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Apply to the Master's Degree Program in Speech-Language Pathology
To be admitted to graduate study leading to the MSP or MCD degree, the applicant must meet the requirements of both the Graduate School and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Applicants should have a broad educational background including physical, social, and behavioral science courses. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association requires that applicants have completed, as a part of their undergraduate preparation, academic coursework in each of the following areas: a biological science, a physical science (chemistry or physics), a behavioral and/or social science, and statistics.

Applicants must furnish three letters of recommendation (preferably from three former professors) regarding the applicant's academic and intellectual abilities, character, and potential for success in the field of speech-language pathology. Official transcripts from all schools attended must be submitted, and GRE scores are required. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make full use of the available study materials to prepare for the Graduate Record Exam. As is common practice at universities across the nation, the Department weighs most heavily scores obtained on the Verbal and Quantitative sections. Students having interest and/or experience in research should indicate so in their letters.

Application Deadline

All applications to the MSP and MCD programs must be completed and received in our office no later than February 1st of the year in which you wish to enroll. To meet this deadline, applicants should begin the application process the previous October. Students who wait until January to begin the application process often do not meet the February 1st deadline. The Admissions Committee will not review any application that is not complete by this deadline. Consult the University's academic calendars for specific academic semester dates.

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Should you have any questions about the admissions process, e-mail our Graduate Admissions Counselor, Teresa Boyett.

How to Apply

A completed application for the MSP or MCD degree consists of the following:

  1. Graduate School application (completed online)
  2. The applicant's personal statement of intentions (uploaded to the Graduate School application)
  3. The Applicant's resume (uploaded to the Graduate School application)
  4. Transcripts from all schools attended
  5. Scores from the Graduate Record Exam, and
  6. Three letters of recommendation
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