The purpose of this certificate is to recruit speakers of languages other than English and Spanish to the field of speech language pathology and prepare them to efficaciously and ethically provide high quality services to often marginalized and underserved communicatively impaired speakers of minority languages.
Certificate in Multicultural-Multilingual Speech Language Pathology students will uphold a holistic review of applicants. Student admission requirements include: a) earning acceptance to the MS Speech Language Pathology Program, b) indicating interest on the MS Speech-Language Pathology Program at DePaul University graduate application and, c) submitting a supplemental application which includes completion of an essay question and self-evaluation of minority language skills.
Students must also attain a rating of at least “advanced mid” from the standardized Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) of the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) https://www.languagetesting.com/.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SLP 503 | ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF SPEAKERS OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND SPANISH | 4 |
| SLP 460 | RESEARCH TO PRACTICE IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY | 1 |
| SLP 461 | PROFESSIONALISM AND ADVOCACY IN BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY | 1 |
| SLP 463 | BILINGUAL SERVICE PROVIDER, FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INVOLVEMENT | 1 |
| SLP 466 | BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SERVICE PROVISION ACROSS SETTINGS | 1 |
| BBE 550 | SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND THE BILINGUAL LEARNER EXPERIENCE | 2 |