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MA Speech Language Pathology at University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Programme overview

The M.A. program in Speech-Language Pathology is offered by the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. This program is available to post-baccalaureate students who have completed undergraduate pre-requisites in hearing and speech sciences/communication sciences and disorders. The SPLA program is an academically based, clinically oriented program designed primarily to prepare professional Speech-Language Pathologists.

Faculty: Behavioral and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 35 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Language Disorders in Adults, Foundations of Scientific Inquiry, Cognitive Disorders in Adults, Fluency Disorders, Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan, Language Disorders in the Pre-school Age. The degree requires 35 credits in total.

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Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Supplemental Application Completion of at least 60% of undergraduate pre-requisite courses prior to application. For a list of pre-requisite courses, please visit here . Admission to the M.A. program is on a very competitive basis. Each year, the Department receives approximately 250-300 applications for 25 anticipated spaces in the M.A. program in Speech-Language Pathology. Successful M.A. applicants typically have earned at least a 3.5 undergraduate GPA (with 3.7-3.8 being the average), and have strong GRE scores and letters of recommendation and a Resume. In addition to the Graduate School requirements, the Department requires applicants to furnish scores on the Graduate Record Examination. Admission to the M.A. and CAUD programs is solely confined to fall matriculation. All students must finish their undergraduate program-specific prerequisite classes before matriculating in the fall. Prospective applicants should note that decisions on admissions are made in early March. Only full-time students are admitted. For more admissions information or to apply to the program, please visit our Graduate School website .

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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