The Equal Access Cooperative is excited to publish their Spring 2024 Equal Access Academy schedule. All trainings are held virtually via Microsoft Teams and qualify for beyond compliance credit. They are open to students, staff, faculty and guests. Check out ways to increase your knowledge about accessibility this semester.

Join us for an enlightening Black History Month event, “Black Identity Unveiled: Victoria Talks," featuring the dynamic speaker, Victoria Alexander. With a passion for raising critical consciousness, Victoria is dedicated to guiding students on a transformative journey of self-discovery, community building, and social change. This event will be held in the Kiva on Monday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

The Graduate College, in collaboration with the Division of People, Culture and Belonging, and the Center for Teaching and Learning, is proud to share our virtual Spring 2024 Faculty Development Series on Caring for Self, Caring for Others. This semester features two workshops: Caring for Graduate Students Through Mentoring on Feb. 6, and Caring for Self while Juggling Faculty Life on Apr. 16. 

Join colleagues, students and the community for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event features a conversation over lunch that centers on Dr. King's guiding principles of living a life of love and peace during times of conflict. This event is free, but a ticket is required.

Do my students need a specific amount of hours?

While we do need to keep an eye on hours in general, especially in their last semester, we always stress to the students that they should be focusing on experiences to help prepare them after graduation and not on clockhours.  There’s so much to be learned, like scheduling or billing, that doesn’t involve clockhours at all.  Likewise, if a student obtains the 375 hours they need for ASHA certification, they are still expected to continue the learning process and work their established schedule until the end of the semester.

ASHA Certification and State Licensure

• Ensure your ASHA certification and state licensure are current and will be current during the entire time your student will be with you.
• Ensure you meet ASHA’s 2020 standards for supervision, as listed in V-E, “Supervision of students must be provided by a clinical educator who holds ASHA certification in the appropriate profession and who, after earning the CCC-A or CCC-SLP, has completed (1) a minimum of 9 months of full-time clinical experience (or its part-time equivalent), and (2) a minimum of 2 h

Practicum Dates:

Spring 2025 (all placements)

Jan 13 - May 3, 2025

• The university is closed on the following dates: 
  • MLK Day: Jan 20
  • Spring Break: March 10-March 16
  • Students are required to follow their supervisors' schedules and should attend their placements on these dates or for other university closures, such as snow days.
• Midterms for full-time Student Teachers should be completed March 3 - March 7, 2025
• Midterms for part-time Enrichment students should be completed March 3

Graduate Program Admission Requirements

All applicants to the Graduate Program must submit the following with their application. We no longer require or consider GRE scores.