Admissions

CLASS OF 2022

Graduate student, Emma Lee Sullivan shares her graduate school experiences

ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU):

Oklahoma State University is a land-grant institution with a current student population of more than 35,000 students across a five-campus system. Our Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is in the main campus of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Each year OSU welcomes students from across the United States as well as more than 100 countries of the world. The faculty members always strive to provide the best possible academic experiences to all students.

 STEPS TO APPLY:

An applicant has to pay BOTH the CSDCAS application fee as well as the Graduate Application fee of Oklahoma State University.

CSDCAS Application Link: https://csdcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login

CSDCAS Application Fee: CSDCAS charges $137 for the first program you apply to and $55 for each additional program. Please visit CSDCAS website link below for more details. 

https://help.liaisonedu.com/CSDCAS_Applicant_Help_Center/Starting_Your_CSDCAS_Application/Getting_Started_with_Your_CSDCAS_Application/03_Application_Fees

Oklahoma State University Graduate Application Fee Links:

For U.S. citizens and permanent residents ($50 fee):  https://grad.okstate.edu/register/?id=65973f23-fd9a-5184-139a-0cdedcc61fec. 

For international applicants ($75 fee): https://grad.okstate.edu/register/?id=098170ef-7c2a-45c9-bf2d-35936e80a0c4

All completed applications are due on Jan 15th, 2023 (10:59 pm CST OR 11:59 pm EST).

*For any queries about our graduate program, please feel free to email Ms. Kristi Carpenter (Graduate Advisor; Email- kristi.carpenter@okstate.edu) or Dr. Sabiha Parveen (Program Director; Email- sabiha.parveen@okstate.edu)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Thank you for your interest in our graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University offers a full-time 2-year (5 semesters) in-person graduate program (Master of Science Education degree) in Speech-Language Pathology. In addition, the department offers a four-year undergraduate program and a year-long post-baccalaureate program in Speech-Language Pathology. 

The graduate program has been accredited by the Council on American Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Our core mission as a land-grant university is to promote learning, advance knowledge, enrich lives, and stimulate economic development through teaching, research, extension, outreach, and creative activities.

Students who have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and wish to pursue a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders at OSU may apply for admission to the graduate college. If the bachelor’s degree is in something other than communication sciences and disorders, please see the menu item to the left titled Leveling.

Program Data and Recent Achievements:

Our graduate program has grown considerably during the past five years as is evident with the total class sizes reported below.

Number of Applications Received During the Past Three Years

We receive applications from within and outside of the United States each year. We transitioned to the CSDCAS application database last year in 2021 and our total number of applications have steadily increased during recent years. The table below summarizes number of non-international and international applicants that applied to our graduate program in recent years.

(A) Summary of Number of Graduate Applications Received

Non-Resident Tuition Award Program

Starting fall 2022, OSU has a new non-resident tuition award program for out-of-state students applying to different graduate programs including our graduate program of Communication Sciences and Disorders. 

• The Graduate College Nonresident Tuition Award provides subsidized tuition to admitted nonresident graduate students. For the fall 2022 admission cycle, the rate was set at $364/credit hour, which gave nonresident graduate students a tuition savings of $515.75 per credit hour.
• The tuition rate may increase if OSU increases tuition in the future.
• The tuition reduction stays in place through degree completion.

For more information about financial costs, available aid, and available scholarships and grants, please visit https://go.okstate.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/

Graduate Program Overview

Our graduate program has seen a tremendous growth during the past 10 years. Our faculty grew from 4 full-time tenure track members in 2014 to now 7 full-time tenure-track faculty members. In addition, our student cohorts have substantially increased in recent years as noted below.

(A) Summary of Number of Graduate Students

Student Diversity

Our graduate program includes students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds as well as different geographical regions. We strive to include student diversity in our program.

(A) Summary of Graduate Student Diversity 

(B) Summary of In-State and Out-of State Graduate Students

Graduate Assistantships

We are one of the leading universities within the state of Oklahoma that offers different avenues of graduate funding. These include departmental graduate teaching assistantships, graduate research assistantships, and other graduate scholarships. We have been to provide at least some degree of funding for at least 50% of our incoming graduate students. 

(A) Summary of Graduate Assistantships (number of positions in parentheses)

(B) Number of Graduate Students to Receive Assistantship/ Funding

(C) Graduate Scholarships

In addition to graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs) and graduate research assistantships (GRAs), our department offers several graduate student scholarships annually. Some of these scholarships are listed below:

1. Communication Sciences and Disorders Endowed Scholarship: The recipient must be a senior accepted into the OSU graduate program for the subsequent fall semester in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at OSU. Selection criteria will include a 3.25 GPA (undergraduate).
2. Leone L. and William H. Monroe Scholarship: The recipient must be enrolled as a second-year graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University. Selection criteria will include academic records and practicum performance.
3. Ronald and Julie Schaefer Endowed Scholarship: The recipient must be a second-year graduate student at OSU and must have graduated from a high school located in the State of Oklahoma. In the event no graduate students are identified using this criterion, the Head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders may select a student at his/her discretion to receive the scholarship for that year.
4. Jeanette Sias Graduate Research Award: The recipient must be a graduate student with outstanding research contributions to communicative disorders with a preference for stuttering research/ service/ clinical contribution. Nomination from your research mentor (CDIS Faculty) is required, and previous awardees will not be considered for this recognition.
5. Oklahoma ABLE Tech Scholarship: The recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University. Selection criteria will include involvement in clinical practicum (Submit five demos, submit one success story, Help a client/family access at least one device from the ABLE tech loan system).

INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR FALL 2023

Admissions Process:

Our admissions process includes a comprehensive review of submitted applications followed by short-structured one-on-one interviews (typically held in mid to late February). We consider several different academic metrics and the structured interview to come up with the final admission offers.

The admission deadline is (January 15, 2023; 10:59 PM CST OR 11:59 PM EST).

The following items are included in the online application submission:

• An official transcript from each institution previously attended
• GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing) (GRE Code for Oklahoma State University CSDCAS is 3289). Please send your GRE scores directly from ETS to CSDCAS.
• 3 letters of reference submitted on CSDCAS application portal.
• A personal statement indicating why you wish to pursue a graduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). You may discuss your personal and prior experiences in CSD, including but not limited to personal struggles and growth, advocacy related to communication and/or disabilities/social issues, and professional experiences within the field. You might also highlight related achievements and any unique contributions you would bring to a CSD program. The personal statement is due on the CSDCAS application portal.
• Completion of screening questions about your personal achievements and your preferences (teaching/ research) on CSDCAS application portal.

Recommendations:

• Major GPA of 3.1 or higher in the undergraduate major
• GRE cumulative score of 296
• Verbal GRE of 153
• Quantitative GRE of 144
• Analytical Writing GRE of 3.5

Additional requirements:

• Course requirements: All students (admitted to the OSU CDIS Graduate Program) must have taken coursework in Speech Science and Neural Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent courses prior to beginning graduate coursework at OSU. OSU offers both of these courses online in the summer for students who have not completed them during their undergraduate program.
• International applicants applying to our graduate program: To be considered for admission, international applicants are expected to submit evidence of English proficiency in the form of official scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or PTE Academic examinations. A waiver of this requirement can be obtained for students who have completed a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, at which English is the primary language of instruction, located in a country in which English is a recognized primary language. For more details, please visit https://gradcollege.okstate.edu/prospective-students/international-students/index.html

Criteria for Post-Baccalaureate Applicants:

Applicants who have an undergraduate degree in a different field and are either currently working on a post-baccalaureate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) or already have a post-baccalaureate degree may be also eligible to apply to our graduate program. Beginning March 2022, all applicants who are either currently pursuing or have a post-baccalaureate certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders need to complete three courses (Phonetics, Anatomy and Physiology, and Communication Disorders in Children) within the fall semester before they can be considered for admissions to graduate program for the next academic year at Oklahoma State University.

Graduate Applicant Interviews:

Once all applications have been reviewed, our department will extend invitations to interview students based on the order of merit. Admission Interviews are typically conducted during the second or third week of February.

Example Interview Questions:

Professional Question:

• What is the difference between speech, language, and communication? Can you define each of them in 1-2 sentences?

Preprofessional Question:

• How do you balance academics and personal life?

Critical Thinking:

• Case Study: You are assigned to work with a 10-year old girl with autism with severe behavioral and language deficits. She has two other younger siblings and one older sibling. Her parents usually have her play with her tablet most of the time to avoid conflicts and manage all the kids at home. What strategies would you use to achieve better results with the client.

 See Admissions FAQs and Graduate Program Application tips for more information.

 Useful forms and links:

• ASHA Application for CCC-SLP (2020 Standards) 
• ASHA Code of Ethics (PDF)
• Choosing between master's thesis and non-thesis options
• Graduation Checklist (PDF)
• Graduation Clearance Form (PDF)
• Graduate student resources (academic calendar, graduation deadlines, thesis guides, etc.)
• Graduate_Manual_2022-2023.pdf (PDF)
• Immunization Record Form (PDF)
• Oklahoma License Application
• Teacher Certification Form (Oklahoma) (PDF)

Student Achievement Data: 

Employment Rates of Graduates

Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Test-takers

On-time Program Completion Rates

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Oklahoma State University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.