About

Our speech-language pathology and audiology curriculum is designed as a full-time residential program (meaning that the majority of classes are in-person) to be completed in two years including summers. Degrees must be completed within five years after commencing classes. The first-year curriculum requires participation in daytime classes and clinic/practicum attendance. The second year requires daytime participation in practicum as well as late afternoon and evening classes. There are no weekend classes or weekend externships. The curriculum is "step-locked" meaning that students must complete the courses in the sequence offered.

Hunter College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. For verification of this credential, please review this page at the Middle State Website.

The MS in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) (68 credits) prepares individuals to become speech-language pathologists working in hospitals, rehabilitative centers, college or university clinics, health-care agencies, specialized clinical settings, or private practice and prepares students for professional practices in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, and early-intervention developmental centers. Successful completion of the SLP curriculum prepares students to meet the academic and clinical requirements to apply for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Professional Certification and New York State Licensure.
 

The mission of the Department of Speech-Language & Audiology, and, the Hunter College Center for Communication Disorders is:

• To develop professionals who will meet the healthcare and educational needs of the metropolitan New York area through the prevention, assessment and management of communication disorders in children, adolescents and adults from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations;
• To provide clinically based research that will advance knowledge of normal and disordered processes of communication across the lifespan;
• To provide educational and clinical services to the College and the metropolitan New York City communities; and,
• To provide leadership in clinical practice to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology as a whole.

A Master of Science (MS) degree in Speech-Language Pathology prepares students for professional practice in hospitals, healthcare agencies, general and specialized clinical settings, and private practices. Successful completion of the SLP curriculum prepares students to meet the academic and clinical requirements to apply for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) professional certification and New York State Licensure.

Since the granting of departmental status in 2014, the Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology (thereafter, the Department) has established this plan in concert with the Hunter College Strategic Plan. The college plan served as a guiding document for the Department in order to guide its development as its unique identity grows within the Schools of Nursing and Health Professions within Hunter College and within the City University of New York (CUNY) system.

The Department is housed in the School of the Health Professions. It has full-time faculty members and two part-time support staff. Approximately twenty part-time academic and clinical faculty support the operation of the Department. The Department serves approximately 40-55 graduate students annually.

Summary of Goals

1. Establish and promote a rigorous academic and clinical program of study that provides students with skill sets that are consistent with current practice to benefit them in their professional careers;
2. Develop a research component of the program that will allow for development of faculty scholarship and to provide students with unique research opportunities thus encouraging them to consider research careers in the areas of speech, language and hearing sciences.
3. Enhance current program with periodic adjustments to reflect changes in the field and desires of students;
4. Promote the department's status in the professional community on the local and national level by engaging with various clinical and research facilities for collaborative opportunities