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Admission to Programs

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

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. Admission is competitive and based on four criteria:

  • Grade Point Average
  • Graduate Record Examination Scores (Beginning March 1, 2006 all applicants to the graduate program will be required to submit current GRE scores.)
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Letter of Intent
  • There is a predetermined sequence of coursework for all students with limited flexibility. Typically, a student is assigned to three different clinical externship sites. Clinical practicum sites include hospitals, schools, infant/toddler programs, and rehabilitation facilities. Clinical rotations between sites typically allow students to accrue at least 400 clinical clock-hours required by ASHA as they obtain experience in assessment and treatment of a variety of communication disorders.

     



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