Post-Baccalaureate Speech and Language Education Program (SLEP)
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The Post-Baccalaureate Speech and Language Education Program provides an opportunity for students with a bachelor’s degree or higher to apply for the Endorsement for Speech and Language Impairments from the Nevada Department of Education or obtain the necessary academic requirements to apply to graduate programs in speech-language pathology. The endorsement s limited to the public school systems in the state of Nevada. The Post-Baccalaureate Speech and Language Education Program does not lead to a degree. Students completing the program will need to apply for a teaching license through the Nevada Department of Education.
Each program begins in the fall and courses must be taken in the following sequence:
Fall I:
| SPA 301 | Survey of Speech Pathology | 3.00 |
| SPA 320 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3.00 |
| SPA 340 | Speech and Language Development | 3.00 |
Spring I
| SPA 330 | Communication Science | 3.00 |
| SPA 362 | Introduction to Audiology | 3.00 |
| EDU 203 | Introduction to Special Education | 3.00 |
Summer I
| SPA 364 | Articulation Disorders | 3.00 |
| EDSP 432 | Parent Involvement and Family Engagement for Students with/without Disabilities | 3.00 |
Fall II
| SPA 467 | Communication and Language Disorders in Children | 3.00 |
| SPA 491B | Extended Experience in SLP: Communication and Language Disorders Lab | 2.00 |
| EDRL 442 | Literacy Instruction I | 3.00 |
Spring II
| SPA 400 | Assessment of Communication Disorders | 3.00 |
| SPA 491C | Extended Experiences in SLP: Assessment LAB | 2.00 |
| SPA 461 | Articulation II: Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech Disorders | 2.00 |
| SPA 491A | Extended Experience in SLP: Articulation Disorders Lab | 2.00 |
Summer II
| EDSP 423 | Consultation and Collaboration | 3.00 |
| SPA 401 | Fluency Disorders | 3.00 |
| SPA 466 | Rehabilitation for Hearing Handicapped | 3.00 |
Fall III
| SPA 370 | Methods of Clinical Management | 3.00 |
| PSY 430 | Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood | 3.00 |
Spring III