Graduation Requirements

To graduate with the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Complete all academic coursework.
2. Complete all clinical practicum requirements.
3. Pass a comprehensive examination or complete a thesis during the last semester of graduate study.
4. Show evidence of having taken the PRAXIS SLP

Students meeting criteria (1) through (4) above will be eligible for graduation. Traditional 5-year students and undergraduate transfers who have completed both the undergraduate and graduate curricula at Misericordia University will be granted both the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences and the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Students who have completed the graduate curriculum only (i.e., students who earned a baccalaureate degree prior to commencing graduate studies in the Speech-Language Pathology program) will be granted the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology.