NOTE: Courses are typically offered once per year, occasionally once every other year, in the semester indicated. For students pursuing the Thesis option, 3 elective credits are required. For students pursuing the Candidacy Paper option, 7 elective credits are required. 

YEAR 1 – FALL

• HESP616 Language Disorders in Preschool Age (2 credits) 
• HESP610 Language Disorders in Adults (2 credits) 
• HESP702 Diagnostic Procedures (2 credits)
• HESP613 Autism (2 credits) 
• HESP648A Clinical Practice in Speech: Diagnostic Procedures (1 credit)
• HESP648B Clinical Practice in Speech: Therapeutic Procedures (2 credits)

YEAR 1 – WINTER

• Possible elective (e.g., Counseling; Medical SLP; Cultural & Linguistic Diversity) (2-3 credits)

NOTE: Students are not required to take classes during the 3-week winter term. However, some electives are offered only at this time, and many students choose to take courses during this period and thus lighten their load in subsequent semesters

YEAR 1 - SPRING

• HESP602 Neurological Basis of Communication (2 credits)
• HESP620 Speech Production Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
• HESP613 Fluency Disorders (2 credits) 
• HESP611 Cognitive Disorders in Adults (2 credits) 
• Basic Science: HESP602 Neurological Bases of Communication (2 credits)
• HESP648B Clinical Practice in Speech: Therapeutic Procedures (2 credits)

SUMMER SESSION 

• HESP605: Assessment & Intervention in Bilingual Populations (2 credits)
• HESP625 Dysphagia (2 credits)
• HESP627 Alternative & Augmentative Communication (2 credits)
• HESP648B Clinical Practice in Speech (2 credits)

YEAR 2 - FALL

• Basic Science: HESP601 Foundations of Scientific Enquiry (1 credit) 
• HESP624 Voice Disorders (2 credits)
• HESP626 Language Disorders in School Age (2 credits) 
• HESP728 (Outplacement) Advanced Clinical Practice in Speech: Advanced Graduate Laboratory Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology (3 credits)
• Thesis option: HESP799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-3 credits; 6 are needed but may be split across semesters)
• Possible elective (2-3 credits)

YEAR 2 – WINTER

• Possible elective (2-3 credits)
• Thesis option: HESP799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-3 credits; 6 are needed, and may be split across semesters) 

YEAR 2 – SPRING

• HESP728 (Outplacement) Advanced Clinical Practice in Speech: Advanced Graduate Laboratory Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology (3 credits)
• Thesis Option: HESP799 (3 credits, 6 total required)
• Non-thesis candidacy research: HESP639 Candidacy Paper (2 credits) 
• Possible elective (2-3 credits) 

ELECTIVES:

• VARIABLE- HESP639 Special Topics: Advances in SLP (2 credits)
• FALL to SPRING - Seminar-CLD-Emphasis Prog. (1 credit)
• WINTER - HESP617 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (2 credits) 
• WINTER - HESP615 Counseling (3 credits)
• SUMMER: HESP 635 Aural Rehabilitation & Habilitation (3 credits)
• SPRING - HESP724 Research Methods (3 credits)

Students may also, with permission of the department, enroll in courses at other Universities in the Washington Area Consortium (such as Gallaudet, George Washington University, or Howard University) or in other departments on campus to fulfill elective requirements.