Requirements

 

To be considered for admittance to the Master of Speech-Language Pathology, you must meet the following requirements:

• An overall GPA of 2.85 or higher.
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher in courses directly related to the study of communication sciences and disorders.
• A minimum of one course with a grade of ‘B’ or better in each of the following areas: biological sciences, statistics, social sciences, and physical sciences (preferably a physics or chemistry course). A grade of a B minus or lower does not count towards meeting any of these general education requirements.
• Completion of the following pre-professional courses prior to enrollment in the SAU MSLP Program
  • Phonetics
  • Articulation and Phonological Disorders
  • Anatomy, and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
  • Speech and Hearing Science
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation

• The Centralized Application Service was created to provide a convenient process for prospective students to apply to multiple schools using a single Web-based application. https://portal.csdcas.org/. This portal is generally made available in September or October. This is the only way to apply to the SAU graduate speech-language pathology program; you do not need to apply separately to St. Ambrose. Ensure that if any of the admission requirements have not been met at time of application that you include in your personal statement a plan for completing the requirements prior to starting the program. Also include any classes you are planning to take but have not currently taken in the section of planned courses.

• Three letters of recommendation, submitted through CSDCAS.
• Official transcripts must be submitted through CSDCAS