Admission Requirements

• Applicants for admission to any M.A. program must meet the general requirements for classified graduate standing to San Diego State University, as outlined in the current SDSU Graduate Bulletin.

• No students are admitted into post-baccalaureate status. Applicants With Other Backgrounds (WOBs), that is, backgrounds other than speech-language pathology can apply for classified graduate standing. Upon admission, WOBs are placed in our three-year program. The first year is spent completing a select number of undergraduate prerequisites, and then the following two years are spent completing coursework from the regular two-year graduate program. WOBs need not fulfill the undergraduate prerequisites prior to applying to our program.

• Each year we receive over 200 MA applications, but we have space for approximately 40 students. Thus, the admission process is competitive.

• The MA programs have a minimum GPA requirement of 3.2, though the average for admitted students is generally higher - around 3.5-3.7. We do not have a minimum GRE score, but the average for admitted students over the past few years is around 1150-1200 for Verbal and Quantitative combined. Of course, each year the pool of applicants is different, so we have no way of knowing if the numbers will be similar next year.

• Note that we do consider other factors in addition to standardized test scores and GPA in reviewing applicants for admission. Please refer to our specific application guidelines on the application page.

If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Graduate Advisor Dr. Jessica Barlow.

We invite prospective graduate students to visit our Graduate Access Page, or MyGAP. Using MyGAP you can build a customized web page containing personalized information about SDSU graduate programs of specific interest to you.

last updated: 6/11/08