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Haha that could work out! There is possibly the chance of having something due (for example) at 9pm Tennessee time, which could mean that on the west coast it's due at 7pm (which I have encountered before in my online courses lol ) Of course, I'm rooting for you to have the extension instead !! I'm from Southern California! I do know of about four schools within the SoCal area, I just wish transportation and living expenses weren't such an issue here haha (the curse of Cali traffic). You're from Arizona (according to your location section lol)? I have a good friend working in Phoenix as a teacher!
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Oh I see! Thanks for bringing that up! For myself, I would probably hope for the latter option of conducting clinicals in locations close to my home out of convenience haha. That's actually a good question to consider! To be honest, my first guess would be to expect the school to adhere to their own timezone. For some of my classes in university, when we would submit homework onto websites, the site would label the 'turn-in' time as EST since that is where the headquarters of the site are located despite my being PST. However, I would definitely make sure to ask your professors when the time comes, since a general appeal of online courses is to have classes adhere to the work and lifestyle of the student.
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Oh I haven't applied to an online program yet, but I have taken some online courses during my time in university so I do know that online classes can be just as demanding with work and participation as an in-class. I'm more so curious about how clinicals/training/interning would be administered when it comes to graduate SLP programs, but I guess I can always contact the online schools I get interested in and have that clarified.
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Advice Needed (please!) for Speech Therapy/ SLP programs!
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Advice Needed (please!) for Speech Therapy/ SLP programs!
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Hi! Thank you for your reply! I'm sorry, I should have clarified better--During my research, I found that one program of the two I am interested in for M.A. offers a 3 year program, but no more than 5 years to complete the curriculum. I can be a little pessimistic in my thinking, though I do have some special circumstances that make me consider a "worst-case scenario" where I may need to take the full 5 years. Thank you for the list of online schools, and the link was very helpful! I appreciate your help with this and offering your advice! :]
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Hi there! Thank you so much for the advice! You make a good argument about SLPA--it would seem wiser to try to reach for the Master's program since it can provide more opportunities to gain the most from the job. When it comes to online speech pathology programs, I do wonder if there is any difference between the online/in-class experience? For example, how would one go about training in-field if they're taking an online SLP program (since the two SLP programs Id hope to apply to include a time to intern/train in various clinical and school settings)? Thank you for taking the time to help and answer my questions. I wish you all the best in your endeavors!
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Hello! Thank you for the response! It's comforting to know I'm not alone in feeling apprehensive about the post-bacc. My basic worry has been that in the middle of the program I may not like the classes (or some other vague issue that my anxiety tends to plague me with) and suddenly feel regretful that I may have wasted time and money over starting another bachelor's degree despite already having one and not utilizing it instead. However, from what I've researched about the program, the classes are interesting! And I will start looking for shadowing or volunteer opportunities to get a better feel for the job as well. I'll look into occupational therapy and school counseling! I'm actually surprised occupational therapy hasn't come to mind haha. Thank you so much for these options! I wish you all the best in your post bacc program and hope you can get into your dream school for grad studies!
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Advice Needed (please!) for Speech Therapy/ SLP programs!
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Hey guys, I was wondering if I could get some advice! I'm a resident of California, USA and I've just graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. Although I truly enjoy psychology as a subject, I know I don't necessarily want to become a "psychologist"per se. A professor of mine told me about Speech Therapy/ Speech Language Pathology before graduation, and the topic really intrigued me. After some research, I think I can see myself working in a school setting with young kids and/or teenagers! The problem is; however, in CA there are only two schools that have an SLP program (within my means of travel), and both require a degree in Communicative Disorders. There is a post-bacc program available that would need 2 years of completion before I can apply to the 3-5 year M.A. in Communicative Disorders program that leads into becoming an SLP. I joined this forum site basically to gauge anyone's opinion or advice--do you think it's worth it to endure the post-bacc; financially and time-wise? Should I maybe try for SLPA instead? Or do you know of any other fields that can combine therapy/education/health science the way speech therapy does without having to work in a hospital setting?