Admission Requirements and Procedures

Requirements

1. Completion of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum average GPA of 3.0.
2. Achievement of acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Official scores are to be forwarded to the Graduate School by the testing officials.
3. Completion of at least ten courses in speech, language and hearing, having a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in these courses. The following courses or their equivalents are prerequisites for the masters program:
   • Phonetics
   • Introduction to Hearing Science
   • Introduction to Speech Science
   • Language Development in Children
   • Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
   • Introduction to Communication Disorders
   • Observations in Communication Disorders
   • Child Language Disorders
   • Audiology
   • Tests and Assessments of Communication Disorders (or Diagnostics)
4. Other required courses for ASHA certification

• a college level math course with a grade of C- or better
• a college level biological science course with a grade of C- or better
• two college level social science courses with a grade of C- or better
• a course or certificate demonstrating manual communication proficency

In addition, students who wish to enter the Speech and Language Disabilities Concentration must have completed the following courses (or their equivalents) with a minimum GPA of 3.0:

• Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Child Psychology and Development

It is possible to take these courses on a nonmatriculated basis as a "pre-req" student. Please see FAQ's for more information.

Procedures
Obtain an application packet from the office of The Graduate School (available from The Graduate School web page or by contacting the address listed below). Complete the application with the inclusions listed. We will begin reviewing applications on February 1. We will notify qualified students of their acceptance by the program on a rolling basis. Your completed application must be returned to the Graduate School by March 1 for fall admission. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered until the following application cycle. A completed application packet will contain:

• the application form,
• a personal essay,
• three letters of reference from persons familiar with your recent professional/academic activity and qualifications, and
• two official copies of a baccalaureate transcript from a regionally accredited institution, with a minimum of 10 courses related to speech, language and hearing disorders at the undergraduate level. Courses that are determined to be equivalent to the New Paltz courses listed above will be accepted.

Graduate students enter the program only during the fall semester.

For Graduate Admission information, including application form, catalog and brochure, contact:
The Graduate School
Haggerty Administration Building 804
State University of New York
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY 12561-2499

Tel: (845) 257-3285
Fax: (845) 257-3284
e-mail: gradschool@newpaltz.edu
Web site: www.newpaltz.edu/graduate

For more information contact:
Elizabeth Hester, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Communication Disorders, HUM 14A
State University of New York
1 Hawk Drive, Suite 6
New Paltz, New York 12561-2440

Tel: (845) 257-3465
Fax: (845) 257-3605
e-mail Professor Hester: hestere@newpaltz.edu