Program Admission Requirements
In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements , applicants must have achieved a B average calculated for the last two years overall. A personal interview may be requested. The General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is required, as are three recommendations from former instructors who are in a position to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study.
GRE Requirements:
3.5 on Writing portion, 290 minimum scored combined from analytical and quantitative portions.
GPA Requirements:
3.0 GPA or higher.
Letters of Recommendation:
3 letters of recommendation
Application Requirements:
Complete both the CSDCAS application and the WCU graduate school application. All supporting documents should be attached/uploaded to the CSDCAS application. The WCU application does not require any supporting documents.
Program Description
The program leading to the M.S. degree in communication sciences and disorders requires a minimum of 63 hours of graduate study, including completion of a series of supervised clinical internships totaling no less than 400 hours. Experiences will be obtained at on-campus and off-campus locations.
In addition to the academic requirements, students are expected to adhere to the technical and professional standards of the program. For the most up to date information regarding these standards, program suspension, and termination refer to the program’s website linked from the College of Health and Human Sciences.
The program adheres to the academic and clinical education requirements set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists, and the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction.
Full-time course load for graduate level students per term is nine hours. The maximum course load is fifteen hours per term. The maximum course load during summer term is twelve hours. Communication Sciences and Disorders students are exempt from the standard course load limit and may enroll into a maximum of nineteen hours per term. Course load regulations for the mini or summer session are published on the Registrar’s website at registrar.wcu.edu.
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