在加利福尼亚州，要担任语言病理学家的工作，既需要硕士学位，也需要证书或执照。硕士学位的完成为学生提供了必要的培训，使其有资格获得美国语言-听力协会的语言-语言病理学临床能力证书，加利福尼亚州语言-语言病理学家执照和加利福尼亚语言-语言病理学服务证书。该部门还准备让学生申请特殊课程授权，这是语音语言病理学服务证书的扩展，要求在语音和语言障碍领域为主要残疾学生的教室提供教学（还需要其他经验和考试） ，下面将在“其他信息”下进行介绍。
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSAD) at Sacramento State offers the Master of Science (M.S.) in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The CSAD M.S. courses are designed for students to begin in the fall semester and progress in a proscribed sequence. Students are admitted into the program in two cohorts. The first cohort (Fall Clinical Practica Cohort) begins clinical practica and coursework in the fall semester and can expect to graduate in a minimum of 4 semesters. The second cohort (Spring Clinical Practica Cohort) begins coursework in the fall semester and begins clinical practica in the spring semester. This group can expect to graduate in a minimum of 5 semesters.<br><br>Both cohorts complete three (3) semesters of clinical practica in the on-campus Maryjane Rees Center and one (1) or more semesters in a minimum of two (2) off-campus internship placements.<br><br>The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Sacramento State offers assessment and therapeutic services to the Sacramento community and surrounding areas through the Maryjane Rees Center. The Center provides assessment and treatment services for a wide variety of children and adults with communication disorders.<br><br>Providing innovative, evidence-based assessment and treatment methodologies to those seeking to improve their functional communication skills has been a primary focus of speech and language therapy offered in our Center. Graduate student clinicians under direct supervision of department faculty conduct all assessments and therapy.