Letter to Prospective Students:

Dear Prospective Student:

Thank you for your inquiry about graduate study in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. This website contains application and program information that should be helpful as you consider the possibility of graduate study at TCU.

Students are admitted for graduate study upon the completion of an undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders. Applicants who have a bachelor's degree in a field outside of these majors (leveling students) are required to successfully complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of the following prerequisite courses: audiology, speech and hearing science, phonetics, speech sound disorders, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms, language development, language disorders in children, and clinical methods. In addition, students are encouraged to complete at least 3 semester hours in aural rehabilitation. Those individuals who intend to complete the prerequisite coursework at TCU should set up an appointment with me prior to registering as non-degree students through the Office of Extended Education.

Applicants to the graduate program should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale and Graduate Record Examination scores of no less than 800 (combined verbal and quantitative scores). Your application for admission will be evaluated once the following are received: completed application form, GRE test scores, letters of recommendation, and two official copies of all transcripts of your college/university work. Official transcripts bear the seal of the school you attended and are mailed by the registrar directly to the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences Office of Graduate Studies. Completed applications must be received by February 1st; applications completed after this date will not be considered. TCU charges an application fee of $50.

The graduate sequence is designed to lead to the completion of the academic and clinical certification requirements of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Students may apply for admission into the more traditional track of study or the bilingual track. The bilingual track is designed for those bilingual (near native proficiency in Spanish and English) students whose professional goals include providing clinical services to multicultural populations. Students admitted into the bilingual track will obtain the majority of their clinical experiences with bilingual children and adults.

In completing their degree requirements, students in both the traditional and bilingual tracks may select a thesis or non-thesis option. Students also may develop areas of specialization such as those with a focus on public schools or medical settings. To this end, students complete extensive clinical hours at TCU's Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic and at multiple externship sites in the Fort Worth metroplex.

Financial assistance is often available to qualified students. The amount and type of these awards vary and are competitive. For additional information concerning graduate study at TCU, please call me at (817) 257-7621. Thank you for you interest in our program at TCU.

Sincerely,

William J. Ryan, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders

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