Arkansas State University
College of Nursing & Health Professions
P.O. Box 910
State University, AR 72467
Phone (870) 972-3106
Fax (870) 972-3788
http://www2.astate.edu/a/conhp/communication-disorders/cd-majors/cd-masters.dot

Dr. Richard Neeley
Department Chair
Email rneeley@astate.edu

Program Description
The Master of Communication Disorders degree program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This accreditation means that the master's degree program has met or exceeded the rigorous standards set by the CAA. The CAA will continuously monitor the program to ensure that these standards are maintained.

The Master of Communication Disorders degree consists of a minimum of 49 semester hours beyond the Bachelor's degree including credit for clinical practice. (Clinical practice consists of supervised, direct clinical experience approved by the faculty.) Each candidate and the adviser will plan and design a program of study to ensure that professional requirements will be met. Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation may be assigned as prerequisites. The successful student is expected to have demonstrated expertise and in-depth knowledge of the normal communication processes, development, and disorders thereof; evaluation procedures to assess the bases of such disorders; and clinical techniques that have been shown to improve or eradicate them. In addition, competency must be demonstrated in the related areas of human anatomy and physiology, psychological dynamics, and research.


Application Requirements
To be considered for admission to the M.C.D. degree program, applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements. However, meeting minimum requirements for admission to graduate study does not necessarily ensure acceptance into the M.C.D. program. The Communication Disorders (CD) program admits students on a competitive, space-available basis.

In order to complete the application process for the Communication Disorders program, the applicant must submit all of the following:
   1. Submit a letter that requests acceptance into the program and states your goals and interests.
    2. Arrange for the submission of three (3) Readiness Rating Forms (completed and submitted by undergraduate instructors of choice).
   3. Submit an official transcript from each institution that you have attended. To be considered, applicants must possess an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher or a GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.00 scale) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
     4. Submit scores for all stubtests of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). 
     5. Submit a current resume.

Deadline: All the above information should be sent to the Graduate School Office, by the close of business February 15th annually for admission in the first summer term following acceptance.

gradsch@astate.edu