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通过治疗各种沟通和吞咽障碍，为他人的生活带来改变，拥有太平洋语言病理学研究生学位。
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Whether helping 失语症患者, assisting transgender individuals in 寻找他们真实的声音, or working with disabled persons on adaptive communication skills, speech-language pathologists (often called 方案得到 or also speech therapists) have the opportunity to help many people.
Beginning with a 语言病理学硕士学位, the path to becoming a speech therapist requires complex problem solving and the ability to form intimate personal connections with those in need.
Required for professional certification, speech therapy school combines the 健康科学的医学基础和实践培训 with those experiencing communication and swallowing challenges.
开始比你想象的要容易。 加入我们，我们将指导您完成如何成为一名语言治疗师的每一步。
第一步：获得学士学位
Most speech pathology schools (including Pacific) require a completed bachelor’s degree, though it doesn’t need to be in communication science if the 必修课程 have been taken.
语言治疗学院的必修课程主要以社会和生命科学为基础，重点是医疗保健，所以最好的语言病理学学士学位都集中在这些领域。
一些非常适合SLP学院的本科学位包括：
- Pre-Speech-Language病理学。 Taken alongside a related degree — such as 公共卫生 or 社会工作 — a pre-professional pathway can easily meet the requirements for speech therapy school and provide hands-on training opportunities.
- 传播科学与疾病。 As either a major or minor degree, communications sciences and disorders (CSD) coursework uniquely prepares students for the kinds of healthcare practiced by certified speech therapists.
- 自然科学。 Degree paths in 生物学 and 化学 provide a foundational background in math and science, something many SLP schools emphasize and prioritize when evaluating applicants.
- 残疾研究。 语言病理学家的许多病人寻求通过治疗永久性或暂时性残疾来调整他们的沟通技巧。
通过学士学位后课程完成语言治疗的先决条件
Designed to help those interested in speech therapy school gain the necessary prerequisites, Pacific’s flexible post-bacc 交流科学与障碍项目 — available in-person, hybrid, or entirely online — makes filling the gaps in your application easy.
Whether you need to start a CSD pathway from the beginning or are just looking for those last few courses to apply to master’s 项目, post-bacc 项目 are ideal for those who want to attend SLP school while still getting an undergraduate degree in another discipline.
第二步：准备你的语言治疗学校申请
Prerequisites are only one facet of a successful 语言病理学学校申请.
Most schools also require a minimum amount of hours spent 观察认证语言治疗师 in a clinical setting.
这可以在你还在攻读本科学位的时候完成，也可以让你在研究生院获得现实世界的经验。
专业推荐信也是许多申请的一个关键方面，可以在学校期间处理好。
Professors, mentors, and shadowed clinicians are all good examples of the kinds of working healthcare professionals who can champion your passion for speech therapy school through 推荐信.
研究生入学考试（GRE）有时需要与研究生院申请一起提交。 However, for the most recent admissions cycle, Pacific did 不需要GRE考试成绩.
第三步：研究语言治疗方案并应用
The best speech pathology schools enable students to 按时毕业并取得高水平的成功 on the exam for speech therapy certification.
Students who graduate from Pacific’s speech language pathology program consistently pass the Praxis exam 高于全国平均水平.
When researching schools, also look for 项目 that include a 临床模拟 in addition to a clinical externship.
Clinical simulations, 比如太平洋大学, allow speech therapy students to practice healthcare techniques — treating everything from trauma response to swallowing disorders — in a controlled, risk-free environment.
一旦你完成了符合你需求和职业道路的SLP项目的研究，剩下唯一要做的就是申请了。
The 通信科学与紊乱集中应用服务 (CSDCAS) allows you to submit multiple applications at once using their extensive database of speech therapy master’s 项目.
第四步：获得认可并发挥优势
恭喜你，你被录取了！ 被SLP学校录取是成为一名医疗保健专业人员的第一步，他可以在你的社区和其他地方有所作为。
以下是你可以做的事情，以充分利用你在语言治疗学校的时间：
- 加入俱乐部。 前惩教俱乐部和全国学生言语语言听力协会（NSSLHA）的分会都存在于太平洋。 参加这些俱乐部不仅能让你直接接触到你所在地区的专业人士，还能创造志愿者的机会来发展现实世界的技能。
- 与教师合作。 找到与你有共同激情的教授和研究人员意味着在毕业后参与前沿项目并发现一个独特的专业。
- 到社区中去。 从与校园内的团体合作到帮助附近社区受沟通障碍影响的人，SLP学校提供了大量的机会，让学生在学校就能有所作为。
第五步：成为一名认证的语言病理学家
在完成语言治疗硕士课程后，在你开始作为一名语言治疗师的职业生涯之前，你要做的最后一件事就是通过实践考试并申请认证。
The 实践考试 is a standardized test given by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (AHSA) that determines whether or not a SLP school graduate is knowledgeable enough to administer care.
After passing the exam （太平洋大学毕业生的通过率超过95%） all that remains is to 申请认证. 在那之后，你就踏上了改变他人生活的道路。
太平洋语言治疗师毕业生进入劳动力市场，准备产生真正的影响。 See how our 临床模拟程序 prepare grads to jumpstart their career.