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    "description": "<p>The MA in Communication Sciences and Disorders is intended for those interested in working with children and adults who have communication disorders. The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers a traditional plan of study for full-time students with undergraduate degrees in communication sciences and disorders or speech-language pathology and audiology. In addition to the traditional plan of study, three tracks in the MA in Communication Sciences and Disorders are also offered: Accelerated, Consortium and Out of Field tracks. All programs are offered face-to-face on the Orlando campus, but each has unique admission requirements and sequencing of courses based on the student's academic and professional background. Students must begin the program in the semester for which they are admitted and must follow the prescribed sequence of academic and clinical courses outlined in the catalog for that track.</p> <p>Each track provides academic and clinical education experiences necessary for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the Florida Department of Education, and licensure by the state of Florida. For information on how this program may prepare students for professional licensure, please visit <a href=\"https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/masters/\">here</a>.</p> <p>The ASHA Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) has accredited the Master of Arts Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at UCF since 1986.</p> <p>The Communication Sciences and Disorders program strives to educate students to become successful practitioners in the field of speech-language pathology. To that end, the ASHA Code of Ethics is reinforced throughout the academic curriculum. Violations of the ASHA Code of Ethics are grounds for academic sanctions or dismissal from the program.</p> <p>The <strong>Traditional</strong> program is a full-time cohort program (six consecutive semesters, including two summers) for students with undergraduate degrees in communication sciences and disorders or speech-language pathology and audiology. Students with undergraduate degrees in other majors (out of field) should apply to the Out of Field track to complete additional undergraduate prerequisite coursework.</p> <p>The <strong>Consortium</strong> track is a part-time cohort program offered as a cooperative effort between the UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Central Florida Public School Consortium to address the critical shortage of public school speech-language pathologists in the area. Applicants to this track must be employed in one of the following participating school districts in the Central Florida Consortium: Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia.</p> <p>The <strong>Accelerated (BS to MA)</strong> requires full-time enrollment and enables highly qualified current UCF undergraduate students in Communication Sciences and Disorders to share one semester of courses between the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Students enroll in graduate-level courses in the final semester of their undergraduate program to satisfy the bachelor's degree requirements. If admitted to the master's program, they are allowed to use those courses toward the master's degree.</p> <p>The <strong>Out of Field</strong> track is a full-time cohort program for students who do not have a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders or a related field or those who have not completed the necessary discipline-specific undergraduate prerequisite classes. It requires two semesters of undergraduate courses in addition to the graduate curriculum requirements and is typically completed in eight consecutive semesters.</p> <br /> <p>Please scroll to the bottom of this page for further details on these Tracks.</p><p>This program prepares students for state-regulated professional licensure or certification. For more information on how this program may prepare you in that regard, please view the licensure disclosure for the <a href=\"https://apq.ucf.edu/document/commscidisordersma-disclosure/\">Communication Sciences and Disorders MA</a> program.</p>",
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