CSD Courses and Clinic
The graduate coursework offered at Kansas State University provides comprehensive preparation for the clinical practice of speech-language pathology. See the Communication Sciences and Disorders (MS) for course descriptions:
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
- CSD 742 Language Assessment & Intervention II
- CSD 748 Cleft Palate
- CSD 780 Instrumental Measurement for Clinical Application
- CSD 841 Acquired Language & Cognitive Disorders
- CSD 851 Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
Summer Semester
- CSD 725 Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- CSD 743 Communication Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- CSD 744 Hearing & Communication (for Spring/Summer 2024 starts only)

CSD 701 in CSD is taken for 1 credit fall or spring semester. Students complete four semesters of practicum at the K-State Speech and Hearing Center under the direct supervision of CSD faculty. Toward the end of graduate training, students complete two externships, including one in a child/educational site and one in an adult/medical site. The placements are typically a minimum of 12 weeks in length and supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist.