Traditional Application Pathway:
- Submit a completed application through the Communication Science and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) along with the signed SLP Communication Standards form and $50 application fee submitted to Monmouth University.
- An earned baccalaureate degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from all courses at all institutions; A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all Speech-Language Pathology prerequisite courses (does not include non-SLP prerequisites, e.g., statistics); and Competitive applicants have GPAs of 3.3 or better.
- Essay (500 words or more) related to the department’s mission and an oral presentation (audio recording, 1-2 minutes) on empathy and clinical practice in speech-language pathology.
- Two professional letters of recommendation.
- Submission of a professional résumé.
- Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in order to meet ASHA’s standards of clinical competence. Specifically, successful candidates “must have demonstrated communication skills sufficient to achieve effective clinical and professional interaction with clients/patients and relevant others.” Source: 2020 Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.
- Completion of eighteen (18) credits of speech-language pathology prerequisite courses with a minimum GPA of 3.0 across all SLP prerequisite courses.
- Applicants must also fulfill ASHA requirements listed at https://www.asha.org/Certification/Course-Content-Areas-for-SLP-Standards/. This includes completion of a college level course each in Biology (related to vertebrates), Physics OR Chemistry, Statistics, and behavioral science (e.g., anthropology, sociology, psychology). Students must earn a grade of C or better for the course to count toward this requirement.
Speech-Language Pathology Bridge Pathway (SLP Bridge)
- Students accepted via the SLP Bridge are conditionally admitted to the M.S.Ed. in Speech-Language Pathology program based on the conditions outlined in items 8 and 9 below. Qualified applicants are accepted into this pathway as undergraduate, non-matriculated students while taking required preparatory coursework and matriculate into the M.S.Ed. in SLP program in the summer immediately following completion of the preparatory courses.
- Submit a completed application through the Communication Science and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) along with the signed SLP Communication Standards form and $50 application fee submitted to Monmouth University.
- An earned baccalaureate degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from all courses at all institutions. Competitive applicants have GPAs of 3.3 or better.
- Essay (500 words or more) related to the department’s mission and an oral presentation (audio recording, 1-2 minutes) on empathy and clinical practice in speech-language pathology.
- Two professional letters of recommendation.
- Submission of a professional résumé.
- Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in order to meet ASHA’s standards of clinical competence. Specifically, successful candidates “must have demonstrated communication skills sufficient to achieve effective clinical and professional interaction with clients/patients and relevant others.” Source: 2014 Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.
- Full admission to the M.S.Ed. in Speech-Language Pathology degree program is based on the completion of the following 18 credits of required preparatory coursework with an average GPA of 3.0 across all 18 credits. While completing these 18 credits, the student has undergraduate, non-matriculated status. The courses must be completed at Monmouth University within the first academic year after conditional admission to the program (i.e., bridge courses), unless completed prior to application to this admission option.
- SLP 201: Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 credits)
- SLP 202: Introduction to Language Development (3 credits)
- SLP 301: Introduction to Phonetics (3 credits)
- SLP 302: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing (3 credits)
- SLP 401: Speech and Hearing Science (3 credits)
- SLP 402: Introduction to Audiology (3 credits)
9. Students must also complete required preparatory coursework in Biology (related to vertebrates), Physics OR Chemistry, Statistics, and behavioral science (e.g., anthropology, sociology, psychology) within the first academic year after conditional admission to be fully admitted to the M.S.Ed. in Speech-Language Pathology program. Students must earn a grade of C or better for the course to count toward this requirement. This requirement may be modified by the M.S.Ed. in Speech-Language Pathology Program Director to allow additional time to complete these courses, but no later than the semester of graduation from the program.
10. Students who need to earn 25 hours of speech-language pathology practice as a prerequisite to begin clinical practice in the Center for Speech and Language Disorders must complete SLP 304: Observation Skills in Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders (1 credit) as part of the bridge coursework, unless waived by the Program Director.
