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Our graduate-level Speech Pathology Program is highly competitive, so be sure to apply as soon as possible.

A completed application is required for admission review. Applicants must submit application materials through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS). 

DEADLINES FOR APPLYING

Traditional Mode - February 1 of each year

Distance Education Mode - June 1 of every EVEN year (2024, 2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, etc.)

 

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Necessary Items for Application

Incomplete and unverified applications will not be reviewed. Completed application packets must have the following:

  • An official Bachelor's degree transcript and transcripts from every accredited US college and/or university attended.
  • Standardized test scores: Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT):
    • GRE: send an official GRE Score submitted to CSDCAS. (Designated Institutional Code: 4126)
    • MAT: upload a copy of Miller Analogies Test (MAT) score by submitting under Documents: Other
    • A minimum of three letters of recommendation.
      • It is strongly recommended that letters of recommendation be from college-level instructors who have taught you in an academic or clinical class.
      • It is required that letters of recommendation be submitted via CSDCAS.
      • Please note that CSDCAS will ONLY accept electronic letters of recommendations.
      • University and work-related letters must be submitted on letterhead.
      • A personal essay on your intent and interest in Speech/Language Pathology
      • An application fee to CSDCAS

**Admitted students who plan to attend TSU: If submitting MAT in lieu of GRE, please submit an official MAT score to TSU’s Graduate and Professional Studies. (Institutional Code: 1753)

International Applicants

Applicants with international undergraduate degrees should review the information outlined on the Tennessee State University website and consult the appropriate sections of the Graduate Catalog .

Admission Status

(THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED)

Applicants who are offered admission to the MS program will be granted either an “Unconditional” or a “Conditional” status.

Submitting an application with the “Unconditional” criteria being met does not automatically grant you admission into the university. Being granted an “Unconditional” status means that you met the following criteria:

  • You were admitted to the MS program at TSU after achieving a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 in a Bachelor’s program.
  • You were admitted to the MS program at TSU after achieving a minimum GRE-Verbal score of 146 and a GRE-Quantitative score of 140 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a scaled score of 380 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

If you are admitted with a “Conditional” status, this means that although you have been offered admission, you did not meet one or both of the above “Unconditional” criteria. Students who are admitted with a “Conditional” status must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the first 9 consecutive semester hours of graduate coursework to retain their position in the MS program in Speech and Hearing Science.