<p>Hi! I'm a high school senior who would like to enter into any 5 year speech-language pathology programs in the US, but do you which schools other than UTEP offer this? Also if there's any audiology or audiology and speech pathology programs you all are aware of, can you let me know? thanks!</p>
So glad you mentioned UTEP had a 5 year SLP program. I just checked their website, http://chs.utep.edu/speechlanguagepathology, and the program is still in place. ASHA maintains a list of bachelor’s/master’s programs, but each school must to inform them to be included: http://www.asha.org/edfind/results.aspx?CDP=BAMA .
Also, in reviewing the schools be sure to carefully read the school’s fine print. My dd was hoping to avoid the stress of having to apply to the master’s portion of program. Some schools, like Marquette, offer an accelerated program, but the student must apply during their junior year. My dd decided not to apply there because she wants smooth transition, not having to worry about getting into a master’s program.
One additional school I’ll mention is USAO. They don’t have a 5 year program, but because of their trimester program, a student can complete the SLP degree in 3 years, https://usao.edu/academics/major/speech-language-pathology . They also offer students clinical speech language pathology hours while still in an undergraduate degree program.
ASHA also lists the audiology programs on their site.
I’d chime that while a 5-year program can save you a little bit of money and stress, applying to graduate school really isn’t (or doesn’t have to be, anyway) that stressful. If you do reasonably well in college, you’ll probably be ok.
I say that because there aren’t that many five-year programs in this field and I’d hate for any college-bound student to attend a college they otherwise wouldn’t solely for a five-year SLP program - especially if they decided later that they didn’t want to enter the career field anymore.
And just as a note, that USAO program does not lead to professional certification in the field - you still need to get a master’s degree. (Also, I would always say be careful programs that claim that they “can” be completed in some compressed amount of time. There’s a difference between “possible,” “feasible,” and “a good idea”. It may be “possible” to complete the program if you overload every single trimester and take no summers off for internships or anything else, for example. So check it out!)
Are you planning to return to your country to begin your Speech and Language career?
Every school is hard and it is a tough discipline, so if you plan to do it quickly, it might not work out well for you.