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Admission Requirements
The doctoral program in Language and Communicative Disorders, being interdisciplinary, draws from a variety of disciplines including communicative disorders, psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, engineering, or other related sciences. Students should have adequate preparation in mathematics, statistics and biological sciences. Backgrounds in neurosciences and/or language sciences, or language disorders is helpful, but not required for admission.
Students are admitted only in the Fall. Application period opens October 1. Deadline for receipt (not postmark) of all application materials is January 20. Deadline for receipt (not postmark) of GRE and TOEFL (if applicable) scores is February 1.
- Students must meet the general admission requirements for both universities. Generally, these include: (a) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; (b) a GPA of at least 3.25 (4.0 scale) in the last 60 semester (or 90 quarter) credits of upper division and/or graduate courses; (c) good standing in the last institution attended; (d) suitable scores in the quantitative and verbal sections of the Graduate Record Examination, general test; and (e) submission of appropriate application forms and supporting materials as outlined below.
- The policy of the program concerning students with advanced degrees (M.A., M.S.) is that they enter the program at the same level as all other students. Any student has the right to attempt to waive a specific class requirement. Such waivers must have the consent of the instructor and approval of the Program Directors.
- Students applying to the Joint Doctoral Program must be admitted by both SDSU and UCSD. Do not send any application materials to UCSD. If admitted to the program, UCSD will send additional materials to be completed. Payment of a UCSD application fee will be required at that time.
