2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
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Main Departmental Office
Speech and Hearing Center, Room 260
Mailing Address:
1155 Union Circle #305010
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2481
Web site: aslp.hps.unt.edu
Kamakshi V. Gopal, Chair
Faculty
The primary goal of the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Audiology is to prepare students to work professionally with individuals who have hearing and communication disorders, as well as to serve as faculty members in academic programs. The department provides course work, laboratory training and clinical practicum experiences that enable students to satisfy the educational and clinical requirements for national professional certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and state licensure in speech-language pathology, audiology, or both. A second and equally important mission of the department is the professional development of the discipline through research and clinical services.
Research
The Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology maintains research laboratory space and state-of-the-art equipment to conduct a wide range of investigations of the auditory system and on the normal and abnormal production, perception, recognition and understanding of speech and language. Research includes studies of auditory evoked potentials, speech perception, articulation, language and language disorders, motor speech disorders, vocal pathologies and swallowing disorders. Other ongoing research projects investigate communication assessment and rehabilitation techniques including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and auditory processing in children and adults; discourse production in adults with acquired language disorders; hearing loss in musicians in conjunction with the Center for Music and Medicine of the College of Music; the investigation of auditory cortical neuron pattern processing studies with the Center for Network Neuroscience in the Department of Biological Sciences; discourse expression of emotionality with the Department of Psychology; and the study of vocal inharmonicity analysis and pitch production in discourse in conjunction with the Department of Physics.
Degree programs
The following graduate programs are available through the department:
- Master of Science (MS) with a major in speech-language pathology
- Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
The Health Services Research with a concentration in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, PhD is offered in conjuction with the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services.
Accreditation
The Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Audiology (AuD) education programs in speech-language pathology and audiology at the University of North Texas are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850; 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
Students who earn the master’s degree in speech-language pathology and the professional doctorate in audiology will be provided with the opportunity to meet the academic and clinical practicum requirements for ASHA’s Certificate of Clinical Competence in their specialty areas. Those students whose programs of study at the master’s or doctoral level satisfy the ASHA requirements will simultaneously satisfy the requirements for licensure by the State of Texas in the professional area of the student’s degree program.
Admission requirements
Admission to the graduate degree programs in audiology and speech-language pathology is competitive. Available facilities and clinical resources do not permit admission of all qualified applicants.
Graduate School admission forms may be obtained from the Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School. Additional admissions forms and requirements specific to the departmental graduate programs may be found on the departmental web site (aslp.hps.unt.edu).
Currently, speech-language pathology students are admitted only in the fall semester; likewise, audiology students are admitted only in the fall semester. Any future changes to these admissions cycles will be posted on the departmenal web site, pending approval by the Toulouse Graduate School. For admission in the following fall semester, all required materials should be postmarked and filed by the application deadlines as stated on the departmental web site (aslp.hps.unt.edu) for both the speech-language pathology program and the audiology program.
All required material (including GRE scores) must be on file with the Toulouse Graduate School before prospective applicants will be considered for admission. Undergraduates who plan to apply for graduate study should arrange to take the GRE during their junior or senior year.
In addition to the admission requirements of the graduate school, the department requires the following.
- A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work or an overall GPA of 2.8 on all undergraduate work.
- A GPA of at least 3.0 on all speech and hearing sciences course work, including those courses taken to remove undergraduate deficiencies.
- All students must submit satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) at the time of application. For standardized admission test requirements, contact the department or the Toulouse Graduate School .
- Three satisfactory letters of recommendation, including at least two from the last academic institution attended.
- A personal statement that includes all content as specified on the departmental web site (aslp.hps.unt.edu).
Information on application procedures is available through the Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School and on the departmental web site: aslp.hps.unt.edu.
In all cases, the department maintains the right to make independent inquiry of the applicant’s references and the faculties of institutions previously attended, as well as to deny admission to an applicant who, in its judgment, fails to meet personal or academic admission standards. In all cases the applicant is assured the right to due process.
Out-of-field individuals applying to the Master’s degree program in speech-language pathology must complete course work across 10 undergraduate content areas in communication sciences and disorders as specified by the department to be considered for admission into the master’s program. Applicants who have not yet completed the specified undergraduate course work in communication sciences and disorders, but who otherwise are competitive with respect to departmental admissions requirements must complete course work across the 10 specified undergraduate content areas in communication sciences and disorders prior to matriculation into the master’s program. Depending upon undergraduate preparation, additional undergraduate basic science distributional course work in biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and social/behavioral sciences may be necessary for those candidates who wish to pursue professional certification and licensure in speech-language pathology. However, this basic science distributional course work is not required for admission, as it may be completed following admission into the master’s program and prior to earning the master’s degree, for cases in which the basic sciences distributional course work (in biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and social/behavioral sciences) was not completed during the candidate’s undergraduate degree program. Courses that qualify to fulfill the requirement for completion of course work across the 10 undergraduate content areas in communication sciences and disorders required for admission into the master’s program, and courses that qualify to fulfill the basic science distributional course work required for eventual professional certification and licensure, are specified on the departmental web site: aslp.hps.unt.edu.
Individuals applying to the professional doctoral program in audiology without course work in life sciences, physical/chemical sciences, normal speech, language, speech disorders, and language disorders will be required to complete courses in these subjects. These courses may be taken concurrently with graduate-level courses in audiology. Depending upon undergraduate preparation, additional undergraduate course work may be necessary to meet requirements for professional certification and licensing.
Students admitted to the Toulouse Graduate School as non-degree seeking students are restricted from enrollment in any graduate-level courses in speech-language pathology and audiology; and non-degree seeking students who register for any of these courses will be subject to administrative withdrawal. Non-degree seeking students may enroll in undergraduate courses for undergraduate credit only.
ProgramsMaster’s DegreeDoctorateCoursesAudiology and Speech-Language Pathology
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