{"id":1416,"date":"2009-09-29T10:43:55","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T15:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?page_id=1416"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:39:09","slug":"combined","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/speech-language-hearing-sciences\/combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language &amp; Hearing Sciences\/Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology*"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ranked among the best in the nation<\/h2>\n<p>Sargent College <strong>ranks #5 in the nation for our MS in Speech-Language Pathology <\/strong>program as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-health-schools\/pathology-rankings\"><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>About the program<\/h2>\n<p>The program offers both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology* which may be completed in five years plus the following summer session, instead of the typical six years. In the Bachelor of Science coursework, you\u2019ll get a strong foundation in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. With the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, you will be prepared to meet certification standards and Massachusetts state licensure requirements for entering clinical practice.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the accelerated time frame, you can expect to be challenged by your professors, courses, and clinical work, as well as by your fellow students. The entire program is designed to give you a rare combination of advantages and learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>*<strong>Note<\/strong>: The BS\/MS program is only open to BU Sargent College Speech, Language &amp; Hearing Sciences undergraduates who have completed the required courses at Boston University. This program is not open to transfer students.<\/p>\n<p>The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Boston University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asha.org\/\">American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)<\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a02200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ranked among the best in the nation Sargent College ranks #5 in the nation for our MS in Speech-Language Pathology program as reported by U.S. News &amp; World Report. About the program The program offers both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology* which may be completed in five years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2107,"featured_media":50456,"parent":3166,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/programs.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1416"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1416"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82177,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1416\/revisions\/82177"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}