University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Coll of Health Professions
Dept of Aud & Spch Path
5820 Asher Ave Univ Plz Ste 600
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
Phone: (501)569-3155
Fax: (501)569-3157
E-mail Address: ddshahan@uams.edu
http://www.uams.edu/chrp/audiospeech/
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MS) (2010 - 2017)
Next Accreditation Review: February 2016
Accredited
Clinical Entry-Level Doctoral Degree Audiology
CAA Accredited (clinical entry level AuD) (2010 - 2017)
Next Accreditation Review: February 2016
Programs
General
- Administrative Location:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology Department
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- Yes
- 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:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing: Normal processes, disorders
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- Voice disorders
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Other
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Application Process:
- Other: students contact the department and meet with an undergraduate advisor
Enrollment
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 100
Graduation
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 20
- Part time: 10
- Total: 30
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General
- Administrative Location:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology Department
- 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:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing: Normal processes, disorders
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- Voice disorders
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Other
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Kathy Shapley, Ph.D.
- E-Mail Address: klshapley@ualr.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Terri Hutton, M.F.A., CCC-SLP
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in CSD
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Other: If no CSD degree, then 30 post baccalaureate hours
- Average GPA:
- 3.71
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 175
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 175
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 43
- Part time: 0
- Total: 43
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 5
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 18
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 20
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 20
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 40
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 40
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 49
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: research project or thesis
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 5
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 21
- Part time: 0
- Total: 21
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General
- Administrative Location:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology Department
- 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:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing: Normal processes, disorders
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- Voice disorders
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Other
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Samuel Atcherson, Ph.D.
- E-Mail Address: sratcherson@ualr.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Nannette Nicholson, Ph.D., CCC-A
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application Process:
- University hard copy application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Average GPA:
- 3.2
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 45
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 45
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 29
- Part time: 0
- Total: 29
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 3
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 9
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 9
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 9
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 32
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 32
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 118
- Additional Requirements:
- Capstone project
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: Performance Based Examinations
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 11
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 6
- Part time: 0
- Total: 6
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General
- Administrative Location:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology Department
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Distance Education Availability:
- Degree program does not offer a distance education option.
- Part-time Enrollment:
- Yes
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing: Normal processes, disorders
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- Voice disorders
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Other
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Data not available.
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Behtolyn Gentry, Ph.D.
- E-Mail Address: gentrybetholynf@uams.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: personal statement
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 3
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 3
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 2
- Part time: 0
- Total: 2
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 0
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- Data not available.
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 2
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 2
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 13
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 13
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 70
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 3
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