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Online Students to Meet for First Time at Graduation Although they have been in the same class for three years, many of the 24 students in Cal State Northridge's first online degree program will meet for the first time later this month at their graduation ceremony. The students make up the first cohort of a recently established online master's degree program in speech language pathology sponsored by the colleges of Health and Human Development and Extended Learning. The students will receive their diplomas at the College of Health and Human Development's ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, on the Oviatt Lawn. For many of the students, commencement will be the first time they have ever set foot on the Northridge campus. The graduates completed their coursework via Web, e-mail and fax while engaging in supervised fieldwork. Professors in the program gave tests via the computer and communicated through e-mail, computer discussions and chat rooms. "The program allowed me to custom-fit class schedules around my job and family," said Denise Duff, a graduate from Huntington Beach. "I could attend class early in the morning or late at night. I could go to class in my pajamas and slippers." The three-year program trains therapists in schools, hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers to help people overcome speech impediments caused by conditions such as autism, strokes, accidents and birth defects. Home
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