Prerequisite Coursework for the Speech-Language Pathology Program

In order to be considered for admission to the graduate program students must submit a transcript that verifies successful completion of required coursework.

Students must complete coursework reflecting knowledge of the behavioral, social, biological, and social sciences prior to acceptance into the program.

Prerequisite courses must include the following:

• Three credits in biological sciences.
• Three credits in physics or chemistry.
• Three credits in statistics.
• Six credits in behavioral and/or social sciences.
• Twelve credits in basic communication processes, including at least one course in each of the following: anatomy and physiology, the physics of sound, language development, phonetics.
• Six credits of introductory coursework in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Introductory coursework in Audiology.

It is possible that a student may be considered for acceptance to the program and yet be deficient in the basic coursework. In that case, a student is expected to complete any deficiencies prior to or concurrently with their graduate courses and will be accepted provisionally. They must earn a minimum grade of "B" in any prerequisite course they complete after provisional acceptance into the Master's program. A student accepted provisionally is expected to meet with an advisor upon acceptance into the program in order to discuss the prompt completion of these requirements.