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Graduate Certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida International University

Florida International University, United States

Programme overview

The post-baccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Communication Sciences & Disorders prepares students to support speech-language pathology professionals through comprehensive practical and classroom experience. Students learn about disorders and treatments, communication devices, and working with people with verbal impairments. Successful completion of the program can serve toward a career as a speech-language pathology assistant, or as the foundation to apply for our Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) degree program.

Faculty: Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences  |  Duration: 2 years (28 credits)  |  Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 28 credit hours.

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Entry requirements

Additional Requirements To remain in the Graduate Certificate program in CSD, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in the graduate certificate coursework. To be awarded the Graduate Certificate in CSD, the student must achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA in the certificate and complete all of the courses in the Certificate at FIU. Students in the Graduate Certificate in CSD are required to be continuously enrolled in at least two courses per semester (except when taking the last course in the certificate program). Furthermore, all students are required to complete the certificate within four continuous semesters, which includes summer semesters.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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