Speech-Language Pathology

The Master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Delaware is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.  Our admissions process for the fall of 2017 begins in October 2016.
The Communication Sciences and Disorders program provides academic and clinical training commensurate with the Masters in Speech-Language Pathology degree. This entry-level degree program provides students the necessary coursework and practicum experiences to apply for certification in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Graduates are also eligible to apply for licensure as a speech-language pathologist in Delaware. The University of Delaware CSCD program is full-time and of two years duration, including two winter sessions and one summer session. Part-time matriculation is not permitted.
The Communication Sciences and Disorders program is housed in the Health Sciences Complex at the STAR Campus. The department has modern, well-equipped laboratories for research, teaching, and clinical practice. In addition, there is a full-service, in-house speech-language-hearing clinic, which provides clinical practice opportunities and training for CSCD students.

The MA in Speech-Language Pathology program requires 58 hours of graduate coursework. These hours represent didactic instruction, experiential laboratories, research, clinical internships and externships, and other equivalent academic experiences. All clinical hours are supervised by ASHA certified speech-language pathologist and audiologists. In addition to our in-house clinic, students will rotate through a variety of educational and health facilities in the state and region. 

Admission to the graduate program is made by a departmental committee whose members will independently evaluate each applicant’s credentials and collectively decide on admissions and financial assistance. Judgment of the applicant’s overall potential for successful graduate study will be based on:

• A careful review of the individual’s past academic performance, which involves the consideration of grade-point-average (GPA) and the pattern of grades in various subject areas;
• Nature of previous undergraduate or graduate work and the institution at which it was taken;
• Scores on the General Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination;
• Letters of recommendation; and
• Personal essay

Applying for the Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology is a two-step process. The Communication Sciences & Disorders program at the University of Delaware participates in the CSD Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS). All applicants are required to apply online through CSDCAS.  Once the CSDCAS application is completed (application is e-submitted, all required transcripts and/or required foreign transcript evaluation(s) and payment have been received), applicants will receive notification from the UD Office of Graduate and Professional Education to complete a brief university application.

1. Items to submit directly to CSDCAS:

• Application with application fee
• Official transcripts
• Recommendation letters
• Personal essay
• GRE score report (UD CSDCAS program code: 7459)

All materials should arrive at CSDCAS at least four weeks prior to the February 1 deadline to allow for timely processing and verification.

2. Items to submit directly to University of Delaware:

• UD graduate school application and fee (only to be completed after notified by the UD Office of Graduate and Professional Education).
• A $35.00 fee is required.

Students whose first language is not English must achieve a minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (Internet-based test, IBT) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Any coursework and subsequent transcripts that become available after the file has been verified and released to us by CSDCAS must be submitted directly to the CSCD program at the University of Delaware.

Prerequisite coursework requirements* are:

• At least one course in each of the following areas: biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and social/behavioral sciences
• Speech Science
• Psycholinguistics
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Speech and Language Development
• Clinical Principles for Management of CSD
• Introduction to Audiology

Scholarships

• University Fellowships
• University Tuition Scholarships
• Graduate Student Assistantships
• Residence Hall Assistantships
• UD Press Awards Internship