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For those of you that did the USU 2nd degree program, did you finish the degree in the 3 semesters or was it necessary to space it out while working? I work 8-4 Mon-Fri and I want to make sure I don't take on too much at once and not get the grades I want

Would you mind telling me your stats? My undergrad is pretty low and I'm a bit worried...

Wow, reading your successes is SO relieving for me!! Between working two jobs while going to school FT and going through a lot of chaos during my undergrad, my grade suffered TERRIBLY. I graduated with a 2.67 GPA After several year of not knowing what to do with myself, I decided to work as a CNA then as a teaching assistant. My experiences in both fields got me really excited about therapy. At first I wanted to go for OT but honestly I have always loved language so SLP fits my personality better. I had taken a few semesters worth of classes and ended up with a 3.47 GPA. I still need to take a bunch of pre-reqs and since I want to get my BA GPA up I will probably end up applying for USU's 2nd bachelors program. I'm hoping that by doing that and with having years of experience in healthcare and special education, HOPEFULLY some school will give me a chance!!! Thanks for sharing your stories! <3

I'm currently teaching English in Yamaguchi, Japan (JET Program)! Before coming here, I worked as a TA for 2 years in elementary lifeskills and learning support classrooms, spent 3 years working in long term care as a CNA, and one year as a patient care technician in the ICU. Before working as a CNA I had no idea what I wanted to be when I "grew up" haha I'm so grateful for my experiences in healthcare and education!

So I don't know TOO much yet (I'm in the infancy of my research) but I have read that there is a Mutual Recognition Agreement between the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Your degree is recognized but depending on where you are going, there might be some things that you need to do before you can work in the new country (PRAXIS, some extra clinical hours, etc). I'm not sure about the extent of that yet.

I highly doubt that it will matter that your BA wasnt in SLP. MANY people didn't go for communication disorders. Your GPA looks pretty great to me Don't sweat it!

Hello, everyone!!! I am currently looking into my options for grad school. I would love to go back to school for SLP. My undergrad GPA is embarrassingly low (2.67..yeaaaah ouch.) but I have taken some courses since and I have almost a 3.5 from those courses. I am a US citizen but currently working in Japan. Before coming to Japan to teach English, I worked at an elementary school in the lifeskills classroom for 2 years. Along with that, I have several years experience working in nursing homes and in the hospital as a CNA. I'm having a hard time deciding what I want to do next. I will be in Japan for another year and a half but after that I either want to go to school in the US or in Australia. If I plan on going to school in the US I will apply to USU for their 2nd degree program so that I can raise my god-awful undergrad GPA. I would also need to take the GRE (which I have an irrational fear of!) My other option that I am considering is applying to a few Australian SLP programs. They do not require all of the pre-reqs or the GRE. My fear is that if I wait and apply to them next year and don't get accepted, I would have wasted time by not starting my 2nd bachelors degree program. Has anyone studied at the Australian schools for SLP? Does anyone have any advice?