All students seeking this certificate must demonstrate competence in Spanish sufficient to meet American Speech Language Hearing Association standards by earning a minimum score of Advanced-low on the Oral Proficiency Interview administered by the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages.

In order to obtain this certificate, a graduate student will successfully complete the following courses:

ENG 341, Descriptive Linguistics, or equivalent                                           3 hours

ENG 344, Theoretical Foundations of TESOL, or equivalent                       3 hours

CSD 375, Cultural Diversity in Communication Disorders                            3 hours

CSD 449, Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology/Bilingual Assessment     2 hours

External practicum in a bilingual setting (CSD 408.6 and/or 408.7)               5 hours

                                                  TOTAL 16 hours

Note:  Students who have completed one or more of the 300 level courses as part of their undergraduate program may petition to substitute other graduate courses, thesis and/or independent study hours related to bilingual speech-language pathology.