SUNY at Buffalo
College of Arts & Sciences
Dept of Comm Disorders & Sci
3435 Main St, 122 Cary Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3004
Phone: (716)829-2797
Fax: (716)829-3979
E-mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
http://wings.buffalo.edu/soc-sci/cds/
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MA) (2009 - 2017)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2016
Accredited
Clinical Entry-Level Doctoral Degree Audiology
CAA Accredited (clinical entry level AuD) (2009 - 2017)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2016
Programs
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- The program does not offer a multicultural or bilingual emphasis.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
Enrollment
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 0
Graduation
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 43
- Part time: 0
- Total: 43
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General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- The program does not offer a multicultural or bilingual emphasis.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Dr. D. Jeffery Higginbotham
- E-Mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Dr. Susan Roberts
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 01
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Other: Bachelors degree
- Average GPA:
- 3.4
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 0
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 0
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 30
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 43
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Thesis
- Other: EIther Comprehensive exam or thesis
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 5
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 29
- Part time: 0
- Total: 29
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General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- Other: AuD/MBA
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- The program does not offer a multicultural or bilingual emphasis.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Master of Business Administration track/degree
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Dr. D. Jeffery Higginbotham
- E-Mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Dr. Susan Roberts
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 01
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Bachelors degree
- Average GPA:
- 3.4
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 230
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 230
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 55
- Part time: 0
- Total: 55
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 5
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 10
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 75
- Additional Requirements:
- Capstone project
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: Clinical Gateway exam
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 9
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
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General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Dr. D. Jeffery Higginbotham
- E-Mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 01
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in CSD
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Bachelors degree
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 0
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 0
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 2
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Dissertation
- Other: Two other research projects and three presentations
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 0
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General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Dr. D. Jeffery Higginbotham
- E-Mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 01
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Bachelors degree
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 0
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 0
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 2
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Dissertation
- Other: Two other research projects and three presentations
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 0
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Tinnitus
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Voice disorders
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Dr. D. Jeffery Higginbotham
- E-Mail Address: cdsdept@buffalo.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 01
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Bachelors degree
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 0
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 0
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 2
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Dissertation
- Other: Two other research projects and three presentations
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 0
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