The Speech Language Specialist program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders provides instruction for professionals who wish to fulfill the academic requirements for New Jersey State certification as a public school Speech Language Specialist. Candidates for certification must take the courses listed below at Montclair State University or provide official transcripts, including those from other colleges; to document that equivalent courses have been completed. This program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech Language Hearing Association and the Council for Exceptional Children.