 3 |
| SLHS 712 | Internship Workshop Seminar: Communicative Disabilities (concurrent with SLHS 882) | 1 |
| SLHS 714 | Interprofessional Education & Family-Centered Practice | 1 |
| SLHS 754 | Voice and Resonance | 3 |
| SLHS 755 | Fluency Disorders | 3 |
| SLHS 756 | Right Hemisphere Syndrome, TBI, Dementia in Communicative Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 788 | Law, Ethics, and Instructional Planning | 3 |
Clinical Practica and Internship Courses (56 units)
(as required by master’s degree, including clock hours that meet ASHA certification)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SLHS 702 | Social Communication Development | 3 |
| SLHS 711 | Seminar in Therapy for Functional Communicative Disorders | 1 |
| SLHS 713 | Seminar in Therapy | 1 |
| SLHS 880 | Advanced Communication Therapy (repeat a minimum of three times @ 2 units each time = 6 units) | 2 |
| SLHS 882 | Advanced Internship (experience with adults in a hospital placement- 6 units total) | 6 |
| SLHS 884 | Advanced Diagnosis in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (all ages) | 3 |