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The
application deadline is February 1st
of each calendar year.
Requirements
for admission to the University and to the
Department must be met as indicated in the
University catalogue. To be considered
for admission, applicants must meet the
following minimum requirements:
- 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for course
work leading to the baccalaureate degree, or
- 3.5 GPA (on
a 4.0 scale) for course work leading to the
master’s degree,
- Combined score of 1000 on the verbal and
quantitative subtests of the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE)
- Official transcripts from all institutions
attended, and
- Two letters of reference.
The
graduate program is a limited access
program. Meeting minimum admission
requirements (GPA = 3.0 or 3.5; GRE = 1000)
does not guarantee admission.
All application
materials must be received by February 1st,
prior to the Fall in which applicants intend
to enroll, in order for an application to be
reviewed for admission. To be considered
complete, an application must contain all
of the following 4 elements:
official transcripts from
all schools attended, an
official report of the
GRE
score from the
ETS (Educational
Testing Service), two (2) letters of
reference, and a completed FAU Graduate
School application. Copies of
transcripts and
GRE
score reports are not acceptable.
Competence in oral and written English is required for both the academic and clinical practicum aspects of the program. Applicants who were educated outside of the United States, whose primary language is not English, and/or who graduated from a university where the language of instruction was not English, must demonstrate facility in the English language by the successful completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
The criteria for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is as follows:
- Applicants taking the paper-based TOEFL exam must achieve a minimum score
of 600 with 5 on the Test of Written English
(TWE) and 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE).
- Applicants taking the computer-based TOEFL exam must achieve a minimum score of
250 with 5 on the essay rating component and 50 on the TSE.
- Applicants taking the internet-based TOEFL exam must achieve a minimum score
of 100/120 with 22/30 on the speaking section and 22/30 on the writing section.
In addition to the proficiency test, applicants may be requested to attend a meeting with
faculty and staff of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. During this
meeting, mastery of oral English for meeting clinical requirements will be assessed and
the following questions considered:
- Does the individual have the expected level of knowledge in normal and disordered communication?
- Does the individual have the expected level of diagnostic and clinical case management skills?
- If modeling is necessary, is the individual able to model the target phoneme, grammatical feature, or other aspect of speech and language that characterizes the client's particular problem?1
If indicated, a plan for improvement will be developed. The student must meet the goals of
this plan before beginning clinical practicum. If the student is not able to meet,
satisfactorily, the improvement plan criteria, the program will counsel the student
regarding their strengths and weaknesses in standard English and how these might affect
employers' perceptions or impact their ability to perform in various work settings.2
The student will be given an opportunity to continue remediation or may choose to leave
the program.
1,2American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (1998). Students and Professionals Who
Speak English with Accents and Nonstandard Dialects: Issues and Recommendations [Technical Report]
The Graduate School Application must be
submitted online.
The link for the
application is:
http://graduate.fau.edu/apply.htm
If you have any
questions about the graduate application, problems completing the application,
questions about your application status, or residency status please contact:
Florida Atlantic University
Graduate College
777 Glades Road
Student Support Services (SU-80, Room 101)
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991
Phone: (561) 297-3624
Fax: (561) 297-2117
Email:
graduatecollege@fau.edu
Website:
www.fau.edu/graduate
The program
admits students for the Fall term only.
There are no spring or summer
admissions. Students are responsible
for ensuring that all of their
admissions materials (official
transcripts, official
GRE report, 2 letters of
reference, FAU Graduate School application)
are received by the FAU Office of Graduate
Studies and Admission by the February 1
deadline.
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