About This Program
This program is ideal if you desire a career helping people restore and improve their speech. Nationally recognized for excellence, the program satisfies the academic requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathologist. Plus, all courses are offered 100% online.
...A master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) is the professional requirement for employment as a speech-language pathologist. Completion of CSUN's Master of Science in Communicative Disorders program satisfies the academic requirements for
- Licensure in all states to practice in medical, rehabilitative or private practice settings;*
- Education credentials in all states for employment in public schools; and
- Professional certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the field's leading professional, credentialing and scientific organization in the U.S.
For all practicum experiences, you’ll work with a site near you.
* A passing score on the board-approved exam is also required for licensure as a speech-language pathologist.
Job Outlook: Health and Human Services
There are currently 2.21 million unique postings in the health care and social assistance industry that require a bachelor’s (1.83M) or master’s (694,928) degree. California has the highest demand for occupations within this industry with 230,256 job postings.
Help Others Find Their Voice
By specializing in this field, you’ll not only transform lives, you’ll add to the larger human conversation. Before you even finish the program, you’ll help clients in the real world, learning about:
- Interviewing and Counseling in Communicative Disorders
- Research in Communication Disorders
- Language Disorders
- Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech, Language and Hearing
- Neurogenic Disorders of Cognition and Language
- Structural and Neurogenic Speech Disorders
- Voice and Disorders of Voice
- Advanced Diagnostics in Speech and Language Pathology
- Pediatric Audiology
Master of Communicative Disorders at CSUN!
Speech-language pathologists assist both children and adults with a wide range of communication disorders. Excellent career opportunities in this field are expected to continue well into the next decade as the expanding older population ages and medical advances improve survival rates for premature infants and victims of stroke and trauma, all of whom typically require professional speech assessment and, possibly, treatment.
What do CDS graduates do?
This program opens the door to a range of exciting career opportunities, including—but not limited to—the ones listed below:
- Speech Language Pathologist
- School Speech Language Pathologist
- Audiologists, Speech Therapist
- Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
- Home Health Speech Language Pathologist
- Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist
- Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist
- Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow
- Licensed Therapists/Speech Language Pathologist
Meet your Faculty
Michael Biel
CCC-SLP, ANCDS-BC, CScD (Doctor of Clinical Science)
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Sarah Cathcart
M.S., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Scott Dailey
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Reed Elliott
M.A., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Sherry Foldvary
MBA, M.A., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Coordinator for Distance Education, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Lisa Guerette
M.A., CCC-SLP, M.H.A., Au.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Delia Karahalios
Au.D., CCC-A
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Karen Kochis-Jennings
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Kyle Mamiya
M.S., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Rosie Quezada
M.A., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Carol Szymanski
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Dana Tappen
SLPD, CCC-SLP
Part-Time Faculty, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Andrew Vermiglio
Au.D., CCC-A
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Elizabeth G. Weber
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Kristina Wilson
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Janice Woolsey
Ed.D., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Clinic Coordinator, Language, Speech and Hearing Center, CSUN
Vickie Yu
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Career Opportunities
Unlock a world of career possibilities with our comprehensive support system. From internships to networking events, we empower students to thrive in their professional journeys and achieve their aspirations.
Students Success stories
This program allowed me to study and not only study but succeed. It allowed me to get my clinical experience on my own schedule.
Marie Bart
CDS
This is such an amazing field speech-language pathology, because there are so many different avenues you can take.
Lisa Ayre-Smith
CDS
The staff and faculty have graduated students for decades now. They really know how to prepare us for the field.
Dylan Woods
CDS
The fact that this was a cohort program that was online allowed me the flexibility to live an entire full life while at the same time pursuing this degree.
Erin Velarde
CDS
