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Gwynedd Mercy University AY2024-2025 Graduate Academic Catalog
SLP 715
Clinical Practicum III 3 credits Summer Semester - 7 credits ( Hybrid : Online Courses ; Off-Campus Clinical Practicum )
Year 2
Fall Semester - 12 credits ( Hybrid : Online Courses ; Off-Campus Clinical Practicum ) SLP 720 Cognitive Communication Disorders in Adults 3 credits
SLP 725 SLP 730 SLP 735
Voice & Resonance Disorders 3 credits Medical Speech-Language Pathology ( SLP Elective ) 3 credits -or- Language , Literacy , & Learning Disabilities ( SLP Elective ) 3 credits SLP 740 Advanced Clinical Practicum I – Off Campus Externship 3 credits ( 3-4 days / week )
Spring Semester - 6 credits ( No coursework ; Off-Campus Clinical Practicum ) Advanced Clinical Practicum II - Off-Campus Externship with Capstone Project
SLP 745 6 credits ( 5 days / week )
Academic Progress , Probation , and Program Dismissal : MSSLP students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade GPA of 3.0 . Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation . Academic probation is a period during which a student is permitted to improve academic performance that does not meet the standards of the MSSLP Program . To be removed from academic probation , the student must raise the cumulative grade point average to 3.0 or greater . Students placed on academic probation will be given until the end of the following semester to raise their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or better . Failure to raise the cumulative GPA to 3.0 or greater will result in a dismissal from the Program . If it is not possible for a student to raise the cumulative grade point average to 3.0 or greater due to mathematical impossibility , the student will be dismissed or have the option to withdraw from the Program . MSSLP students may not earn more than two grades of “ C ” in didactic or clinical classes during the entirety of their academic program . Any student receiving a grade of less than “ C ” ( including a grade of “ C - ”), in a didactic or clinical class will be required to repeat the course the next time the course is offered , earn a grade of “ B ” or better in the repeated course and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better . As a result of a course failure , the student shall be placed on academic probation and decelerated into the next incoming MSSLP class . A student will have only one opportunity to repeat a failed course . Failure to retake and / or pass a failed course will result in a dismissal from the Program . A student with two or more overall course failures will be dismissed from the Program . Withdrawal from courses : Any withdrawal from didactic courses must be approved by the program director . Any withdrawal from clinical courses must approved by both the Director of Clinical Education and Program Director .
If course withdrawal is approved , the student must submit a completed Course Withdrawal form to the Registrar ’ s Office . The Course Withdrawal form can be found in the Campbell Solution Center or on the
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