Overview of Externship
Graduate majors in communication disorders are required to complete two off-campus externships during the second year of the graduate program. In order to be eligible for an externship placement, the student must have maintained a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 and must have completed a minimum of 100 clinical clock hours at the graduate level, including 15 audiology hours and 25 diagnostic hours in speech and/or language.
The department's externship coordinator strives to match externship experiences with the student's interests, experience, and professional goals. A meeting regarding initial externship placements as well as an orientation to the externship experience is provided toward the end of the 2nd semester of graduate study. Questions regarding externship may be directed to the Externship Coordinator.
Guidelines and Forms Pertaining to Externship
Graduate Externship Placement Process
Checklist for Prospective Graduate Externs
Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services Worker Registration Form
Externship Information Form
Externship Do's and Don'ts
Tips for Externship Success
Clinician Schedule Form
Evaluation of Clinical Supervisors by Student Clinicians Form
Speech and Language Diagnostics - Student Evaluation Form
Speech and Language Therapy - Student Evaluation Form
Externship Supervisor Agreement Form
Externship Supervisor Survey
Externship Summary Form
ASHA Code of Ethics
Speech-Language Pathology Scope of Practice
Externship Placement Sites
Due to our large service area, The Department of Communication Disorders at Southeast Missouri State University is fortunate to have an excellent number and variety of potential externship sites. A full range of communication disorders is represented in the clinical populations served at the externship sites. A list of potential externship sites that are currently available in our service region is provided below.
Public School Sites
Missouri Schools: K-12 available:
- Cape Girardeau
- Jackson
- Sikeston
- Poplar Bluff
- Farmington
- Ste. Genevieve
- Scott City
- Festus
- St. Louis Special School District
Additional Pediatric Sites
- Kenny Rogers Children's Center, Sikeston, MO
- Southeast Outpatient Rehab., Cape Girardeau, MO
- Cape Girardeau Early Childhood Special Education Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- St. Francis Outpatient Rehab., Cape Girardeau, MO
Hospitals
- St. Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston, MO
- St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
- St. John's Hospital, Springfield, MO
- Cox Medical Center, Springfield, MO
Rehabilitation Facilities
- Center for Comprehensive Services, Carbondale, IL
- Health Facilities Rehab. Corp., Cape Girardeau, Puxico and Sikeston, MO
- Surrey Place, Chesterfield, MO
- National Health Center, Desloge, St. Charles, Maryland Heights, MO
- The Lutheran Home, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Chateau Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO