POST DEGREE INFORMATION

Not a Communication Disorders undergraduate?  The MCD is a professional degree, and for students wishing to pursue graduate education in communication disorders, a pre-professional degree in communication disorders is strongly recommended.  However, students with undergraduate degrees in majors other than speech-language pathology/communication disorders may apply for admission to the MCD program after the completion of 15 credit hours (of the total 28 credit hours) of core courses determined to be deficiencies.  Applicants, in concert with their CD academic advisor, must identify the specific year for which they plan to apply for MCD admission, and such applicants will be considered for admission only after their provision of evidence (in the form of grade slips or an official transcript) of having successfully completed all but one of the core specified deficiency courses.  Such evidence must be received prior to the first day of classes for the targeted year.  In the event documentation is not provided by that time, the admission decision will be considered null and void.  The applicant may, however, re-apply for admission for a subsequent year.  All courses attempted, including any repeated courses, are considered in the computation of the grade point average.  One course may be completed post-admission.  The core deficiency courses are:

• CD 2653 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

• CD 2203 PHONETICS

• CD 2104 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH

• CD 3003 SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE

• CD 3303 NORMAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

• CD 3503 AUDIOLOGY

• CD 3803 SERVICE DELIVERY

• CD 4103 FLUENCY DISORDERS

• CD 4703 ARTICULATION AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Students planning to complete deficiencies and apply for admission to the MCD program should maintain close contact with an academic advisor for guidance to assist in completing the requirements on the targeted schedule.  Please be aware of deficiency courses that may only be offered one semester per year.

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