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"description": "<p><b>This certificate program has been temporarily suspended effective Summer 2016.</b><br/>The UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Graduate Certificate in Medical Speech-Language <br/>Pathology is designed to prepare speech language pathologists and students currently enrolled in the CSD program with the <br/>knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate and treat individuals with medically-related communication disorders.<br/><b>Curriculum</b><br/>Current UCF CSD graduate students: 12 credit hours total (3 courses selected from the list below). Students currently enrolled <br/>in the UCF Communication Sciences and Disorders MA program are required to take 9 credit hours in addition to SPA <br/>6565 - Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, which is required to fulfill the regular degree requirements.<br/>Certificate only, for speech language pathologists (professionals): 12 credit hours (4 courses to be selected from the list below). SPA 6565 - Feeding and Swallowing Disorders is a required course toward this certificate if the student has not previously taken a course in Feeding and Swallowing Disorders at the graduate level. All courses toward the Medical Speech-Language Pathology Certificate program should be selected in consultation with the Master's Program Coordinator and medical certificate faculty adviser, Dr. Bari Ruddy.<br/><b>Total Credit Hours Required: 12 Credit Hours Minimum </b><b>beyond the Master's Degree</b></p><h2>Program Prerequisites</h2><p><b>This certificate program has been temporarily suspended effective Summer 2016.</b></p><p>Courses from a previous graduate degree program or certificate program <em>cannot</em> be applied toward the completion of the Certificate in Medical Speech-Language Pathology.</p><p>Current students in UCF's Communication Sciences and Disorders MA program may <em>only</em> apply SPA 6565 - Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, toward both the Medical Speech-Language Pathology Certificate and the master's degree in communication sciences and disorders. Nine credit hours will need to be taken in addition to the regular master's program course requirements.</p><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Required Courses: 12 Credit Hours</h3> 12 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete at least 4 of the following: <ul><li>SPA6245 - Communication Disorders in Cleft Palate-Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (3)</li><li>SPA6417 - Management of Acquired Cognitive/Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan (3)</li><li>SPA6565 - Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (3)</li><li>SPA6453 - Management of Cognitive-Communication Disorders in Traumatic Brain Injury (3)</li><li>SPA6432 - Issues in Autism (3)</li><li>SPA6569 - Management of Upper Airway and Aerodigestive Disorders (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>12</strong></h4><ul> <li>Courses from a previous graduate degree program or certificate program cannot be applied toward the completion of <br/>the Certificate in Medical Speech-Language Pathology.</li> <li>Current students in UCF's Communication Sciences and Disorders MA program may only apply SPA 6565 - Feeding and <br/>Swallowing Disorders toward both the Medical Speech-Language Pathology Certificate and the master's degree in <br/>communication sciences and disorders. Nine credit hours will need to be taken in addition to the regular master's program <br/>course requirements.</li> </ul>",
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