Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 241
Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the SLPP program, students will: PLO1 Complete undergraduate coursework required for application to Speech-Language Pathology graduate programs. PLO2 Obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for successful participation in a graduate SLP program. PLO3 Engage in reflective practices that demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills for graduate SLP training.
Academic Criteria for Admission, Progression and Retention: Applicants must have a bachelor’ s degree in another field and have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0( on a 4.0 scale) based on the last 60 credit hours of college coursework, including graduate coursework, attempted and accepted. Competitive candidates will have an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Required Prerequisite Courses: None
Curriculum Sequence: Refer to the SLPP Website for the SLPP curriculum sequence with course descriptions.
Professional Disposition and Conduct: Professional behavior as applied to asynchronous and synchronous meetings includes but is not limited to appropriate attention and behavior while on camera; keeping microphones on mute when not speaking; keeping cameras on when required for class activities; arrival to meetings on time; active listening; submitting assignments on time; no instant messaging, emailing, social internet browsing, or phone activity during synchronous meetings. Students are expected to email the course instructor if they miss a class or fail to submit an assignment on time. If a student wants to record a class session or transmit a class session to another student( audio or video), permission from the course instructor is required. It is a student conduct violation to download recorded lectures, labs, and meetings to a computer, upload them to the internet, or otherwise share, transmit or publish such recordings without the prior written consent of all participants( unless the professor has agreed in writing to such action and the recording is a recording of the professor’ s class). Course instructors reserve the right to deduct up to 5 points off the student’ s final course grade for violation( s) of professional standards or behaviors. Students will be notified in writing if an unprofessional act was identified and the amount of deduction from the students’ final grade.
Technology Requirements: All students are required to have a computer with internet and camera capability.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Degree: Minor Program Type: Accelerated Program Modality: Online, Asynchronous
MINORS
Program Description: The SLP Minor Program consists of 21 credits of required SLP coursework. All courses are offered online and asynchronous during the Fall and Spring Accelerated Terms. A student who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in any program may earn a minor in speech-language pathology by completing the 21 credits of speech-language pathology coursework.