Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2024-2025 Graduate Academic Catalog
admission eligibility . Students accepted into the SLPP program will register and enroll at Gwynedd Mercy University as non-degree-seeking ( non-matriculated ) students . Upon completion of the program , students will be eligible and prepared to enter a Master ’ s of speech-language pathology program . The SLPP program benefits students who wish to train to become speech-language pathologists but do not have the undergraduate prerequisites for graduate school .
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 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 .
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology ( MS SLP )
Program Name : Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology ( MSSLP ) Degree : Master of Science Program Director : Karen A . Fallon , PhD , CCC-SLP Program Accreditation : The Master of Science ( MS-SLP ) education program in speech-language pathology { residential } at Gwynedd Mercy University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology ( CAA ) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
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