M.A. Program for those with Non-Speech Undergraduate Degrees

The Department of Speech and Hearing Science's Re-Entry Program has been specially designed for persons wishing to enter the profession of Speech-Language Pathology, but whose undergraduate major was in another field. Recent graduates of the program have included persons whose undergraduate majors were in Art, Biology, Education, English, French, German, History, Linguistics, Physiology, Pre-Med, Psychology and Zoology. Completion of the Re-entry Program, including the master's degree, usually requires 33 months of full-time study.

SPHR TYPICAL COURSE OF RE-ENTRY STUDY
As of Fall 2009

Fall Semester 1
SPHR 104 Speech & Language Disorders (3 credits)
SPHR 105 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 credits)
SPHR 107 Acoustics (3 credits)
SPHR 130 Phonetics & Phonological Disorders (3 credits)
SPHR 105.3 Anatomy Lab
SPHR 107.3 Acoustic Phonetics Lab

Spring Semester 1
SPHR 106 Anatomy & Physiology lI (4 credits)
SPHR 108 Introduction to Audiology (3 credits)
SPHR 119 Analysis & Modification of Communication Disorders (3 credits)
SPHR 131 Language Acquisition & Development (3 credits)
SPHR 106.3 Anatomy Lab
You will complete 25 clinical clock hours of supervised observation during this year.

Courses Required by ASHA at Undergraduate Level (for those who will apply to graduate school in speech-language pathology):

• 3 credits of Biological Sciences
• 3 credits of Physical Sciences (typically Chemistry or Physics)
• 3 credits of Statistics or Mathematics
• 3 credits of Social/Behavioral Science

No classes during the summer 1.

Fall 2 you join the "first year" class and take the graduate program curriculum.

Students wishing to participate in the Re-Entry Program apply to the Master's degree program. Those persons with appropriate credentials may be granted a "conditional admission" to the graduate program. The requirement of this conditional admission is completion of the eight pre-requisite courses with a 3.0 grade in each of the re-entry classes. Upon completion of the prerequisite courses, Re-Entry students begin a regular program of graduate study. Completion of this program, including the master's degree, requires seven semesters of full-time study. To facilitate the desire of many Re-entry students to work during their re-entry year, the prerequisite courses are all scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Any questions about admission into the Re-Entry program can be directed to Professor Michael Bamdad (mbamdad@gwu.edu), the Chair of Admissions.