Application Process

Speech Pathology Graduate Program

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The application process for the Tennessee 福利影院最新网址 (TSU)听 MS program听must听be completed through the听Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS). Our application portal opens every year on July 15.听听

  • CSDCAS applications for the Traditional Program are due on听 February 1 听of each year.
    Applicants for the Traditional Program will receive notification of their acceptance status in March.

  • CSDCAS applications for the Distance Education Program are due on听 June 1听of each EVEN year听(2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, etc.).
    Applicants for the DE Program will receive notification of their acceptance status in July.

NOTE! Applicants who have not obtained at least 15 hours in Speech-Language Pathology by the application deadline should not apply through CSDCAS. Instead, these applicants can听 apply to TSU as a Non-Degree Seeking student 听in order to take our prerequisite courses.听

Application Instructions

FOR NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS
(Those with a Bachelor's degree that is not Speech Pathology)

  1. Visit GradCas:听 听 .

  2. Select the term that you would like to apply for.

  3. When you log in to GradCas, search for Tennessee 福利影院最新网址. A list of programs at TSU will appear. Scroll down until you see Non-Degree . You can select any Non-Degree option that appears.

  4. As you go through the application process, you will see a section called Academic History. Under Academic History, Select听 College Attended. Order your transcripts through one of the online options. Be sure to select GradCas as the recipient and use TSU's ID number, which you will find listed on the website.

  5. Non-degree-seeking applicants for speech pathology and audiology should contact the Graduate School for additional directions.听

FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM

Applicants听for the Tennessee 福利影院最新网址 (TSU)听 Master of Science program听in Speech and Hearing Science听 must 听 听submit听application materials听through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS).

A completed CSDCAS application听is required for admission review.

Instructions for the application submission process are provided on the听 . For additional information about the CSDCAS process, please visit the听

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Necessary Items in Application Process

Incomplete and听unverified听applications will听not听be reviewed.听Completed application packets must have the following:

  • An official Bachelor's degree听 听and transcripts from EVERY accredited US college and/or university attended.

  • 听A minimum of three letters of recommendation.
    • It is strongly recommended that letters of recommendation be from college-level instructors who have taught you in an academic or clinical class.
    • It is required that letters of recommendation be submitted via CSDCAS.
    • Please note that CSDCAS will ONLY accept electronic letters of recommendation.
    • University and work-related letters must be submitted on letterhead.

  • A personal essay on your intent and interest in Speech/Language Pathology

  • An application fee to CSDCAS -- 听

  • OPTIONAL APPLICATION MATERIALS
    • Standardized test scores are听recommended听but NOT required:

      GRE:听 send an official GRE Score submitted to CSDCAS.听 (Designated Institutional Code: 4126). Request that your OFFICIAL scores are sent to CSDCAS prior to the deadline so that your application can be verified in a timely manner.

Optional/Recommended Items for Application

  • CV/RESUME
  • A Standardized test is recommended, but NOT required. Applicants who choose to submit a GRE score can do so by sending an official GRE Score submitted to CSDCAS. (Designated Institutional Code: 4126)
  • Evidence of 25 observation hours

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Application Support/Help

Instructions for the application submission process are provided on the听CSDCAS website. For additional information about the CSDCAS process, please visit the听 听or visit .

International Applicants

Applicants with international undergraduate degrees should review the information outlined on the Tennessee 福利影院最新网址 website and consult the appropriate sections of the听 听.

Admission Status

(THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED)

Applicants听who are offered admission听to the MS program will be granted either an 鈥淯nconditional鈥� or a 鈥淐onditional鈥� status.

Submitting an application with the 鈥�Unconditional鈥� criteria being met does not automatically grant you admission into the university. Being granted an 鈥淯nconditional鈥� status means that you met the following criteria:

  • You听were admitted to the MS program at TSU听after achieving a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 in a Bachelor鈥檚 program.
  • You听were admitted to the MS program at TSU听after achieving a minimum GRE-Verbal score of 146 and a GRE-Quantitative score of 140 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a scaled score of 380 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

If you are admitted with a 鈥�Conditional鈥� status, this means that although you have been offered admission, you did not meet one or both of the above 鈥淯nconditional鈥� criteria. Students who are admitted with a 鈥淐onditional鈥� status must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the first 9 consecutive semester hours of graduate coursework to retain their position in the MS program in Speech and Hearing Science.

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