Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS

Campus: NYC

The Pace University Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is a full-time, 5-semester program (2 years plus one summer). Sixty-credits of academic and clinical coursework and 400 hours of clinical practicum are required to graduate from the program. Twenty-five of these clinical practicum hours are observational and 50 hours can be obtained at the undergraduate level. Students have access to Pace and CSD facilities, which include an on-site Speech, Language, and Hearing Center with an, audiology test suite and speech lab with state-of-the-art equipment. The clinical practicum experience includes three semesters in-house and two semesters at an external placement.

The Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS program at Pace will prepare graduates to sit for the Speech-Language Pathology PRAXIS examination.

Graduates will be eligible for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification as well as other relevant local and state credentials upon graduation. Passing the Praxis examination is a required component for obtaining certification to practice speech-language pathology by ASHA and most states.

The typical program of study is delineated in the table below:

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
CSD 601	Writing and Critical Thinking in Communication Sciences and Disorders	1
CSD 642	Advanced Phonologic/Articulation Disorders	3
CSD 658	Advanced Diagnostics in Speech-Language Pathology	3
CSD 659	Advanced Child Language Disorders	3
CSD 661	Clinical Practicum I: Diagnostic In-House	3
CSD 670	Neuroscience for Communication Sciences and Disorders	3
	Credits	16
Spring
CSD 602	Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice	1
CSD 652	Communication Disorders: Autism	3
CSD 655	Adult Language Disorders	3
CSD 661A	Clinical Practicum I: Pediatric In-House	3
CSD 665	Advanced Diagnostic in Speech Language Pathology II	3
CSD 680	Applied Research for Communication Science and Disorders	3
	Credits	16
Summer
CSD 653	Fluency Disorders	3
CSD 661B	Clinical Practicum I: Clinic Placement	3
CSD 663	Introduction to Augmentative Alternative Communication	3
	Credits	9
Second Year
Fall
CSD 654	Disorders of Voice and Resonance	3
CSD 656	Motor Speech Disorders	3
CSD 660	Dysphagia	3
CSD 662	Clinical Practicum II (External Placement)	2
	Credits	11
Spring
CSD 674	Professional Issues and Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology	3
CSD 671	Audiologic Rehabilitation	3
CSD 662A	Clinical Practicum II (External Placement)	2
	Credits	8
	Total Credits	60

Note: Upon successful completion of the courses outlined and passing of the comprehensive exam, students will have completed the requirements for their degree.