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application and admission

 

  • student in classApplications are accepted from prospective students with bachelor's degrees in any field of study.

All application materials must be received by February the 15th prior to enrollment. Accepted students begin their studies in the fall semester.

 

 


 

 

The following materials must be submitted:

        To the School of Graduate Studies:

  • A graduate school application and fee (available online)
  • Original undergraduate and graduate degree transcripts from all accredited colleges or universities attended.  A total undergraduate degree quality point ratio of 3.0 or better is required. Any transcripts submitted from education completed outside the United States must be evaluated by an appropriate accrediting agency in order to equate credits and grades with United States standards.
  • Recent scores obtained on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical Writing sections
  • All students for whom English is not their first language must submit recent scores of at least 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 

    To the Department of Communication Disorders:
  • A department application (see below)
  • Three letters of recommendation attesting to professional promise and academic ability (see below).  Recommendations from professors are encouraged, although not required.
  • A 250- to 300-word written essay prepared by the applicant related to a personal challenge or a project independently initiated and maintained

Admission decisions are made on a competitive basis.  By March 15, letters are mailed to applicants indicating that they have been accepted, wait-listed or rejected.  Accepted students have two weeks to reply before their admission status will be revoked. Letters of acceptance or rejection will then be mailed to wait-listed applicants who will have two weeks to reply before their admission status will be revoked. 

Students who have all the required prerequisite coursework will be offered the option of beginning courses in the summer following admission, space allowing.  

All admitted students must interview with the Program Director at the time of program planning during the spring or summer following admissions.  They must subsequently be formally admitted by the School of Graduate Studies upon final review of transcripts and application materials in order to finalize the admissions process. 

Application materials may be obtained from:

Southern Connecticut State University
School of Graduate Studies
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: (203) 392-5237

Forms may also be downloaded.  See below:

For further information contact:  Dr. Mary Purdy, chairperson of Admissions Committee, telephone, 203-392-5959 or email, purdym1@southernct.edu.

Department Address: 
Department of Communication  Disorders
Southern CT State University
Davis Hall 012
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone:  203-392-5954
Fax:  203-392-5968