Current Student Information
ADMITTED GRADUATE STUDENTS
Once you are admitted to the CSD graduate program, you will be busy taking graduate courses and completing clinical practica. There are several items that we highlight here for our current graduate students.
If students have specific questions or comments, they are encouraged to talk with their advisor or the department chair.
MEETING WITH YOUR ADVISOR
Once admitted to the M.S. degree program, you will be assigned a CSD advisor. Your advisor will help you plan out your course of study. It is critical that incoming graduate students meet with their CSD advisor as soon as possible to begin planning their course of study.
PROGRAM APPROVAL
Admitted students will develop a program of studies which must be approved by the student’s advisor and graduate dean. Program approval must take place after the student has been formally admitted and prior to the completion of 16 credits of graduate study. Most CSD graduate students submit their program for approval (via the “blue form”) in their first spring semester.
PRAXIS EXAM
As a requirement for ASHA’s Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC),
students in speech pathology must pass the Praxis Exam. The Education
Testing Service (ETS) administers the Praxis Exam. You can obtain the
Praxis Series Registration Bulletin and the Praxis Series Test-at-a-Glance
booklet from ETS by calling 800-772-9476 or e-mail praxis@ets.org.
Students can register directly with ETS for the test date and location that
best meets their needs at www.ets.org/praxis .
ASHA recommends that students register and take the examination no
earlier than the completion of their graduate coursework and graduate
clinical practicum or during the Clinical Fellowship experience.
ASHA CERTIFICATION
After students have completed their academic coursework and clinical practicum,
they are ready to apply for certification. The ASHA membership and
certification handbook are located on the ASHA Web site, http://www.asha.org/students/join-ASHA/default-handbooks.htm
Students need to complete an application for membership and certification
in black ink. Then, they must submit their application to their graduate
program director and obtain his/her signature. The program director's
signature will verify that you have met coursework and practicum requirements
for certification.
STATE LICENSURE
The licensure requirements vary by state and type of organization that you work in (i.e. health or education).
Below are contacts by state to get more information on professional licensure/ registration.
State |
Education |
Health/Medical |
State Association |
Minnesota |
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Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Association |
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North Dakota |
Education Standards and Practices Board at: Phone: (701) 328-9641 or e-mail espbinfo@nd.gov |
No information on website for ND Department of Health. Experience has indicated that the Praxis Test is required before a student may be licensed, and a temporary license is not available. For more information call 701.328.2352 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301 Bismarck N.D., 58505-0200 |
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South Dakota |
Secretary of Health 600 E, Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 605-773-3361 |
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Iowa |
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
Please refer to the St. Cloud State University Student Handbook.
