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Twin Cities Campus
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Ph.D.Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, 115 Shevlin Hall, 164 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-3322; fax: 612-624-7586)
Email:
slhsgrad@umn.edu
Website: http://www.slhs.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Emphases in the Ph.D. program are speech-language pathology, audiology, speech science, language science, or hearing science. The program prepares students for careers in research, teaching, and advanced clinical applications. Most students entering the program have a master's degree in speech-language pathology, audiology, or a related area. The Ph.D. degree usually requires three years of work beyond the master's degree. In general, a student's program is designed by the student in consultation with the adviser to satisfy the particular objectives of the student, but there are also some department and Graduate School requirements that must be satisfied.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
29
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The Ph.D. degree usually requires three years of work beyond the master's degree. In general, a student's program is designed by the student in consultation with the adviser to satisfy the particular objectives of the student, but there are also some department and Graduate School requirements that must be satisfied. These include coursework, research activities, teaching experience, and preliminary and final exams.
A minimum of 12 course credits in a minor or supporting program and registration for 24 thesis credits are required. Also required is a statistics sequence, for which students typically register during their first two years. The written and oral preliminary exams are taken at the end of the second year.
Each student completes a seminar (SLHS 8430) and a minimum of 4 credits of teaching experience that provide an opportunity for the student to develop and teach sections of department courses. Students also complete a seminar (SLHS 8410) and a minimum of 4 credits of research under the direction of one or more faculty members in the department other than the adviser.
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