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Speech-Language Pathology
The Fontbonne University master’s program in speech-language pathology prepares dynamic clinicians to work collaboratively in a wide variety of settings across the lifespan. With a master’s degree — a requirement for employment in speech-language pathology in Missouri and across the country — graduates can look forward to a career with many options while sharing the gift of communication.
Opportunities for research and clinical practicum help speech-language pathology graduate students form close faculty-student relationships that provide support for student learning. While under the mentorship of experienced working professionals, students gain real-world experience through a variety of practicum opportunities.
The value of this teaching approach was recognized with the award of a grant to fund a graduate program in speech-language pathology with an emphasis in deafness, as well as a grant to prepare speech-language pathologists to work in an urban educational environment while working as speech implementers in the St. Louis public schools. In 2004, we established the Fontbonne University Center for Teacher and Therapist Education. The center provides a collaborative setting for preparing students to become speech-language pathologists, as well as deaf education and special education teachers. This progressive facility serves as a unique national model for how to educate a new generation of speech-language pathologists.
At Fontbonne, classes are small. Faculty are nationally recognized, experienced and committed to the success of students. Many of our faculty work in clinical settings and can share their expertise in preparing students who have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families. And, a Fontbonne graduate degree is within reach with the availability of graduate scholarships, assistantships and traineeships to qualified candidates.
Focus on clinical experience
Students in our graduate program are assured excellent clinical experience thanks to more than 80 agreements with some of the finest facilities in the country, including:
- Fontbonne’s The Eardley Family Clinic for Speech, Language, and Hearing
- St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf
- Special School District of St. Louis County
- Moog Center for Deaf Education
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Central Institute for the Deaf
- Veterans Administration Medical Center
- The Rehab Institute of St. Louis
- Clarke School for the Deaf
- St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
- St. Louis Public Schools
Additional expertise
In addition to general preparation, Fontbonne offers two unique tracks in its graduate program. Our speech-language pathology students can gain additional expertise in working with either children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing or those from under-represented groups who attend St. Louis public schools.
Certification possibilities
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- Missouri License in Speech-Language Pathology
- Certification by the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education as a Speech-Language
Pathologist
Our program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). A student may contact the CAA at any time when they have a complaint relating to the graduate program's accreditation.
Professional opportunities
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists speech-language pathology as one of the top 30 fastest growing occupations over the next decade. With a master’s of science in speech-language pathology, you can assist individuals who may have conditions such as, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, deafness, autism, speech-language developmental delays, fluency disorders and those who have had strokes and brain injuries. Employment settings can include:
- Public schools
- Home health services
- Acute care hospitals
- Rehabilitation centers
- Early childhood education
- Schools for the deaf
- Nursing homes
- State and federal agencies
- Private practice
Find out more
To schedule an informational meeting, or learn more about applying to the speech-language pathology graduate program, call (314) 889-1407 or e-mail msslp@fontbonne.edu.
We look forward to helping you learn more … and be more … through your unique educational experience at Fontbonne University.
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