I have a B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology from James Madison University. I worked as a speech pathologist in Alaska for 10 years for two school divisions. In 1987, husband and I moved overseas. Upon returning to the USA, I discovered that a master's degree in speech and language pathology  was required. As I could not quit work to pursue a M. S. in Speech and Language Pathology, I chose other options. I have  M. Ed in Rehabilitation Teaching of the Blind and graduate certification in DeafBlind counseling. I have researched options of online master's degrees in speech pathology, but they all seem to require a special ed degree and/or current employement in a school division.

I am very interested to see how the SPLA program will develop in Virginia, as I still have an interest in working in this field.