University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Last Modified: 10/2/2018
Public Health & Health Sciences
Communication Disorders
358 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01003-9296
Phone: (413)545-0131
Fax: (413)545-0803
E-mail Address: proginfo@comdis.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/communication-disorders
CAA Accreditation Information
Accredited
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
CAA Accredited (MA) (2011 - 2019)
Next Accreditation Review: February 2019
Accredited
Clinical Entry-Level Doctoral Degree Audiology
CAA Accredited (clinical entry level AuD) (2011 - 2019)
Next Accreditation Review: February 2019
Programs
Undergraduate Degree - Bachelor of Science (BS)
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- No multicultural or bilingual emphasis
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- 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:
- 221
Graduation
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 84
- Part time: 0
- Total: 84
Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology - Master of Arts (MA)
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Program Director:
- Sarah Poissant
- Clinic Director:
- Lisa Sommers
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- No multicultural or bilingual emphasis
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Email Address: spoissant@comdis.umass.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- CSD undergraduate degree
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 2
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: completion of prerequisite courses if no UG degree in CSD
- Average GRE Score for Applicants Offered Admission:
- Verbal reasoning: 154
- Quantitative reasoning: 151
- Analytical writing: 4.3
- GPA Range for Applicants Offered Admission:
- 3.15 - 4.00
- Undergraduate Prerequisites Required:
- Yes
- Offer Prerequisite Courses:
- Yes, and anyone may register
- Offer Prerequisite Courses Online:
- Yes
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 216
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 216
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 61
- Part time: 0
- Total: 61
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- 4
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 25
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 24
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 24
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 49
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 49
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 57
- Additional Requirements:
- Other: none of the above
- Average Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 5
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 26
- Part time: 0
- Total: 26
Clinical Entry Level Doctoral Degree in Audiology - Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Program Director:
- Sarah Poissant
- Clinic Director:
- Lisa Sommers
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- Clinical doctoral/research doctoral (e.g., AuD/PhD)
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- Part-Time Enrollment:
- The degree program does not accept part-time students.
- Multicultural/Bilingual Emphasis:
- No multicultural or bilingual emphasis
- Study Abroad Opportunities:
- The degree program does not offer study abroad opportunities.
- Areas of Research:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Email Address: spoissant@comdis.umass.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 2
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Other: completion of prerequisite courses if no UG degree in CSD
- Average GRE Score for Applicants Offered Admission:
- Verbal reasoning: 151
- Quantitative reasoning: 151
- Analytical writing: 4.1
- GPA Range for Applicants Offered Admission:
- 3.39 - 3.98
- Undergraduate Prerequisites Required:
- Yes
- Offer Prerequisite Courses:
- Yes, and anyone may register
- Offer Prerequisite Courses Online:
- Yes
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 76
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 76
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 25
- Part time: 0
- Total: 25
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- 2
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 8
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 7
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 7
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 27
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 27
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 97
- Additional Requirements:
- Capstone project
- Comprehensive exam
- Other: Level One: Clinical Exam
- Average Time to Degree (CED):
- Total semesters: 11
- Total Number of Degrees Granted:
- Full time: 5
- Part time: 0
- Total: 5
Research Doctoral Degree in Audiology - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- Clinical doctoral/research doctoral (e.g., AuD/PhD)
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- 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:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Email Address: spoissant@comdis.umass.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application deadline for Spring admission: October 01
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 2
- 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:
- 3
- First-Year Enrollment:
- 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: 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:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- 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:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Email Address: spoissant@comdis.umass.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application deadline for Spring admission: October 01
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- CSD undergraduate degree
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 2
- Writing sample/essay: 1
- Number of Applications Received:
- Full-time Students: 3
- Part-time Students: 0
- Total: 3
- Number of Admission Offers:
- Full time: 0
- Part time: 0
- Total: 0
- Number of Admission Offers with Funding:
- None
Enrollment
- Target Class Size:
- 3
- First-Year Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 0
- Part-time students: 0
- Total: 0
- Total Graduate Enrollment:
- Full-time students: 2
- Part-time students: 1
- Total: 3
Graduation
- Credit Hour Requirement:
- Total semester credit hours: 60
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Research Doctoral Degrees Granted:
- 1
Research Doctoral Degree in Speech and Hearing Science - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
General
- Administrative Location:
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
- Combined Degree Programs Offered:
- No
- Entire Degree Offered Online:
- No
- 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:
- Audiology/Hearing Science:
- Audiologic assessment
- Auditory processing (Audiology)
- Hearing aids/assistive listening technology
- Hearing: normal processes, disorders
- Implantable auditory / vestibular devices (i.e. cochlear; brainstem)
- Psychoacoustics
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Science:
- Aphasia
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Language: typical development, normal processes, disorders
- Neurogenics (apraxia, dysarthria)
- Speech production: articulation, phonology
- Cognitive communication (e.g., dementia, traumatic brain injury)
-
- Institution Grants and Contract(s)
- Federally funded research grant(s): 3
- Total dollar amount: $951,078
- Federally funded personnel preparation grant(s): 1
- Total dollar amount: $249,959
- Postdoctoral Opportunities:
- No postdoctoral opportunities
- Specialty Tracks / Unique Features:
- Data not available.
- Minority Serving Institution:
- No Specific Department of Education Designation
- NSSLHA Chapter:
- Yes
Admissions
- Admission Contact:
- Email Address: spoissant@comdis.umass.edu
- Application Deadline(s):
- Application deadline for Fall admission: February 01
- Application deadline for Spring admission: October 01
- Application Process:
- University online application
- Application Requirements:
- CSD undergraduate degree
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
- Letters of recommendation: 2
- 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:
- 2
- First-Year Enrollment:
- 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: 60
- Additional Requirements:
- Comprehensive exam
- Dissertation
- Research Doctoral Degrees Granted:
- 0