Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology

To provide additional educational and practicum experience for speech-language pathologists in the area of diagnosis and treatment of individuals with Spanish-only and Spanish/English language history and needs who have speech-language-voice-swallowing disorders. Steps for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Bilingual (Spanish/English) Speech- Language Pathology:

1. Graduate admission to UTEP. This certificate program is open to students currently enrolled in the M.S. SLP degree program at UTEP (graduate), and students who wish to pursue only the certificate

2. Application via a letter of interest should be submitted to the coordinator of the program and clinic director during orientation. The letter should include official transcripts and a summary of the applicant’s linguistic and clinical experiences.

3. Course equivalencies will be evaluated and decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

4. Students must have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or higher to enroll in the certificate program

   Code	Title	Hours
   SPLP 2313	General Phonetics	3
   SPLP 3310	Language Development	3

5. An individual must demonstrate native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English. Evidence may include previous college-level coursework in each language or passing scores on standardized measures, such as:
   
   • • Spanish Placement Exam administered at the UTEP Testing Center at or above a 2XXX level (same as required for the undergraduate waiver for foreign language credit).
     • English Placement Exam (TOEFL) administered at the UTEP Testing Center.

6. Clinical Practicum Practice:
   The candidate must complete at least 75 contact hours with a bilingual population during diagnostic and treatment clinical activities. These hours must be attested to by a supervising speech-language pathologist who meets the ASHA Bilingual Service Provider Guidelines with at least 200 contact hours with bilingual clients following ASHA certification.

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 18