Program Details
With more young children and seniors in need of services, there's a growing need for speech and language services.
- Location:
- Dobbs Ferry, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Communication Science & Disorders
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- Mercy College's Graduate Communication Disorders (CD) program is a premier Master of Science program in the metropolitan New York area. The 57-credit program fosters ethical, competent, autonomous practice. It will prepare you for New York State licensure and for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) national certification in speech-language pathology. Students who complete the Master of Science in Communication Disorders aspire to be speech-language pathologists and NYS Education Department Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD). (Note: This certification requires 12 additional credits in education coursework, workshop attendance in education, and completion of a student teaching experience.)
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- Mercy College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The graduate program in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Mercy College is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Requirements:
- Students with a bachelor's degree in another field must take seven prerequisite courses as a foundation for graduate study. Students without a bachelor's degree can apply for a BS in CD which includes prerequisites or pre-professional CD training.