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The Bilingual English-Spanish Specialization Certificate (BESSC) allows students pursuing a Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) at DePaul to complete specialized coursework and clinical practica underscoring a thorough level of competence across scientific, theoretical, and clinical knowledge and skills in order to equitably serve the needs of primarily Spanish speaking individuals with communicative disabilities. In accordance with an additive cultural and linguistic competence curricula, students are required to demonstrate good-to-excellent oral language proficiency skills in Spanish, per the BESSC SLP Spanish interview at the time of matriculation. 

Course Title Quarter Hours
SLP 460RESEARCH TO PRACTICE IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 461PROFESSIONALISM AND ADVOCACY IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 462ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF YOUNG BILINGUAL CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS2
SLP 464ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF BILINGUAL ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS2
SLP 465CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN BILINGUAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY1
SLP 466BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SERVICE PROVISION ACROSS SETTINGS1
BBE 550SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND THE BILINGUAL LEARNER EXPERIENCE2

The admission process for the bilingual certificate will uphold a holistic review of applicants. Student admission requirement include: a) earning acceptance to the MS graduate Speech Language Pathology Program; b) indicating interest on the MS Speech-Language Pathology Program at DePaul University graduate application; c) submitting a supplemental application for the Bilingual English-Spanish Specialization Certificate which includes completion of an essay question and self-evaluation of Spanish language skills; d) completing a successful interview, in Spanish, with the Director of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Programs in SLP.