Resources and Opportunities

Find the SLHS forms you need to complete approvals, update information and manage required program steps. These resources help you stay organized, meet deadlines and keep your academic progress on track.

These forms are used for both on-campus clinical practice and internships.  

Student Forms

The Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and the SF State Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) provide workshops and Continuing Education events throughout the academic year for students, members of the community, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals. We provide Certificate of Maintenance hours, accepted by ASHA to fulfill continuing education (CE) requirements.

Training Grants

Federally funded training grants are available for graduate students in the SF State CD Program to receive stipend support while obtaining a specialization in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Autism and Neurodiversity. 

College of Education Scholarships

The Graduate College of Education offers a number of scholarships.

ASHA Foundation Scholarships

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Foundation offers many scholarships for students and scholars.

Campus Scholarship Listing

A listing of scholarships offered across colleges at SF State is available for review.

Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program

Each year the Chicana Latina Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to Latina college students, valued at $1,500 dollars each. All of the scholarship awardees attend a leadership institute retreat each semester where they are immersed in topics such as public policy, community advocacy, financial literacy and leadership skill development. There is also a strong focus on cultural connection as well as personal care and growth.

General Scholarship Listing

A listing of scholarships offered across the country that may be applicable to students at SF State is available at Financial Aid.

Academic Honors and Fellowships Office

An Academic Honors and Fellowships Advisor is available to assist undergraduates and recent alumni in applying for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, as well as system-wide scholarships and fellowships offered by CSU. The opportunities provided by these fellowships include generous funding for graduate studies, as well as research experience and prestigious internships in the U.S. and abroad.

California Pre-Doctoral Program

The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to diversify the pool of university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of students who are upper division undergraduates or graduate students on a California State University campus, economically or educationally disadvantaged, with focused research interests, and an interest in a university faculty career. Students who are chosen for this prestigious award are designated Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars as a tribute to Dr. Sally Casanova, for whom the scholarship is named.

A complaint may be made to the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) about any accredited program or program in candidacy status may be submitted by any student, instructional staff member, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and/or member of the public.
Criteria for Complaints Against Graduate Education Programs. For a complaint to be considered by the CAA, it must:
(a) be against an accredited education program or program in Candidacy status in speech-language pathology and/or audiology,
(b) relate to the Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and specify where possible the relevant standards, and
(c) include verification and documentation (e.g., copies of grievance processes, communications verifying completion of processes, etc.) if the complaint is from a student or faculty/instructional staff member at that institution, that the complainant exhausted all relevant institutional grievance and review mechanisms before submitting a complaint to the CAA, if relevant to the complaint.

The complaint must clearly describe the specific nature of the complaint and the relationship of the complaint to the accreditation standards, and provide supporting data for the charge. The burden of proof rests with the complainant. All written testimony must include the complainant's name, address, and telephone contact information and the complainant's relationship to the program in order for the Accreditation Office to verify and communicate with the source of the complaint.

Complaints against a program may be submitted even if separate action is pending against the program by another body, except as outlined above.

For more information, see the (American Speech-Learning Hearing Association) ASHA website re: complaints. All complaints must be signed and submitted in writing to the Chair, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Complaints will not be accepted by e-mail or facsimile.