Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø approved to admit international students to SLP master¡¯s program

International students now may be admitted to Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s master of science in speech-language pathology program following a successful review process. 

Xong Sony Yang, director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS) at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, said the program was adjudicated in late November by the Department of Homeland Security: Student and Exchange Visitor Program. 

¡°OISSS is excited and looks forward to welcoming Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's first international graduate students and the first international students to join the communication sciences and disorders (CSD) master's program this summer,¡± Yang said. 

The college must reapply for recertification every two years. The successful adjudication process signals Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s continued commitment to hosting F-1 VISA students and the successful management of the program. 

Dr. Allison Haskill, chair of CSD and director of the master¡¯s program, said securing this approval was a joint effort across departments. 

¡°Since our master of science in speech-language pathology program began in 2020, we have had interest from prospective international students,¡± said Dr. Haskill. ¡°We appreciate the work done by our colleagues in international student admissions that has made it possible for Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to be an option for international graduate students.¡±

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s speech-language pathology graduate program launched in 2020, and the first cohort of master¡¯s students graduated in May 2022. The two-year program includes academic coursework and clinical work at the on-campus Barbara A. Roseman Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing. Master¡¯s students also complete school-based and medical externships.

The Roseman Center is the oldest college clinic in the nation, and it serves as a resource to the entire Quad-Cities area. During a typical semester, student clinicians provide assessment and intervention services for communication disorders to 95 members of the Quad-Cities community.

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is a diverse campus community. Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø 15 percent of students are from other countries and, altogether, 49 countries are represented on campus.

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.