Overview

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders / Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is located in West Chester, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Speech-language pathology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	27
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

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 Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Completion of 63 semester credit hours

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

266

Applied

165

Accepted

51

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	Not reported	December 11th	No
Summer deadline	Not reported	March 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Completed application form submitted online, One official transcript from every college and university attended (except West Chester University), Two letters of recommendation, personal statement of academic and professional goals, logs of 25 clinical observation hours, practicum hours, and a vita

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

84

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.76%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.38%

Gender

Male (5%)

Female (94%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Identification/interaction with students with communicative disorders, Voice Therapy, Autism, Bilingual assessment and intervention, Critical Thinking, Literacy Development, Fluency, interprofessional collaboration, scholarship of teaching, Audiological Assessment
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 201 Carter Drive
Suite 400
West Chester, PA  19380
United States

Contact Dr. So Jung Kim
Chair
Email: skim@wcupa.edu
Phone: 610-4363401

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