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Program Description:
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The Master of Communication Disorders degree program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This accreditation means that the master's degree program has met or exceeded the rigorous standards set by the CAA. The CAA will continuously monitor the program to ensure that these standards are maintained.
The Master of Communication Disorders degree consists of a minimum of 49 semester hours beyond the Bachelor's degree including credit for clinical practice. (Clinical practice consists of supervised, direct clinical experience approved by the faculty.) Each candidate and the adviser will plan and design a program of study to ensure that professional requirements will be met. Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation may be assigned as prerequisites. The successful student is expected to have demonstrated expertise and in-depth knowledge of the normal communication processes, development, and disorders thereof; evaluation procedures to assess the bases of such disorders; and clinical techniques that have been shown to improve or eradicate them. In addition, competency must be demonstrated in the related areas of human anatomy and physiology, psychological dynamics, and research.
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Admission Requirement:
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To be considered for admission to the M.C.D. degree program, applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements. However, meeting minimum requirements for admission to graduate study does not necessarily ensure acceptance into the M.C.D. program. The Communication Disorders (CD) program admits students on a competitive space-available basis.
In order to complete the admission process for the Communication Disorders program, the applicant must submit the following:
1. Submit a letter that requests acceptance into the program and states your goals and interests.
2. Arrange for Readiness Rating Form from three persons qualified to speak with authority of your professional abilities and personal characteristics. Three recommendations must be on forms available from the Graduate School.
3. Submit an official transcript from each institution that you have attended. To be considered, applicants must possess an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher or a GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.00 scale) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
4. Submit evidence of a score of 790 or higher on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
5. Submit a current resume.
All the above information should be sent to the Graduate School Office, by the close of business 15 Feb annually.
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