Who Should Apply

You should be aware that like many other graduate programs in Communication Disorders and Sciences, admission to our program is highly competitive. The primary factors considered by the Committee include: (1) prior academic record, (2) Graduate Record Examination test results, and (3) 2 letters of recommendation from academic references. Student applicants should have scores to total at or above 1000 in the Quantitative and Qualitative sections of the GRE, a prior grade point average above 3.5 and recommendations that indicate an ability to pursue graduate studies and clinical work. For international students, the TOEFL is required with a paper based minimum score of 550 or a computer based minimum score of 213.

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a major other than Speech Pathology or Audiology may be admitted to the graduate program. These students will take the following courses during the first 3 semesters of their SLP program.

  • ASP 501 Introduction to Communication Disorders
  • ASP 508 Acoustics and Perception
  • ASP 503 Introduction to Hearing Science
  • ASP 505 Phonetics
  • ASP 504 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech
  • ASP 509 Speech and Language Development
  • ASP 514 Stuttering
  • ASP 530 Observation of Clinical Practice
  • ASP 517 Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders
  • ASP 520 Voice Disorders
  • ASP 521 Introduction to Language Pathologies in Children
  • ASP 524 Introduction to Audiologic Assessment
  • ASP 529 Aural Habilitation / Rehabilitation

Students who have completed the above coursework prior to admission to the graduate program have the opportunity to waive the first 3 semesters of coursework and will begin their graduate work at year 2 in the attached curriculum models. Students who have completed most but not all of the above coursework may be able to begin their graduate work at year 2 while concurrently enrolled in the courses for which they did not place out. The typical length of the M.S. program for students needing the coursework above will be 7 - 8 semesters. The typical length of the M.S. program for students that have placed out of all or the majority of the coursework listed above will be 5 semesters.

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Department Audiology & Speech Pathology
578 South Stadium Hall, UT
Knoxville, TN 37996-0740
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Phone: (865) 974-5019
Fax: (865) 974-1539
Email: clark@utk.edu