Graduate: Masters Degree
Admission Requirements for the Master's Degree
The graduate program requires a cumulative GPA, GPA in the major, and/or last 60 credits GPA >3.00, Graduate Record Examination scores greater than the 50th percentile on the verbal and quantitative sections and a 4.5 or above on the writing section, excellent letters of recommendation, and a well written and strong personal statement.
Note: Applicants should take the GRE early, because there sometimes is as much as a three-month delay between the time the GREs are taken and the time the scores arrive in the department. Returning adult students must have taken the GRE within 5 years of the date of their application.
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (3 credits): Structure and function of speech and hearing mechanisms and overview of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology related to speech and hearing.
Introduction to Audiology (3 credits): Physics, physiology, and psychology of hearing; measurement and evaluation of hearing loss; educational, social, and vocational problems of the hearing-disabled.
Aural Rehabilitation (Auditory Training, Speech Reading, etc.) (3 credits): Methods for improving receptive skills of persons with hearing impairments.
Clinical Phonetics (3 credits): Physiological and acoustical characteristics of American English speech sounds with emphasis on transcription of speech samples.
Normal Language Development (3 credits): Acquisition and development of language in children.
Acoustic Principles in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3 credits): Explores the fundamental concepts of acoustics as applied to individuals with communicative disabilities; special emphasis is placed on the acoustic analysis of speech.
Introduction to Disorders of Articulation and Phonology (3 credits): Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of articulation disorders.
Introduction to Organic Disorders of Speech and Language (3 credits): Etiology, diagnosis, and principles of treatment of stuttering, and of speech-language disorders having organic bases.
Principles of Clinical Management in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3 credits): Survey of principles and practices for diagnosing, interviewing, counseling, treating, reporting, and programming in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Clinical Observations in Communication Sciences and Disorders (1 credit): Systematic observation of therapy and diagnostic sessions in speech-language pathology and audiology.
Statistics (3 credits): Foundations of statistical techniques used in educational research; distributions, central tendency, variability, correlation, regression, probability, sampling, and hypothesis testing.
Three semester credits in biological sciences.
Three semester credits in the physical sciences.
Three semester credits in mathematics.
Six semester credits in behavioral and/or social science
Qualified applicants will be admitted to the master's degree program even though they do not have all of the prerequisite coursework. Their programs will be designed to provide prerequisite coursework during the master's degree program. However, due to the sequence of undergraduate and graduate courses, students who have not completed these courses will extend their 2-year program. Completion of these courses require at least an additional Fall and Spring Semester. Prerequisite courses must be at least a 3-credit course unless stated otherwise. All applicants will be notified if they need to complete prerequisite coursework during their programs and the length of their programs.
Applicants with no previous practicum experience should expect to enroll for extra practicum experiences, which might increase the length of their programs.
In addition, applicants interested in obtaining teacher certification in Pennsylvania take additional courses that must appear on undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts. Please be advised that completion of these courses may extend the program.