Kristin Higgins
Interim Department Head, Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
100 Graduate Education Building
479-575-3329
kkhiggi@uark.edu

Rachel Glade
Program Director
262 Epley Center for Health Professions
479-575-3575
Email: rglade@uark.edu

Post-Master's Certificate Offered:
Advanced School-Based Speech-Language Pathology (ASLPMC)

Program Description: The post master’s Advanced School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Certificate is an online 15-hour graduate program targeting school-based speech-language pathologists who seek to build their content expertise and improve their career mobility. The overall goal of this program is to improve the preparation of school-based speech-language pathologists that will correspondingly improve the quality of speech therapy service provision in educational settings. 

Admission Requirements: The program is designed for individuals with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or related field in communication disorders from a program accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Program Requirements:

CDIS 6103Literacy for Learning in Educational Settings3
CDIS 6203Advanced Assessment and Intervention for Fluency Disorders3
CDIS 6303Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services in Schools3
CDIS 6403Advanced Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Assessment & Intervention3
CDIS 6503Behavioral Management in Educational Settings3
Total Hours15