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h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>Req</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> SLPA 121 </span> <br /> <span class=""> Fieldwork Experience in Speech-Language Pathology </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>4</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2">SLPA 115 and 120</span> </div></td> </tr></tbody> </table> </div> <div data-name="FootnoteEditor-Container"></div> <div id="footerArea302598111" data-is-read-only="true"> <div id="SLIFooter" data-property="Footnote"></div> </div></div><script> var supfontsize302598111 = $(\'#footerArea302598111\').children(\'#SLIFooter\').children(\'p\').children(\'sup\').css("font-size") var supcolor302598111 = 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program</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 aside-content-container"> <div data-is-read-only="true" class="mb-4"> <h3 class="text-center h4"> <strong class="uppercase bold text-arc-secondary">Career path</strong> </h3> </div> <div data-name="SidenotesList-Container" style=""><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Career Options:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (school districts, private practice, adult rehabilitation)</li><li>Instructional Assistant (school districts)</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Scheduling Notes:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>SLPA 115, 120 and 126 are offered in the fall.</li><li>SLPA 110, 116, and 121 are offered in the spring.</li><li>All SLPA courses are offered in the evening except SLPA 115, which is scheduled two days a week in the afternoon because of the lab component of working in the ARC Child Development Center. </li><li>SLPA 121 requires students to complete 162 hours of supervised field experience during the day.</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Other Notes:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>This program can be started in the spring as well. <a href="https://arc.losrios.edu/student-resources/counseling" target="_blank">See a counselor</a> to adjust the coursework.</li><li>SLPA 115 requires a medical clearance, including TB clearance (within 12 months), measles vaccination, pertussis vaccination, and (optional) flu vaccination.</li><li>SLPA 121 requires a TB clearance, CPR/First Aid certification, Live Scan, and malpractice insurance.</li></ul></div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class="mb-0 mt-3">Published April 12, 2025</p> </div></div>' + '</div><a href="https://mapmaker.losrios.edu/Maps/6320/PublishedPdf" class="button-lg" style="display: table; margin: 5rem auto;" target="_blank">Download PDF<span class="caret"><i class="fa fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i></span></a></div>').get()[0], scriptNode.nextSibling);