Communication Disorders: Master of Arts Degree
Program Overview
Program Coordinator: Ms. Donna Brown; browndm@appstate.edu; 828-262-6053; Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
http://www.ced.appstate.edu/departments/lre/CDGraduateHomepage.aspx
The Communication Disorders Program (CDP) at Appalachian is devoted to the study of human communication and associated disorders and prepares clinicians for work in a variety of settings--schools, hospitals, nursing homes, community clinics, home health, private practice. Students gain the academic and clinical practicum experiences necessary for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, licensure by the North Carolina Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and advanced licensure by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction.
Program Highlights
- Being a full-time student, you can expect to complete the 60 credit hours between in 2-3 years without thesis – 57 credit hours with thesis.
- There are two degree program options: Teaching: strongly recommended for all students except those who are certain they will not choose to work in educational settings; Non-Teaching
- Both degree program options provide students with the academic and clinical practicum experience necessary for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure by the State of North Carolina
- Practicum: After completing the 5 “core” classes, you will enroll in a supervised practicum each semester. You will likely be assigned to a unique setting (e.g., preschool, medical, corrections) each semester.
- Internship: Completed in your last semester of the program.
Admissions Essentials
Concentrations: K12 Licensure; Nonlicensure
Location of instruction: On campus
Required Entrance Exam: GRE or MAT (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3 (faculty members preferred)
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); Letter of intent (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application)
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available.
- Spring 2008: 10/1
- Summer Session 1 2008: x
- Summer Session 2 2008: x
- Fall 2008: 2/1
Additional Notes: The CDP at Appalachian conducts admission reviews twice each year: once for admission in the Fall (application deadline February 1) and again for admission in the Spring (application deadline October 1). Thirty-four new students are admitted each year for Fall entry. Twenty-two spaces in the Fall are for students with sufficient coursework in speech-language pathology, and twelve are for out-of-field students. A smaller number (usually 10) with adequate speech-language pathology undergraduate coursework are admitted for January entry. This number varies depending on the number of December graduates.
Basic Criteria for Admission: GPA 3.0 and official GRE scores; OR GPA 2.7 and GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative = 800