University of Pittsburgh
Dept of Commctn Sci & Dis
4033 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: (412)383-6540
Fax: (412)383-6535
E-mail Address: Tompkins@pitt.edu
http://www.shrs.pitt.edu/csd/
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MS) (2010 - 2018)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2017
Accredited
Clinical Entry-Level Doctoral Degree Audiology
CAA Accredited (clinical entry level AuD) (2010 - 2018)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2017
Programs
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- 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:
- SHRS Undergraduate Study Abroad - Ireland
- Areas of Research:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Programs offer minors and certificates
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- University hard copy application
Enrollment
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 180
Graduation
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 49
- Part time: 4
- Total: 53
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Vast array of clinical education settings & sites (e.g., private practice; early intervention (birth-to-three; PreK); hospitals, SNF, special education schools; numerous medical-based clinical education opportunities, as well
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Barbara Vento
- E-Mail Address: barbv@pitt.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Cheryl Messick, PhD.
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Post Bac coursework if UG degree outside of CSD
- Average GRE:
- Verbal Reasoning: 145-650
- Quantitative Reasoning: 143-770
- Analytical Writing: 3.5-5.5
- Average GPA:
- 3.71
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 339
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 339
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 94
- Part time: 0
- Total: 94
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 34224
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 36
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 34
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 34
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 67
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 67
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 75
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: Thesis optional
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 6
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 33
- Part time: 2
- Total: 35
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Unique Features: Clinical training integrated with community medical and educational facilities throughout all years of the program.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Barbara Vento
- E-Mail Address: barbv@pitt.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Elaine Mormer, PhD.
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- CSD Central Application Service (CSDCAS)
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Average GRE:
- Verbal Reasoning: 149-580
- Quantitative Reasoning: 145-750
- Analytical Writing: 3.0-5.0
- Average GPA:
- 3.66
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 86
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 86
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 44
- Part time: 0
- Total: 44
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 171120
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 12
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 21
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 21
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 47
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 47
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 122
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: Research Project
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 12
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 3
- Part time: 2
- Total: 5
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Unique features: Only one of its kind in the United States. The Doctor of Clinical Science is an advanced professional doctoral program recommended for the student or practicing speech language pathologist seeking to learn state-of-the-science information and clinical skills. The degree prepares clinical leaders in medical speech language pathology for modern medical setting and practices.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Paula Leslie
- E-Mail Address: pleslie@pitt.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- University hard copy application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate degree in CSD (for post entry-level degree programs)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 2
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 2
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 2
- Part time: 0
- Total: 2
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: 9
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 9
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 157
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 15
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 1
- Part time: 0
- Total: 1
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Unique Features: The Pittsburgh research community is recognized internatinally as a major leader in medicine, biotechnology, behavioral neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience. Close inter-lab, inter-departmental, and inter-campus affiliations offer students a broad array of exciting research opportunities. Students are provided training/opportunities to participate in the grants process (developing, writing, reviewing) and have had success acquiring grants to support their research.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Barbara Vento
- E-Mail Address: barbv@pitt.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- University hard copy application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate degree in CSD (for post entry-level degree programs)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- 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:
- Data not available.
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 4
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 4
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 2
- Part-time students: 12
- Total: 14
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 0
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Unique Features: The Pittsburgh research community is recognized internationally as a major leader in medicine, biotechnology, behavioral neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience. Close inter-lab, inter-departmental, and inter-campus affiliations offer students a broad array of exciting research opportunities. Student are provided training/opportunities to participate in the grants process (developing, writing, reviewing) and have had success acquiring grants to support their research.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: NA
- E-Mail Address: NA
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- University hard copy application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate degree in CSD (for post entry-level degree programs)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- 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:
- Data not available.
- 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
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 0
Return to Top
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Health and Rehabilitation 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:
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Psychoacoustics
- Aural (re)habilitation
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Head/neck cancers/laryngectomy
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Auditory processing (Speech Lanaguage Pathology)
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 11
- Total dollar amount: $1,787,637
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Unique Features: The Pittsburgh research community is recognized internationally as a major leader in medicine, biotechnology, behavioral neuroscience, and cognitve neuroscience. Close inter-lab, inter-departmental, and inter-campus affiliations offer students a broad array of exciting research opportunities. Students are provided training/opportunities to participate in the grants process (developing, writing, reviewing) and have had success acquiring grants to support their research.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Connie Tompkins
- E-Mail Address: tompkins@pitt.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- University hard copy application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate degree in CSD (for post entry-level degree programs)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Personal interview
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 16
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 16
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 6
- Part time: 0
- Total: 6
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 56743
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- Data not available.
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 6
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 6
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 6
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 6
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Other: Predissertation, Research Project
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 3
Return to Top