Master of Science in Communication Disorders in Communication Disorders (Neurogenic, Voice, and Swallowing)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree with a major in Communication Disorders is clinically oriented and is designed to prepare clinicians for employment in hospitals, clinics, private practice, and public schools. The program meets the minimum education and clinical requirements for state licensure as a speech-language pathologist and for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The academic program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of ASHA.
Candidates for the communication disorders master's degree are encouraged to earn a passing score on the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology before graduation and substitute a passing score for the required departmental graduate comprehensive examination.
The nationally accredited program provides students opportunities to work closely with faculty members who are distinguished scholars, mentors and master clinicians in various aspects of the field of communication disorders. Faculty-student ratios provide individualized attention, effective clinical mentoring and academic excellence. Graduates are highly competitive nationally in today's workforce.

baccalaureate degree in communication disorders or leveling coursework from a regionally accredited university
official transcripts from each institution where course credit was granted
minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
minimum 3.0 GPA in undergraduate communication disorders courses
GRE not required
prerequisite course form
resume/CV
statement of purpose addressing the following:
which areas of speech pathology practice or research hold the most interest and why
the rationale for applying to the Communication Disorders graduate program at Texas State University
any distinguishing life experiences, situations, and/or research interests
three recommendation forms

IELTS (academic) - overall scores required 6.5 and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
TOEFL iBT - overall scores required with a 78 overall and minimum individual module scores of (19 listening, 19 reading, 19 speaking, 18 writing)