Overview

College of Fine Arts and Communication / College of Fine Arts and Communication is located in Beaumont, TX, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences

Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Doctor of Audiology (Au D)	Audiology
Master of Music (MM)	Music	Education
Master of Music (MM)	Music	Performance
Master of Science (MS)	Speech-Language Pathology
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	48
Doctoral Degrees	12
Other Advanced Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

188

Applied

71

Accepted

24

Enrolled

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 27th	December 1st	No
Summer deadline	May 1st	April 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,284

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

167

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	18.56%
Black or African American	10.78%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%
Asian	2.99%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.8%
Unknown	0.6%

Gender

Male (14%)

Female (85%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 5

Male (11)

Female (22)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Language and deafness, hearing aids, reading and deafness
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	374,382

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 10077
Beaumont, TX  77710
United States

Contact Dr. Golden Wright
Dean
Phone: 409-880-7011

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