Submission of entire application packet is due by February 1st. Letters from speech/language pathologists who the applicant has only observed or “shadowed” will NOT be accepted.ġ2. Recommendation may be from a professor in the CD Department or a related field (e.g., education, health sciences), an undergraduate clinical supervisor who has supervised the applicant’s planning, implementing, and documenting of speech/language therapy sessions, or a supervision from a related position (e.g., principals, supervisors, unit coordinators, rehabilitation directors, etc.). One letter of recommendation MUST be from a professor in the Department of Communication Disorders (CD). Two letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s capacity to successfully complete graduate study are required.

Completion and submission of application on CSDCAS.ġ1. Explain why this is of interest and include a rationale as to why you feel research in this area is important to the field of speech/language pathology.' The statement is to be double-spaced in a font of 12 and no more than two type-written pages in length.ġ0. 'Writing Sample' in response to the question, 'All graduate students at Mercy College participate in research. Oral Communication skills necessary to provide services to a wide range of clientsĩ. Only grades of 'C' or better in these courses will be accepted.ħ. The additional 5 courses (Aural Rehabilitation, Statistics, Social/Behavioral Science (e.g., Anthropology, Ethnic/Cultural Studies, Archaeology, Economics, Gender/Sexual Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Area Studies/Sociology, Criminology), Physical Science (Chemistry or Physics) and Human Biology) are not necessary for admission into the graduate program but must be completed before the end of the first year of graduate school. In addition to completing the Prerequisites section of the CSDCAS application, applicants must complete the 'Prerequisite Checklist'. Only grades of 'C' or better in the prerequisite course will be accepted.ĥ. Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the six primary prerequisite courses. Applicants with a lower overall GPA may be considered for admission if their last two years of grades show steady improvement and meet the GPA minimum.Ĥ. Minimum GPA of 3.0 for the applicant's Bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree conferred by the spring term of the application process.ģ. A complete list of NACES members can be found at criteria for accepting international degrees and credits are the same as that for degrees and credits from U.S. Such evaluations should be sent by the agency directly to the Student Services Support Center at Mercy College.

Mercy College Office of Admissions will make the final official evaluation of international transcripts however, all students are required, at their own expense, to obtain an evaluation of their transcripts by a NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) certified evaluation agency (e.g., WES, SpanTran, ECE). Students who have studied at institutions of higher education in other countries must present original transcripts and official translations as part of the admissions submission. Transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate programs attended. Requirements for admission into the CD Master of Science Program include:ġ.

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