Overview

Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences / Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Speech-language pathology
Master of Arts/Master of Science (MA/MS)	Medical speech-language pathology
Master of Arts (MA)	Bilingual spanish-english speech-language pathology
Master of Science (MS)	Speech-language pathology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	47

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Varies Thesis Alternate accepted Oral exam, clinic
Other Advanced Degrees	Option of comprehensive exams, master's project or thesis.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1

Applied

1

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 overall, BA/BS in speech and hearing sciences

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

86

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	18.6%
Black or African American	1.16%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.16%
Asian	5.81%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.81%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (9%)

Female (90%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 5

Male (6)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Adolescents with clefts, spectral analysis of stuttering, communication in late talkers, speech intelligibility, brainstem response in fitting hearing aids
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	541,496

Location & Contact

Address 1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR  97201
United States

Contact Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann PhD
Chair
Email: cegn@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-3230
Fax: 503-725-5385

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