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Undergraduate Admission Entering Freshman are encouraged to enroll early for faculty advisement on appropriate courses. Formal admission to the major is made in the second semester of the sophomore year. An applicant must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.2 when applying for program admission. Notification of admission is made by letter. Graduate Admission To qualify for admission to the graduate program, applicants must have an undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology (or its equivalent) or agree to complete all undergraduate prerequisites before continuing their graduate training. Beginning Fall 2010, all four basic sciences and all of the CD prerequisites must be completed before starting graduate coursework. You may apply to the graduate program while in the process of completing prerequisites, and may be admitted conditionally pending successful completion of prerequisites before your first graduate semester. Admission is competitive and based on four criteria: Grade Point Average Graduate Record Examination Scores (all applicants to the graduate program will be required to submit GRE scores less than 5 years old) 3 letters of recommendation. There is no special form that you need to use for the letters. Letter of Intent (a brief essay stating your goals and why our program would be a good fit for you) Steps to Apply to the Graduate Program 1. Applicants need to apply through WKU's Department of Graduate Studies. Apply online or print and mail application to the Dept. of Graduate Studies. All materials must be received by Graduate Studies by February 15 for the following Fall cohort. All materials should be sent to Graduate Studies directly. It is the student's responsibility to be sure that all materials have been received by the deadline. 2. In addition to the graduate school application, you need to fill out the departmental application and send it to the address shown on the application. Click here to download the application. 3. Mail to the Dept. of Graduate Studies the following: - Letter of Intent
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts for all college level coursework completed
- Official GRE scores The address for the Dept. of Graduate Studies is:
Graduate Studies
1906 College Heights Blvd., #11010
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1010
Phone: 270-745-2446
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