Amherst,
MA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Speech-Language Pathology in Boston United States | University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
|
Boston United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
32,276
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The UMass Amherst Master's in Speech-Language Pathology equips you to create meaningful impact in essential areas of speech, language, and swallowing disorders. This program fulfills the clinical requirements for ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) and qualifies graduates to apply for Massachusetts professional licenses, including the Teacher Specialist License in Speech Language and Hearing.
Key program features:
15 advanced courses covering speech, language, and swallowing disorders
400 supervised clinical hours at the Center for Language, Speech, and Hearing plus two external placements (such as hospitals, schools, or clinics)
Two-year/four-semester completion timeline
Optional graduate certificate in multicultural communication disorders
Exclusively on-campus program with no online alternatives
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Transcripts: Submit all transcripts showing undergraduate, graduate, and/or prerequisite coursework. Please note: we will accept applicants to our graduate programs who have Passing or Satisfactory rather than letter grades.
Prerequisite coursework:
Letters of recommendation: Minimum of two
R'sum/CV
Responses to five essay prompts (200 words or less each):
Both short- and long-term goals are necessary to achieve growth. Tell us about a long-term goal that is unrelated to your academic and career plans, and explain some of the intermediate steps that you think will be necessary to get there.
All members of our department benefit from the assistance of others from time to time. With this in mind, please provide an example of when you gave or received support to work through a problem or challenging time.
Involvement in cultural, racial, civic, and other communities can improve your relationships with your clients and colleagues. Please describe a community contribution that you would like to make in graduate school or your early professional career. Explain what mutually beneficial outcome you see resulting from this contribution.
Describe something you learned outside of the field of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and how you think it can inform your future practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Identify one way that institutions such as health care and education are affected by racism and/or other forms of discrimination. Reflect on how you see your role in relation to these issues as a future speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Please note, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are not required and will not be considered or reviewed by our admissions committee.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 80
Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 115
Prerequisite coursework:
Letters of recommendation: Minimum of two
R'sum/CV
Responses to five essay prompts (200 words or less each):
Both short- and long-term goals are necessary to achieve growth. Tell us about a long-term goal that is unrelated to your academic and career plans, and explain some of the intermediate steps that you think will be necessary to get there.
All members of our department benefit from the assistance of others from time to time. With this in mind, please provide an example of when you gave or received support to work through a problem or challenging time.
Involvement in cultural, racial, civic, and other communities can improve your relationships with your clients and colleagues. Please describe a community contribution that you would like to make in graduate school or your early professional career. Explain what mutually beneficial outcome you see resulting from this contribution.
Describe something you learned outside of the field of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and how you think it can inform your future practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Identify one way that institutions such as health care and education are affected by racism and/or other forms of discrimination. Reflect on how you see your role in relation to these issues as a future speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Please note, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are not required and will not be considered or reviewed by our admissions committee.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 80
Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 115
Tuition
USD
32,276