Kent State University
Last Modified: 10/17/2017
Speech Pathology and Audiology
A126 Center for Performing Arts
Kent, OH 44242
Phone: (330)672-2672
Fax: (330)672-2643
E-mail Address: harnold5@kent.edu
http://www.kent.edu/ehhs/hs/spa
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MA) (2017 - 2025)
Next Accreditation Review: February 2024
Programs
Undergraduate Degree - Bachelor of Science (BS)
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Education, Health, and Human Services
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- Bachelor’s/master’s (e.g., BA/MA)
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- Yes
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- No multicultural or bilingual emphasis
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- Brazil, University of Sao Paulo
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing:normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Other
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Autism
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Dementia
- Fluency
- Language: normal processes, disorders
- Speech: articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- General to Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Physiology
- Telepractice
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $248,522
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
Enrollment
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 319
Graduation
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 64
- Part time: 0
- Total: 64
Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology - Master of Arts (MA)
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Education, Health, and Human Services
- Program Director:
- Hayley S. Arnold
- Clinic Director:
- Erin Kolonich
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- Bachelor’s/master’s (e.g., BA/MA)
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- Yes
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- No multicultural or bilingual emphasis
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- Brazil, University of Sao Paulo
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing:normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Other
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Autism
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Dementia
- Fluency
- Language: normal processes, disorders
- Speech: articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- General to Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Physiology
- Telepractice
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $248,522
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Features:
Early Intervention/Preschool Interdisciplinary Training
Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Pamela Mitchell
- E-Mail Address: pmitchel@kent.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 20
- Application deadline for Spring admission: October 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- CSD undergraduate degree
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Other: Letter of intent, Post-Bachelors course sequence
- Average GRE Score for Applicants Offered Admission:
- Verbal reasoning: 151
- Quantitative reasoning: 150
- Analytical writing: 4
- GPA Range for Applicants Offered Admission:
- 3.24-4.00
- Undergraduate Prerequisites Required:
- Yes
- Offer Prerequisite Courses:
- Yes, and anyone may register
- Offer Prerequisite Courses Online:
- No
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 229
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 229
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 69
- Part time: 0
- Total: 69
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- 6
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 40
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 40
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 40
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 83
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 83
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 40
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Average Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 6
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 39
- Part time: 0
- Total: 39
Research Doctoral Degree in Audiology - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Education, Health, and Human Services
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- Yes
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing:normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Other
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Autism
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Dementia
- Fluency
- Language: normal processes, disorders
- Speech: articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- General to Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Physiology
- Telepractice
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $248,522
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Pamela Mitchell
- E-Mail Address: pmitchel@kent.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- Other: Letter of Intent
- 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
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- None
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 5
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 1
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 1
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 60
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Research Doctoral Degrees Granted:
- 0
Research Doctoral Degree in Speech-Language Pathology - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
General
- Administrative Location:
- College of Education, Health, and Human Services
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- Yes
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- Brazil, University of Sao Paulo
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Audiologic (re)habilitation
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Electrophysiology (otoacoustic emissions, auditory, electrocochleography, intraoperative monitoring)
- Hearing:normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Other
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Augmentative/alternative communication
- Autism
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Dementia
- Fluency
- Language: normal processes, disorders
- Speech: articulation, phonology
- Swallowing
- General to Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic and clinical)
- Physiology
- Telepractice
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 0
- Total dollar amount: $0
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $248,522
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- Yes
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Name: Pamela Mitchell
- E-Mail Address: pmitchel@kent.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Rolling admissions
- Application deadline for Fall admission: January 20
- Application deadline for Spring admission: October 15
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Personal interview
- Letters of recommendation: 3
- 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
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- None
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 5
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 1
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 1
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 1
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 1
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 60
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Research Doctoral Degrees Granted:
- 0