The Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology is designed to provide students with an in-depth academic and clinical course of study to prepare students for a career in the dynamic and growing field of speech-language pathology. Students are required to complete 102 credit hours (or 106 if the thesis option is chosen). The curriculum covers 6 major areas: core courses (12 credit hours), research courses (9 credit hours), child/adolescent courses (20 credit hours), adult courses (16 credit hours), other disorder courses (14 credit hours) and clinical education (35 credit hours).