This paper describes the 3-years Summer-Only Master of Arts Degree Program in Speech-Language Pathology of a culturally diverse university in a rural state. The program was designed to address problems identified by the State Department of Education relative to the dearth of speech-language pathologists available to serve the needs of persons with communication disorders in rural communities and the quality of service provided by waivered personnel.
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