Information for Current Students

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Below you can find a wide range of information to help you through the program. At any time, you can also make an appointment to see an advisor by calling the CD office at (415) 338-1001.

Current Semester's Updates

Online Request Forms for Fall / Summer 2018

If you wish to be placed in an clinic aide position, a school internship, a medical internship, or to sign up for the Master's Comprehensive Exam or Master's Thesis, you must complete request forms (see links below) by Monday, February 19 by 4 pm.

Undergraduate Clinic Aide Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepMPtUCMopeVz_0xe2dwRi6O68jFGdBQUgrOHfC8_I6amwjg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Graduate School Internship Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7qKuTNdbsA-_AgOR6gnuMtYoigaqIyL8A5t4V0ZfZ3FgKhQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Graduate Medical Internship Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTSW5QWSf3demKXLTTIKE-hb89-OtcdzVs_TZd6SfiMmBnUg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Graduate Comps/Thesis Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzfenut2NIhDplcw-H058GbeXU0udq-flgvqWnyoiwJni8tg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Undergraduate Guides

Visit the Undergraduate Advising Manual for information about the following:

Graduate Guides

Visit the Graduate Advising Manual for information about the following:

Join NSSLHA! and Get Involved in the CD Community!

The SFSU chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is a highly active student-run service organization in the Bay Area and an indispensible partner to the CD program. There are many benefits to joining NSSLHA, including:

Developing and demonstrating your leadership skills
Building community and making friends with others in the program
Providing community service in the Bay Area
Putting your classroom knowledge to practice
Receiving event announcements and job listings

Participation in NSSLHA offers many experiences that are important for job readiness and preparation for graduate school. For more information, contact SFSU NSSLHA. Join the SFSU NSSLHA Group on Facebook.

CD Program Blog

The CD Program is a thriving community of students, faculty, professionals, and local community members. The CD Program Blog documents news and reflections relevant to our program. Please visit the blog at http://comdis.sfsu.edu/comdis/top-new-announcements.

Job Announcements

Many employers target CD students because of your background in communication, education, developmental, and medical needs. Some of these announcements are for part time work and do not require an M.S. degree, while others are specific to new graduates looking for Clinical Fellowships. Job announcements received by the CD Program are posted on the job announcement page.

Program Calendar

There are many important dates to keep track of every semester. A CD Program Calendar has been developed to track all events and deadlines related to the CD program. It will be updated regularly.

Workshops and Continuing Education Events Listings

The Communicative Disorders Program and the SFSU chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) provide workshops and Continuing Education events throughout the academic year for students, members of the community, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals. We provide Certificate of Maintenance hours, accepted by ASHA to fulfill continuing education (CE) requirements. Please visit http://comdis.sfsu.edu/comdis/workshops to see a listing of our current and upcoming events.

Scholarship Opportunities

A listing of available scholarships is available at http://comdis.sfsu.edu/comdis/scholarships. Students are encouraged to apply. Meet with an advisor to get support.

Procedures for Complaint Against Education Program

A complaint may be made to the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) about any accredited program or program in candidacy status may be submitted by any student, instructional staff member, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and/or member of the public.
Criteria for Complaints Against Graduate Education Programs. For a complaint to be considered by the CAA, it must:
(a) be against an accredited education program or program in Candidacy status in speech-language pathology and/or audiology,
(b) relate to the Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and specify where possible the relevant standards, and
(c) include verification and documentation (e.g., copies of grievance processes, communications verifying completion of processes, etc.) if the complaint is from a student or faculty/instructional staff member at that institution, that the complainant exhausted all relevant institutional grievance and review mechanisms before submitting a complaint to the CAA, if relevant to the complaint.

The complaint must clearly describe the specific nature of the complaint and the relationship of the complaint to the accreditation standards, and provide supporting data for the charge. The burden of proof rests with the complainant. All written testimony must include the complainant's name, address, and telephone contact information and the complainant's relationship to the program in order for the Accreditation Office to verify and communicate with the source of the complaint.

Complaints against a program may be submitted even if separate action is pending against the program by another body, except as outlined above.

For more information, see the (American Speech-Learning Hearing Association) ASHA website re: complaints. All complaints must be signed and submitted in writing to the Chair, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Complaints will not be accepted by e-mail or facsimile.