EIU Master of Science in Communication Disorders and Science

Educational Internship

The graduate program requires a 14-week practicum — five days per week — in an educational setting. More than 100 clock hours of therapy experience is obtained during the educational experience. All interns are supervised by an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist. Seminars are held during the semester for interns by the educational internship coordinator.

Prerequisites:

• acceptance by the internship site
• completion of all CDS graduate coursework except CDS 5970/5670 and CDS 5980/5680
• a grade of B or better in at least six semester hours of CDS 5900, 5910, 5920 or permission of the department chairperson

Educational Internship Coordinator:  Ms. Jacki Tish, SLP-CCC | jmtish@eiu.edu