Published November 18, 2013
Graduating students within the University of Louisiana at Monroe鈥檚 Speech-Language
Pathology (SLP) masters degree program earned yet another 100 percent passage rate
on the fall 2013 Praxis exit exam.
Graduating students within the University of Louisiana at
Monroe鈥檚 Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) masters
degree program earned yet another 100 percent passage
rate on the fall 2013 Praxis exit exam.
The students are set to graduate in December, marking the seventh consecutive semester
of perfect scores for the program.
According to Dr. Johanna Boult, head of the SLP program, 鈥淭he Praxis is the professional-level
exam, much like other professions鈥� 鈥榖oards,鈥� that allows for entry into the profession.聽
This accomplishment is one element that allows graduates to obtain both national certification
through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and state licensure.鈥�
According to the ASHA, the national passage rate for first time test-takers is 86.4
percent.
鈥淭his makes three and a half years that 四色AV SLP students have achieved a perfect Praxis
pass rate,鈥� Boult continued.
鈥淭hese students are ready to transition into the profession, which highlights their
dedication to their studies and our faculty鈥檚 dedication to prepare them to exceed
standards.鈥�
四色AV鈥檚 Department of Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council of Academic
Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders of the American Speech-Language Hearing
Association.
The department also facilitates the Kitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Center, which
serves individuals with deficits in the areas of articulation, language, voice, fluency,
swallowing, and hearing.
The center is housed on the first floor of Sugar Hall on the 四色AV campus.
Designed as a state-of-the art facility, the Kitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Center
serves clients of all ages in either the Speech-Language Pathology Clinic or the Audiology
Clinic.
Enhanced by individual observation rooms for each therapy room, a large group therapy
room, a research lab, and a student clinical preparation room, the speech-language
pathology tradition of excellence in service and student education was established
at 四色AV more than 40 years ago.
