The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers the master of science degree. Students are prepared to practice in a variety of job settings within the field of speech-language pathology and to meet the academic and practicum requirements of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology.

The master's degree education program in speech-language pathology at the University of New Hampshire is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association., 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockvielle, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 0r 3-1-296-75700.

Applicants for admission should possess a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders or its equivalent. The following courses, or their equivalents, are undergraduate prerequisites for the master's program:

• Anatomy and physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
• Language Acquisition
• Clinical Phonetics
• Basic Audiology
• Speech-Hearing Science
• Neurology
• Statistics

Students are also required to have completed course work in typical human development, and both biological and physical sciences in preparation for fulfillment of ASHA requirements.

Applicants with degrees in related fields may be admitted to the Graduate School as provisional students, with the expectation that they will complete the above prerequisites prior to, or concurrent with, graduate courses.

Acceptance to the communications sciences and disorders program is based primarily on grade-point average, GRE scores and written statement. Applicants must submit current scores (within five years) from the general test of the GRE. Generally, students have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.6 and GRE scores at the 50th percentile to be considered for admission. Letters of recommendation are considered for the awarding of scholarships, assistantships, and other sources of support.

GRE Note: Scores from either the old or new version of the GRE will be accepted for the 2012-13 year. For students applying for the 2013-14 academic year, only scores from the new GRE will be accepted.