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Admission Standards

(Also see Graduate School Bulletin http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/pdf/Gradbulletin.pdf.)

The following are the minimum criteria used by the Graduate School and the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in processing admission applications. It is not unusual for more qualified individuals to apply than can be admitted to the program; therefore, meeting these requirements does not guarantee that an applicant will be admitted to the program.

Full Admission

Students with a minimum GPA of 2.75 or above or 3.00 or better for the last two years (64 semester hours or equivalent) and a 3.0 in-field GPA will be considered for the speech-language pathology program. Admission is competitive.

Applicants to the program must possess a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or complete an undergraduate sequence of courses in speech-language pathology and audiology from an accredited university.Three letters of recommendation, a resume, statement of purpose and GRE scores are required of all applicants.

Send a final, official transcript once you have graduated if you have been admitted pending graduation.


All documents, including letters of reference, should be submitted online. Please follow the link and you will be directed on how to complete the online application.
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