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Speech-Language Pathology Masters Program
What is the TETN Distance Learning
Venue?
The
TETN venue of the TWU master's program in
speech-language pathology offers courses through
interactive videoconferencing technology and
provides clinical
experiences through sponsoring school districts and
medical facilities across the State of Texas. Participating Education Service Centers (ESCs)
assist students by providing classroom sites and
coordination of the program. Each student must be
sponsored by his/her local Texas school district.
TETN is offered only to:
a) in-field students (those with a bachelor’s degree in
communication sciences), OR out-of-field students (those whose bachelor’s degree
is in another area) who have completed the required leveling courses by the start of the next TETN
cycle.
b) students sponsored by a qualifying educational entity
in the state
of Texas, and,
c) students who reside in a participating ESC region.
The TETN learning venue is supported in part by a grant
from the Texas Education Agency and was created to help
ameliorate the shortage of speech-language pathologists
in the schools. Successful completion of TWU's
speech-language pathology master's program (via the
on-campus or TETN venue) prepares students to apply for
Texas licensure and ASHA certification. ASHA certification and state
licensure (where applicable) credential the graduate to
practice in any SLP setting.
TETN
is designed to allow students to work in the schools as
a licensed assistant while they complete the
requirements for the master's degree. Interested
students must attend an information meeting at an education service center to gather all information
pertinent to the application process. Accepted TETN applicants begin their program by attending one
week of courses on the TWU campus in Denton, Texas and
complete their coursework at participating ESCs through
interactive video conferencing and computer-bases coursework. Practicum
experiences are completed in the schools during the fall
and spring semesters and in hospitals and other
settings during the summers. Each student must
secure sponsorship from his/her educational entity and
maintain it throughout the masters program.
Outstanding Features
TETN, currently in its fourth cycle, was
designed to help ameliorate the shortage of
speech-language pathologists in the public schools of
Texas. To date, almost 300 students have completed their
master’s degree through this learning venue.
Clinical / Practicum Experiences
TETN Clinic Practicum provides distance learning
students practicum experience.
TWU is pleased to announce that they will offer additional cycles of the TEA/TWU/TETN Master’s Speech-Language Pathology program.
Cycle 5 TETN
Cycle 5 leveling courses begin in the summer of 2008 and the Master’s Program for Cycle 5 begins in the summer of 2009. Anticipated graduation is August, 2011.
Cycle 6 TETN
Cycle 6 leveling courses may be taken beginning Summer, 2009 and must be finished by May, 2011. The Master’s Program for Cycle 6 begins in the Summer, 2011. Anticipated graduation is August, 2013.
*Please note – the application process for the TETN venue is NOT the same as the application process for the on-campus venue of the TWU master’s program in speech-language pathology. Candidates for the TETN Master’s Program MUST attend an information meeting in order to apply for the program. (If you are interested in the on-campus venue of the SLP Master’s Program, please contact Dr. Kathy Millay at 940 898-2029 or kmillay@twu.edu.)
Prior to applying for the TETN Master’s venue, students MUST attend one information meeting. Levelers must attend one of the first two information meetings. These will be offered on the following dates:
Thursday January 31, 2008 4:30 – 8:30 CST
Thursday April 24, 2008 4:30 – 8:30 CST
Thursday Sept. 18, 2008 4:30 – 8:30 CST
Tuesday Nov. 11th, 2008 4:30 - 8:30 CST
Information meetings are held at most of the 20 Education Service Centers in Texas.
Please contact the ESC nearest you to register to attend an information meeting. Contact information is as follows:
Region 1 Educational Service Center
Contact Ruth Solis 956-984-6164
rsolis@esconett.org
Region 2 Educational Service Center
Contact Kimberly Cook 361-561-8400
kimberly.cook@esc2.us
Region 3 Educational Service Center
Contact Ronel Roberts 361-573-0731
ronel@esc3.net
Region 4 Educational Service Center
Contact Kirk Behnke 713-744-6559
kbehnke@esc4.net
Region 5 Educational Service Center
Contact Jeanie Bell 409-923-5407
jbell@esc5.net
Region 6 Educational Service Center
Contact Deanna Wickes/Pat Thornton
936-435-8243
pthornton@esc6.net
Region 7 Educational Service Center
Contact Jackie Farmer 903-988-6896
jfarmer@esc7.net
Region 8 Educational Service Center
Contact Martha Collins 903-572-8551
mcollins@reg8.net
Region 9 Educational Service Center
Contact Laurie Morton 940-322-6928
laurie.morton@esc9.net
Region 10 Educational Service Center
Contact Karyn Kilroy 972-348-1572
karyn.kilroy@region10.org
Region 11 Educational Service Center
Contact Jenny Katz 817-740-7581
jkatz@esc11.net
Region 12 Educational Service Center
Contact Gina Beth Holman 254-297-1155
Gholman@esc12.net
Region 13 Educational Service Center
Contact Kathy Clapsaddle 512-919-5396
kathy.clapsaddle@esc13.txed.net
Region 14 Educational Service Center
Contact Kay Staton/Norma Bonner
325-675-8660 | 325-675-8660
kstaton@esc14.net
nbonner@esc14.net
Region 15 Educational Service Center
Contact Martha Elder 325-658-6571
martha.elder@netxv.net
Region 16 Educational Service Center
Contact Noel Clifton 806-677-5220
noel.clifton@esc16.net
Region 18 Educational Service Center
Contact Sharon Moya 432-567-3257
smoya@esc18.net
Region 19 Educational Service Center
Contact Lou Ann Rosario 915-780-5353
lrosario@esc19.net
Region 20 Educational Service Center
Contact Ken Book 210-370-5444
ken.book@esc20.net
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