View Bill 17-18-18

Senate Bill 17-18-18

Bill ID: 17-18-18
PCC ID: 17020
Name: PCC Proposal to Establish a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology
Proposed: 01/16/2018
Sponsor: PCC Committee
Proposal: The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences proposes to establish a 12-credit Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology. The purpose of this certificate is to provide students in the Speech-Language Pathology master’s program with the knowledge and skills needed to become qualified bilingual service providers. There is a substantial demand for bilingual service providers in the United States. Of the 173,737 members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), only 11,197 (6.4%) are registered as bilingual service providers. There is a significant disparity resulting in 32 potential clients for every one monolingual clinician, but 52 potential clients for every bilingual clinician. In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, with its large population of English language learners, there is an even greater need for bilingual service providers.
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Status

Status: Completed
Completed On: 07/17/2018

History

Approval(s):
Presidential Approval: 02/08/2018
MHEC Approval: 07/02/2018
BOR Approval: 07/17/2018
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Reviewed By: Senate
Received: 01/31/2018
Decision Date: 02/07/2018
Decision: The Senate voted to approve the proposal.
Next Step: Presidential Approval
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Reviewed By: Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
Received: 01/16/2018
Decision Date: 01/23/2018
Decision: The SEC voted to place the proposal on the agenda of the February 7, 2018 Senate meeting for consideration
Next Step: Senate Review
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Reviewed By: Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee
Received: 11/27/2017
Decision Date: 12/01/2017
Decision: The PCC Committee voted to approve the proposal.
Actions: The committee considered this proposal at its meeting on December 1, 2017. The proposal was unanimously approved by the committee.
Next Step: SEC Review