M.S. in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Admission Requirements

The graduate program in communication sciences and disorders at Elmhurst College welcomes applications from candidates who have completed:

• An undergraduate degree with a minimum 3.2 GPA
• All appropriate prerequisite CSD courses:
  • Phonetics
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
  • Normal Child Language Development
  • Speech Science
  • Introduction to Audiology
  • Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Neurological Bases of Communication
  • Clinical Methods
  • Phonological and Articulation Disorders
• One course each in the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics (statistics), and the social/behavioral sciences

To apply for fall 2013, complete the CSDCAS (Communication Science and Disorders Centralized Application Service) application before February 1, 2013. To complete your application, go to the CSDCAS website and complete or submit:

• The application for admission
• All official transcripts (A maximum of 6 hours of graduate credit from another regionally accredited institution may be transferred toward a master's degree in speech-language pathology)
• Three letters of recommendation from professors in your discipline
• A personal statement focusing on ethics and CSD
• GRE scores (the Elmhurst College code is 0750): a composite verbal and quantitative score of 310 and a writing score no lower than 4

All official transcripts should be sent to:

CSDCAS Verification Dept.
P.O. Box 9113
Watertown, MA 02471

In addition, if you are an international student, please submit the following to the School for Professional Studies at Elmhurst College:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores
• Oral English assessment results

Students offered admission to the master’s degree program will be asked to submit additional required documentation, including the results of a background check prior to their first term on campus. Information regarding this documentation will come from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders following admission to the program.

The master's program in communication sciences and disorders is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013. For more information, please contact us.