Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program Accreditation
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Purdue University Fort Wayne is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “preaccreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of five years.
Graduate Student Outcome Data
Results worth mentioning.
To assist the public in understanding the outcomes of students enrolled in the M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology program, student outcome data are posted below.
The graduate program requires six semesters to complete. The following data report the number and percentage of students who graduated from the program in the expected six semesters in the three most recent academic years. Data are updated annually each August.
| Number of Students Completing Program within Expected Time Frame | Percentage of Students Completing Program within Expected Time Frame | |
| 2023–24 academic year | 16 | 100% |
| 2022–23 academic year | 15 | 94% |
| 2021–22 academic year | 14 | 88% |
| Average for 2021–24 | 15 | 94% |
*All students who did not graduate within the expected time frame graduated after extending their programs by one semester.
Applicants for Certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) are required to pass the Praxis® Subject Test in Speech-Language Pathology. The following data report the number and percentage of students who passed this test in the three most recent academic years. Data are updated annually each August.
| Number of Students Taking the Praxis® in Speech-Language Pathology | Number of Students Passing the Praxis® in Speech-Language Pathology | Percentage of Students Passing the Praxis® in Speech-Language Pathology | |
| 2023–24 academic year | 18 | 16 | 89% |
| 2022–23 academic year | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| 2021–22 academic year | 15 | 14 | 93% |
| Average for 2021–24 | 16.33 | 15 | 92% |