Students With a Bachelor's Degree in Another Major

Preparing for the Speech Pathology Program

 

Prerequisites

It is not necessary to have a bachelor’s degree in the area of speech-language pathology to apply to the Master of Science Program in Speech and Hearing Science in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Applicants who do not possess a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology or its equivalent, must have obtained at least fifteen (15) hours in speech-language pathology courses (Ex. SPTH, CSD, CDIS, ASP, etc.) from an accredited university. 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 apply to TSU as a Non-Degree Seeking student in order to take our prerequisite courses (see instructions below). Students must  apply to the Graduate School as a non-degree-seeking student in order to take our prerequisite courses. 

NOTE: Admission to the Graduate School as a “non-degree seeking” student does not indicate or guarantee admission to the Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate program.

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Application Instructions

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

  1. Use the Graduate Program Explorer APPLICATION LINK
  2. Scroll down to Non Degree Graduate
  3. Select the term that you would like to apply for and select Apply Now. 
  4. Start a Graduate Application using the following  link. You will then be emailed an application link for you to complete. 
  5. Non-degree-seeking applicants for speech pathology and audiology should  contact the Graduate School  for additional directions. 

NOTE: Admission to the Graduate School as a “non-degree seeking” student does not indicate or guarantee admission to the Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate program.

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Advisement

Once notification of admissions is granted by the Graduate School, contact Dr. Nancy Naperala at nnaperal@tnstate.edu and an advisor will be assigned from the Department. Please contact Dr. Naperala with additional questions regarding prerequisite courses and scheduling of informational tours.

Have Questions?

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