Speech and Hearing Sciences

Speech and Hearing Sciences

www.speech-hrg.spokane.wsu.edu

Admission Requirements

Applicants who do not have a major in speech and hearing sciences will be required to complete undergraduate prerequisite coursework before taking graduate classes. A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for the last 60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter hours is required.

To apply, submit:

• graduate application;
• letter of intent/introduction stating qualifications, personal goals, and objectives of graduate study;
• official GRE scores;
• official TOEFL or IELTS scores (international students only);
• official copies of all college transcripts;
• and three letters of recommendation.
  

Program Description

The focus of the program is on preparing speech-language pathologists who are capable of working in varied settings with various types of disorders and clients of
all ages. Students have the opportunity to work with nationally prominent researchers and clinical educators.

Students gain practical experience working with those who have hearing, speech, language, or swallowing impairments in the campus hearing and speech clinic, public schools, birth-to-five preschool programs, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.Clients range from infants, toddlers, and preschoolers through adulthood.

The speech-language pathology program is accredited nationally by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) and certified by the Washington State Board of Education.

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Contact Information
Douglas Stephens
Washington State University Spokane
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
Telephone: 509-358-7602
Fax: 509-358-7600
E-mail: stephend@wsu.edu