Program Overview
Complete your training and education to obtain your certificate of clinical competence in speech language pathology. You will learn how to treat clients across the lifespan with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders, including assessment techniques, how to implement evidence-based practice, and the development of intervention plans for a multitude of settings. As a speech language pathologist, you will work as an integral member of multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams to provide crucial support and treatment to clients of all levels. You will be a key element in the development or rehabilitation of communication and swallowing skills for clients. The program includes a consistent focus on assistive technology and augmentative alternative communication as a common thread throughout coursework, providing a strong foundation for work in these areas of the field or as a multifaceted clinician in any domain. With some synchronous classes online offered both during the day and in the evening, and asynchronous coursework, students can manage their time to fit their needs. Two in person immersion weeks are required to facilitate obtaining clinical hours in appropriate placements, to ensure timely completion of the program.
Applications for this new program will open on July 1, 2024.
The first cohort will begin in March, 2025.
Virtual Info Sessions:
Join Program Director, Meghan Broz M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP, as she provides an overview into the program.
- What is the program format?
- What are the program requirements?
- What sets NEIT’s SLP program apart?
And much more!
Wednesday, May 15th, from 10-11am EST
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Tuesday, June 4, 4:30-5:30pm EST
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Tuesday, July 23, 2-3pm EST
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Read More The Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology program at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) is designed for students with an earned bachelor’s degree in the field of communication disorders (or equivalent coursework in communication disorders at the bachelor’s level) to advance their education and pursue their certificate of clinical competence in speech language pathology. The program courses are offered fully online to provide a unique opportunity for students to gain their clinical experience in their home communities, impacting the lives of people with communication needs across the lifespan. Synchronous components of classes are offered both during the day and in the evening through a virtual format, while others are offered asynchronously allowing students to study and complete their coursework, managing time to fit their needs. The program can be completed in as little as 32 months. There are two required immersion weeks, completed during terms 4 and 6, where students are required to be on campus and at approved clinical sites within and near Rhode Island. Speech language pathologists impact clients across the lifespan in a wide variety of settings and treat a diverse array of disorders. The program is multifaceted, allowing students to gain knowledge and skills across multiple settings, practice environments and patient populations. Speech language pathologists work with pediatric and adult clients in settings including acute care, rehabilitation, educational, and private clinical environments. Clients may be impacted by articulation, language, voice, fluency, swallowing, cognitive, hearing, and/or social difficulties, requiring assessment and intervention that is individualized and evidence based to maximize outcomes. With the expansion of and advancement in technology, knowledge in assistive technology and augmentative alternative communication is essential for all clinicians. The speech language pathologist further functions as an integral member of many interdisciplinary teams, working collaboratively with other members to effect change. They also play a key role in prevention of communication and hearing disorders. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have attained the necessary clinical hours, experience, and knowledge to be eligible to sit for the Praxis Examination in Speech Language Pathology required to apply for the certificate of clinical competence (CCC) in speech language pathology through the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Those who complete the program and pass the Praxis examination can complete their clinical fellowship year through ASHA, with successful completion leading to a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).Full Description