University of Alaska Anchorage has an affiliated speech language pathology program with East Carolina University (ECU).  UAA provides preparatory course work by distance education to candidates who want to apply to the ECU graduate program to become fully qualified speech-language pathologists. A Bachelor's Degree is required to enroll in the leveling courses.

Alaskan candidates who  have an undergraduate degree in anything other than Speech-Language Pathology can take our leveling courses and meet prerequisite requirements with ECU.  ECU has reserved a limited number of spots in their M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders program for Alaskan students who complete their required prerequisites and meet admission requirements.  Completion of the leveling courses does not guarantee acceptance to ECU. For more information about the ECU graduate program visit their website at http://csdi.ah.ecu.edu/. 

Non-Alaskans are also welcome to take our leveling courses. These are core courses most graduate programs require for candidates who have an out of field undergraduate degree.  It is important that you check with the graduate school to which your are applying to verity that they will accept these leveling courses.  

A Pre-Screening Form is available for candidates who are interested in being included in the leveling courses.  Candidates must submit the pre-screening form along with a copy of their transcript showing they received a Bachelor's Degree.

Leveling courses offered online by UAA:

• Phonetics
• Language Development
• Articulation and Phonology (Phonetics is a prerequisite for this course ~ if you have not taken Phonetics at UAA you must provide a copy of an unofficial transcript as documentation of completion of this course elsewhere.  If you do not submit documentation an instructor initiated withdrawal will be conducted.)
• Audiology
• Aural Rehabilitation
• Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
• Bioacoustics
  

You do not need to formally apply to a degree seeking program at UAA to take these leveling courses but you do need to register.  You need to apply as a non-degree seeking student.  This is free and no other documentation is required.  Go to http://uaonline.alaska.edu/ to apply.  You will receive a university username, password, login, and ID.  Keep these handy as you will need them throughout your UAA experience.  To get course information and the CRN (course registration number) necessary to register go to the 'courses and schedules' page of this website.

I am from out-of-state or new to the system.  How do I register online?

For information about other Speech Language Pathology programs visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website at http://www.asha.org. 

ALASKA GRADUATE COHORT

Alaska candidates who are accepted into the Alaska cohort of the ECU distance master's degree program take their graduate courses through ECU and complete their clinical practicum/internships in Alaska through UAA.  The first internship occurs the summer following the first year of ECU graduate courses.

BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN A PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP

• Unless you are currently certificated in Alaska, candidates must submit a statement to the College of Education Office of Clinical Services and Certification as part of the application to the internship (EDSE A614S or EDSE A620S):

• Candidates who are certificated teachers must submit a copy of a current Alaska Teacher Certificate prior to admission the an internship.
• Candidates who are not currently certificated in Alaska must receive authorization from EED (State of Alaska Education and Early Development Department,  http://www.eed.state.ak.us/) to participate in an internship.  Internship applicants must apply for EED 'student teacher' authorization as part of the internship application process.  This application process requires fingerprinting/criminal history background check, which must be initiated about 5 months prior to the first day of fieldwork.  If the background check is not initiated in time for the processing to occur before the first day of fieldwork, the Office of Clinical Services and Teacher Certification may deny the request for the internship.
• Failure to comply with the criminal history background requirements, falsification of information, or evidence of a criminal conviction that would preclude State certification will result in denial of access to or removal from field placement settings and programs that lead to State certification.  In addition, conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude may result in denial of access to or removal from field placement settings and programs that lead to State certification.  Refer to the UAA College of Education Student Criminal History Background Check Policies and Procedures.
  

Contact

Ellen Brigham
MS CCC/SLP
(907) 786 4468
slp@uaa.alaska.edu (preferred)