Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Hearing and Speech Sciences
1215 21st Ave. South, 6308 MCE
Nashville, TN 37232-8718
Phone: (615)936-5000
Fax: (615)936-6914
E-mail Address: dhss.gradstudies@vanderbilt.edu
http://www.vanderbiltbillwilkersoncenter.com
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MS) (2005 - 2013)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2012
Accreditation Review in Process/Accepting
Public CommentAccredited
Clinical Entry-Level Doctoral Degree Audiology
CAA Accredited (clinical entry level AuD) (2005 - 2013)
Next Accreditation Review: August 2012
Accreditation Review in Process/Accepting
Public Comment
Programs
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Medicine
- 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 (re)habilitation
- Balance
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Voice disorders
- Literacy
- Physiology
- Autism
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 13
- Total dollar amount: $3,372,568
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 3
- Total dollar amount: $486,482
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 2
- Total dollar amount: $100,000
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Early Identification and Management of Children with Hearing Loss; Voice
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Penny Welch
- E-Mail Address: penny.welch@vanderbilt.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Sue T. Hale, M.S., CCC-SLP
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Completed online application
- Average GRE:
- Verbal Reasoning: 152-164
- Quantitative Reasoning: 153-161
- Analytical Writing: 4.5-5
- Average GPA:
- 3.84
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 307
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 307
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 38
- Part time: 0
- Total: 38
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 14
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 20
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 19
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 19
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 38
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 38
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 48
- Additional Requirements:
- Other: 10-week full-time clinical externship
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 5
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 19
- Part time: 0
- Total: 19
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General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Medicine
- 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 (re)habilitation
- Balance
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Voice disorders
- Literacy
- Physiology
- Autism
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 13
- Total dollar amount: $3,372,568
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 3
- Total dollar amount: $486,482
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 2
- Total dollar amount: $100,000
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Early Identification and Management of Children with Hearing Loss; Vestibular Disorders
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Penny Welch
- E-Mail Address: penny.welch@vanderbilt.edu
- Clinic Director:
- Gary P. Jacobson, Ph.D.
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Completed online application; Analytical Writing Sample
- Average GRE:
- Verbal Reasoning: 155-162
- Quantitative Reasoning: 151-158
- Analytical Writing: 4.50-5.00
- Average GPA:
- 3.83
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 118
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 118
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 27
- Part time: 0
- Total: 27
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 14
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 14
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 13
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 13
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 45
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 45
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 93
- Additional Requirements:
- Capstone project
- Other: 15 clinical semester hours included in the 93 required hours
- Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 11
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 10
- Part time: 0
- Total: 10
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General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Medicine
- 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:
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Balance
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Voice disorders
- Literacy
- Physiology
- Autism
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 13
- Total dollar amount: $3,372,568
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 3
- Total dollar amount: $486,482
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 2
- Total dollar amount: $100,000
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Penny Welch
- E-Mail Address: penny.welch@vanderbilt.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Completed online application
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 6
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 6
- 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: 2
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 6
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 2
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 2
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 11
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 11
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Other: two directed research projects and teaching requirement of one semester
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 5
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General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Medicine
- 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:
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Balance
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Implants (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Language: Normal processes, disorders
- Fluency
- Neurogenics (apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive)
- Speech: Articulation, phonology
- Voice disorders
- Literacy
- Physiology
- Autism
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s) : 13
- Total dollar amount: $3,372,568
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 3
- Total dollar amount: $486,482
-
- State funded research grant(s) : 2
- Total dollar amount: $100,000
- State funded personnel preparation grant(s) : 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- Data not available.
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Penny Welch
- E-Mail Address: penny.welch@vanderbilt.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: Completed online application
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 13
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 13
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 4
- Part time: 0
- Total: 4
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- Number of students offered admission with funding: 4
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 6
- Newly Enrolled:
- Full-time students: 4
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 4
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 17
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 17
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 72
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Other: two directed research projects and teaching requirement of one semester
- Research doctoral degrees granted:
- 2
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