Who Should Apply
You should be aware that like many other graduate programs in Communication Disorders and Sciences, admission to our program is highly competitive. The primary factors considered by the Committee include: (1) prior academic record, (2) Graduate Record Examination test results, and (3) letters of recommendation from academic references. Student applicants should have scores to total at or above 1000 in the Quantitative and Qualitative sections of the GRE, a prior grade point average above 3.5 and recommendations that indicate an ability to pursue graduate studies and clinical work. For international students, the TOEFL is required with a paper based minimum score of 550 or a computer based minimum score of 213.
Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a major other than Speech Pathology or Audiology may be admitted to the graduate program. Such students will be required to complete the following courses prior to beginning the main sequence of the graduate program:
- ASP 300 Introduction to Communication Disorders
- ASP 302 Acoustics and Perception
- ASP 303 Introduction to Hearing Science
- ASP 305 Phonetics
- ASP 306 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech
- ASP 320 Speech and Language Development
- ASP 431 Stuttering
- ASP 433 Observation of Clinical Practice
- ASP 435 Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders
- ASP 440 Voice Disorders
- ASP 461 Introduction to Language Pathologies in Children
- ASP 473 Introduction to Audiologic Assessment
- ASP 494 Aural Habilitation / Rehabilitation
Please note that this will add an additional year (i.e., making a total of 3 years) to the length of the MA program.