Programs

NOTICE

The Department of Communicative Disorders will NOT accept applications for the second B.A. degree. Post-baccalaureate students who wish to enroll in prerequisites for application to the M.A. degree must apply for Conditionally Classified graduate status to the Department of Communicative Disorders.

Information can be obtained on-line (below) or by contacting the Department Administrstor at 562-985-4594.

Applications must be returned via mail to:

Department of Communicatve Disorders
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd., LAB Building
Long Beach CA 90840
Attention: Graduate Advisor

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

The primary goal of the undergraduate program is to provide our students with a broad education in normal and disordered processes of speech, language, hearing and swallowing. This goal has the following objectives:

to provide our students with an understanding of normal communication;
to provide the students with an understanding of the genetic, cultural, neurological, physiological, psychological, and socioeconomic factors which can disrupt normal communicative processes;
and to prepare the student for professional graduate training as speech-language pathologists.

The sequence of undergraduate courses (about 57 units) is from normal processes to disordered processes, and finally, to assessment/management of children, adolescent, and adult w/ communication & language and swallowing disorders communicative behavior.

Competition for acceptance into graduate programs continues to be high across the United States. Acceptance into a graduate program after graduation is based on grade point average, documentation of related and field experience, and letters of recommendation.

To apply to the undergraduate program at California State University, Long Beach, please apply online at www.csumentor.edu.

Information can be obtained on-line (below) or by contacting the Department Administrator at 562-985-4594.

Undergraduate Counseling Guide 2008 --
CSULB Catalog 2007-2008 Communicative Disorders
Undergraduate Student Advisement Sheet

GRADUATE PROGRAM

The primary goal of the Graduate Program is to prepare students as professional speech-language pathologists. This goal has the following objectives:

To provide our students with:

advanced knowledge of the research and clinical literature in communicative disorders;
knowledge of the procedures and methods for the assessment of communicative disorders;
knowledge of the procedures for the management of communicative disorders;
400 clinical contact hours with communicatively disorders individuals;
a one semester clinical internship or student teaching experience;
course work and clinical hours required for Clinical Rehabilitation Service Credential-Language Speech and Hearing;
course work and clinical contact hours for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech -language and Hearing Association;
laboratory experiences in basic and applied research; and
a strong background which will allow them to pursue advanced clinical and research studies.

The Department maintains a Speech-Language Clinic where graduate students receive training in the application of the various methods and procedures learned in upper division classes and graduate seminars. The Department maintains six specific speech-language clinics and a clinic Culturally and lingustically diverse clients. The Department also offers its newly created clinic in Autism. Each of our clinic rooms has audio and visual monitoring equipment for direct supervision and each contains computers for the designal presentation of clinical program. Graduate students are also able to obtain clinical experiences in a large variety of hospitals and facilities in the L.A. and Orange Counties. The Long Beach V.A. Medical Center is located next to the CSULB campus.

Admission to our graduate programs is based on undergraduate grade point average of the last 60 units, A Statement of relevant clinical or educational experience, with name of person to corroborate same. Students with an undergraduate degree in another area other than communicative disorders may apply to the department for admission as conditionally classified graduate students.