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Online Master's Program
The Online MS in Speech-Language Pathology program prepares students for practice in the field of speech-language pathology. The 3-year program admits applicants each Fall. Courses will be mostly online asynchronous content and a weekly synchronous online zoom chat on weeknights (between 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.). Students will be required to participate in clinical rotations in the first and second summers of the program. In the first Summer, clinic will be during the day during four five weeks with classes at night. In the second Summer, clinic will be run during the day for ten weeks, followed by evening classes. Students will be placed in full-time live clinics during the day in their final Fall and Spring semesters. These clinics range from 3-5 days/week and students are expected to be full-time in the final year to complete the clinical hours required for licensure, certification, and credentialing.
Program Goals
- Train students in prevention, assessment and intervention practices
- Prepare ethically responsible clinicians to make EBP clinical decisions
- Promote wellness in culturally and linguistically diverse populations within our community.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of the program, the Graduate students will be able to:
- Describe the nature of typical and disordered communication and swallowing across the lifespan.
- Integrate theory, research, and evidence-based principles into prevention, assessment, and intervention practices.
- Interact and communicate in ways that promote wellness and reflect respect for diversity, collaboration, and ethics.
- Demonstrate summative knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level practice within the field of speech-language pathology through defense of a culminating experience.
Program At A Glance
- Cohort based program with a new cohort beginning each Fall
- 76-unit program (View course descriptions)
- Online graduate program in SLP designed to be completed in 8 consecutive semesters (including summer terms). View the current online program course sequence.
- The program design requires students to:
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- Complete asynchronous coursework and assignments designed by instructors
- Attend synchronous online evening classes three to four nights per week
- Complete four clinical placements which will take place during typical work hours/days as follows: 5 weeks in Summer I, 10 weeks in Summer II, and 14-16 weeks in Fall III and Spring III.
- Applicants/Students should be aware that the program is full-time, and that asynchronous coursework will need to be completed outside of the clinical placements and evening classes.
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- Program prepares students in prevention, assessment, and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan for career readiness across multiple settings
- Program offers specialty clinics to maximize student exposure to speech-language pathology
- Includes a minimum of 400 supervised hours in speech-language pathology in community based practice to prepare participants for their career
- After successfully completing the program, the candidate will have met the academic requirements to be eligible for a temporary California state SLP license and a preliminary CTC SLP Services credential. Candidates will also have met the academic requirements towards ASHA membership and certification.
- Online Master's Program Downloadable Flyer
- View our Program Achievement Data
Mailing Address:
SLP Department
CSU San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92096
Fall 2026 Admissions Timeline:
- Application Opens – Oct. 1, 2025
- Application Deadline – Jan. 2, 2026
- Interview Notifications – Feb. 14, 2026
- Interview Day (Invitation Only/Mandatory) – Feb. 28, 2026
- Admissions Notifications – Mar. 9, 2026
- Welcome Mixer (Invitation Only/Optional) – Mar. 19, 2026
- Intent to Enroll Deadline – Apr. 15, 2026
- Online Orientation - TBD
- Bootcamp/Orientation - TBD
- Fall Semester Starts – Aug. 31, 2026