M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology Requirements

Requirements

• Completed CSDCAS application form. Go to CSDCAS Application to start and complete your application.
• A minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a four-point scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate study. (Occasionally, applicants with a GPA lower than 3.0 may be admitted conditionally upon the recommendation of the department.)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate study, including evidence of having received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. (Those applying during their final undergraduate year will be required to submit a final transcript after completion of their bachelor’s degree and before enrolling in their first semester of graduate study.) 
• Official transcripts of all graduate study. 
• Goals statement. 
• Three letters of recommendation.
• All international applicants from non-English speaking countries must demonstrate English language competence via the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) examination. TOEFL results may be substituted instead of taking the DRP. (Use 5240 for the ETS institutional code)

Additional Program Requirements

Students must complete the following prerequisite coursework prior to entry into the program. They are not required prior to applying, but need to be completed before matriculation.

• Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing
• Language Development
• Phonetics
• Speech science or acoustics
• Introduction to audiology
• In addition students must have completed the following:
• A biology course
• A physical science course (i.e. physics or chemistry)
• Two social science courses (e.g. psychology, anthropology, human development)
• A statistics course