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MS in Speech-Language Pathology/PhD in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The SLHS department offers students with exceptional academic promise and strong motivation for a career in research, the opportunity as a master’s degree student to begin work on the research requirements of the doctoral degree program.

Faculty: College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

A doctoral-level faculty member from the SLHS program must agree to serve as the research mentor before a student is permitted to work on a thesis in the combined MS-SLP/PhD program. Students must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better at the end of their first term of graduate study at Boston University and must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 throughout the MS-SLP portion of the combined program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should refer to the program website for up-to-date admission requirements and application deadlines.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD and MFA applicants can only apply for the fall semester.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD Fall 2027 application deadlines fall between December 1 and January 15 depending on the programme (for example Biostatistics and Computer Science December 1; Biology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry December 2; Chemistry, Physics, Economics, History, Linguistics and Political Science December 15; English and Mathematics January 11; Classical Studies, Philosophy, Earth & Environment and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Applications close at 11:59pm Boston time on the deadline.

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