Regular Admission Requirements
- Regionally Accredited Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Regionally accredited Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of a 3.0-3.24 will be reviewed
for a decision
- Official transcripts from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution
- Upload a 2-3 page personal statement regarding your decision to pursue a master's
degree in Communication Disorders in the Documents section of CSDCAS
- Upload a resume in the Documents section of CSDCAS
- Request 3 letters of recommendation to be sent through the CSDCAS recommender portal
- ***GRE IS BEING WAIVED FOR THE 2022 APPLICATIONS*** Take the GRE exam and send the results directly to CSDCAS by using the code 3006 for
California University of Pennsylvania CSDCAS
Conditional Admission Requirements
- Conditional Admission may be granted with the following modifications of the Regular
Admissions Requirements:
- Regionally accredited bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.9 and below will be reviewed
for a decision. However, if admitted, will be required to earn a 3.0 in their first
term to remain in the program
- Deficiencies in Pre/Co-requisite courses (up to two maximum terms to satisfy foundation
course requirements)
Pre/Co Requisite Courses
- Applicants may remove deficiencies in the following foundation courses at Cal U or
another accredited institution prior to regular admission or after conditional admission:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Articulation/Phonology
- Introduction to Audiology
- Introduction to Communication Disorders
- Phonetics
- Speech and Language Development
- Speech Science
Applicants without a degree in communication disorders will need to complete a minimum
of 36 undergraduate credits in communication disorders prior to being considered for
graduate admission; 21 of these pre/co-requisite credits must cover the areas listed
above.
Provisional Admission:
Applicants who have provided unofficial documentation of test scores, prerequisite
courses, transcripts or lack of letter(s) of recommendation may be admitted provisionally.
This policy also applies to undergraduate students who apply for graduate admission
pending bachelor degree completion. Upon receipt of all official documents, a student
will be changed from Provisional Admission to either Regular Admission or Conditional
Admission. Provisional Admission students may take classes for one term but will not
be eligible for Federal Financial Aid.
Admission Deposit:
Admission to this program is highly competitive. Students admitted to the program
are required to submit a non-refundable $100 deposit. When the deposit is not received
by the due date indicated by Graduate Admissions, the offer of admission will be withdrawn
and offered to another applicant. Please click here to pay this deposit.
How to Apply:
- Complete the CSDCAS application – Deadline for verified application – March 1, 2022
- Request that official transcripts from all US institutions attended to be sent directly to CSDCAS
- Upload a 2-3 page personal statement regarding your decision to pursue a master's
degree in Communication Disorders in the Documents section of CSDCAS
- Upload a resume in the Documents section of CSDCAS
- Request 3 letters of recommendation to be sent through the CSDCAS recommender portal
- Take the GRE exam and send the results directly to CSDCAS by using the code 3006 for California University of Pennsylvania CSDCAS
International Applicants:
In addition to the requirements above, please submit the following:
- Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be
sent to CSDCAS as follows:
- Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the
application to order your official WES evaluation or
- Use the “Download Evaluation Request Form” in the Academic History section of the
application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES.
- If you do not hold a U.S. degree, or did not have English as your medium of instruction
in your undergraduate studies, please submit your official IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo, or ITEP scores to CSDCAS. Unofficial scores can be uploaded in the Documents section under "other".
- Submit the Affidavit of Financial Support along with any supporting documentation by July 30, 2022 to GradAdmissions@calu.edu.
Deadline:
- Applications must be verified by 11:59 PM ET on the deadline date (March 1, 2022). Applications can only be verified by CSDCAS once all payments and requirements have
been received. To ensure your application is verified on time, try to complete your
application at least four weeks before the deadline.
For additional information:
Email: gradschool@calu.edu
Phone: 724-938-4187