The University has offered a program leading to a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology since 1947. For students interested in licensure as a public school speech-language pathologist, the program is accredited by the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Wisconsin (DPI-WI). Located in a large metropolitan area, Marquette is ideally positioned to provide its speech-language pathology students with a large and diverse choice of clinical sites (e.g., hospitals, clinics, nursing homes) for practicum experiences. Number of instructional staff holding CCC is eleven in speech-language pathology, one in audiology. Resources include the following laboratories: birth to three, preschool language, child language, augmentative/assistive communication, voice physiology, orofacial, neurolinguistics, computer and audiology. A bilingual English-Spanish Certificate (BESC) is offered through the masters' degree program or as continuing education for practicing SLPs. Candidates for the BESC must be accepted to the SLP master's program or posses a master's degree and ASHA certification as a SLP if pursuing the BESC as continuing education. Candidates also must complete an application to the BESC program and meet language proficiency requirements established by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

• Before applying to the Bilingual Therapies, Inc. Scholarship, applicants must be accepted by Marquette University and admitted to both the M.S. program in Speech-Language Pathology and the Bilingual English-Spanish Certificate program.

• If awarded the scholarship, Marquette University will provide a 12 credit tuition waiver to the recipient (at $600 per graduate credit, this is a $7,200 stipend).

• Bilingual Therapies, Inc. will provide a $2,500 per semester stipend.

• If awarded the scholarship, you must sign a contract to work full time for Bilingual Therapies for two consecutive years after
graduation.

For More Information

For more information about the Bilingual English-Spanish Certificate (BESC) in Speech-Language Pathology, please contact:

Wendy Krueger, MS, CCC-SLP Clinical Instructor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Monitor Hall 310 (414) 288-3137 wendy.krueger@marquette.edu

For information about the undergraduate program in Speech Pathology and Audiology and/or the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology, please contact:

Edward Korabic, PhD, CCC-A Chair, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Monitor Hall 210 (414) 288-3428 edward.korabic@marquette.edu

For information about establishing proficiency in Spanish toward preparation for or completion of the BESC, please contact:

Belen Castaneda, PhD Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Lalumiere Hall 254 (414) 288- 7063 belen.castaneda@marquette.edu