Admission
The Admissions Committee seeks to select students for admission to the Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (MA) program to begin study in Fall 2025. All application materials are due by January 15.
The Admissions Committee will not be selecting students for admission to the Professional Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) program for the current cycle. We will begin accepting applications in 2025 to begin study in Fall 2026.
What we assess:
- Overall grade point average
- Grade point average in the major
- Letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Treatment Graph Analysis
- Interpersonal Question
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MA Program
There are a set of required pre-requisites for the MA program.
- Applicants with a BA/BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology, typically, will have already completed the pre-requisites needed to begin the MA program.
- Applicants with a BA/BS in another major (e.g., Psychology, Linguistics) are eligiible to apply. These applicants may be provisionally accepted into the MA program, pending completion of the pre-requisite courses. These students typically complete the pre-requisites in one year of full-time study, leading to a 3-year MA program.
AuD Program
There are no set required pre-requisites for the AuD program. All required pre-requistie courses are completed during the first 2 years.
- Applicants with a BA/BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology, typically, will have already completed the pre-requisites needed to begin the AuD program.
- Applicants with a BA/BS in another major (e.g., Psychology, Linguistics) are eligiible to apply. These applicants may be provisionally accepted into the AuD program, pending completion of the pre-requisite courses. These students typically complete the pre-requisites in the first and third years of the AuD program. These students will work with their AuD advisor on determining needed courses.
Apply through CSDCAS Services
All materials must be uploaded in the CSDCAS web portal or sent directly to CSDCAS. Any admission documents or materials received in the department will be disregarded.
Customer Service is available Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Phone – (617) 612-2030
E-Mail – csdcassinfo@csdcas.org
Required Materials
Submit your application in the CSDCAS web portal by January 15th
It is the student's responsibility to meet the deadline and to ensure receipt of all materials by CSDCAS. Timely filing will facilitate the admission process. Applicants who fail to submit the online application prior to January 15 will not be eligible to apply to the program until the following year.
Note: There is approximately a one-month lag between when application materials arrive at CSDCAS and when they are verified and made available to the Department's Admissions Committee for evaluation (beginning in early February). There is no guarantee that materials verified after early February would be reviewed by the committee.
Applicants must obtain and submit three academic/professional letters of recommendation.
Recommendations must be submitted online through the CSDCAS web portal. The website will provide detailed instructions on how to submit the letters.
Official transcripts should be mailed directly to CSDCAS at the address below:
CSDCAS Transcript Processing Center
P.O. Box 9113
Watertown, MA 02471
Non-Canadian International applicants are required to have all transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES). Transcripts and the WES evaluation report should be mailed directly to CSDCAS at the address above.
A personal statement or essay is required as part of the online CSDCAS application.
The essay should address topics such as motivation for entering the field, professional goals, and specific interest in attending the program at the University at Buffalo. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the essay to provide context to their other application materials (e.g., low class grade) or to provide additional information that demonstrates your ability to successfully complete the program that may not be captured through the other application documents.
In the online application, please enter your unofficial TOEFL score.
If admission is recommended by the department, you will be asked to provide your official TOEFL score to the university before formal acceptance.
Optional Materials
In the online application, students can upload a CV or resume. This is not required.
If admitted to the department, international students will be required to submit the following information to the University. The department's offer of admission is contingent upon final review of the application by UB's International Office of Admissions and determination of eligibility to receive the official documents necessary for a Student Visa.
- Official transcripts from your university program
Consistent with recommendations from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, graduate students in speech-language pathology and audiology programs within the US must demonstrate adequate English language skills for clinical practice. See this link for more information: https://www.asha.org/siteassets/reports/ahc-language-proficiency.pdf
To be considered for admission to the UB programs, applicants must achieve a the following scores on the TOEFL or IELTS. The TOEFL is preferred, but we will accept the IELTS for students who can demonstrate a lack of access to the TOEFL
TOEFL=passing score of 83 and a score of 26 on the spoken section
IELTS= a score of 6.5 with a score of 7 on the spoken section.
To graduate from the UB programs, students must demonstrate successful attainment of all Knowledge and Skills Outcomes as determined by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Council on Accreditation of Academic Programs. One of these is to have “demonstrated skills in oral and written or other forms of communication sufficient for entry into professional practice.”
- UB Financial Form
- Valid bank statement (see International Office of Admissions for more instructions).
Two required application fees must be paid prior to review of an application by the Admissions Committee:
- For CSDCAS: You pay directly to them on your application.
- For the University at Buffalo: A $75 USD non-refundable application processing fee is due before your application can be reviewed. Payment portal is through UB's Slate application when your CSDCAS application is officially submitted.
Applications are due by January 15
Director of Graduate Admissions Committee
30 students are admitted for the upcoming cohort.
We don't typically offer individual tours, but we have a virtual clinic tour on our wesbite - https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/cds/grad/open-house---clinic-virtual-tour-video-.html
And you can also visit https://ed.buffalo.edu/admission/campus-visit.html
Yes. Follow the same application procedures as students with an undergraduate degree in speech and hearing. If admitted, your program will be extended in length by a whole acdemic year.
Please visit the degree requirements page to view the curriculum https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/cds/grad/masters/requirements.html