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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Communication Disorders (CD) is one of six majors in the
Department of Special Education, which is in the College of Education
. There are approximately 150 graduate and undergraduate students
enrolled in CD. We are housed in a modern facility, centrally
located on campus. Our Program is accredited by ASHA's Council on Academic
Accreditation. Bachelor's and Master's degrees are offered.
For an undergraduate student, the 139-hour Bachelor of Science degree
includes "pre-professional" coursework in speech-language pathology that is
prerequisite to the graduate level of study at EKU, but does not provide
eligibility for state or national certification. Upon completion of
the 66-hour Master of Arts degree, the graduate is eligible to pursue
professional certification in speech-language pathology at the state and
national levels and licensure at the state level. The 66-hour
graduate program will also provide eligibility for a Rank I certification
endorsement from the Kentucky Department of Education.
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Any student who is admitted to EKU may declare this
major. The student will be assigned to a program advisor and will be
classified as a "Pre-CD" major. However, having a Pre-CD status does
not guarantee admission into the CD undergraduate program. Pre-CD
majors may enroll in only the following four major courses: SED 104,
CDS 275 and 360, and ASL 101 or SED 240.
An application for admission must be submitted to the CD
Program Coordinator. To be eligible to apply for admission in the CD
Program, the following criteria must be met:
- 27 semester credit hours completed
--Examples of hours "not completed" may be those from which the student
withdrew ("W"), received an incomplete ("I" or "IP"), or did not pass
("F" or "U"). Hours must be based on 100-level courses or
higher. Developmental or remedial courses such as those numbered
090, 093, and 095 (or equivalent transfer courses) cannot be counted in
the 27 hours nor in the GPA.
- GPA of
2.75 overall (on a 4.0 scale) for the 27 semester credit hours
completed.
- Minimum ACT composite score
of 21
- Grade of "C" or higher in CDS 275
--"Communication Disorders: A
Survey" or equivalent transfer course
Information regarding admission to
Eastern Kentucky University, tuition, financial aid, and housing may be obtained through the
Division
of Admissions. An application form for admission to EKU may be
obtained at the following link. This is an application for admission to
EKU, not the application for admission to the CD undergraduate
program. A CD application form may be obtained as described below.
EKU
Application Form
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DETERMINING ADMISSION
The GPA X ACT determines a rank order for those
applying. The CD Program will admit 30 new undergraduate students
each year to enter the Junior-level CDS course sequence. Admission
will apply to all students equally, whether they are enrolled at EKU or
transfer to EKU. Transfer students do not have to be enrolled in
university courses at the time of submitting an application. It
should be noted that admission of transfer students, who have been
enrolled in a speech-language pathology program elsewhere, will be
determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the program level (Junior
or Senior) they should enter at EKU and the ability of the CD Program to
accommodate their admission at that time.
Applicants will be
notified within approximately four weeks from the admission date. A
letter of admission status will be sent to all applicants by Dr. Charlotte
Hubbard, Program Coordinator.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
February 14
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CURRICULUM
The required curriculum for
the undergraduate communication disorders program may be obtained through
the Department of Special Education Office in Wallace 245 (phone 859-622-4442) or may be obtained online by clicking on
the following links.
Undergraduate
Communication Disorders Curriculum
Undergraduate
Advising Sheet
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APPLICATION FORM
An application form may be obtained from
Wallace 245 (phone 859-622-4442). Instructions are provided on the
form. Or you may download, fill out and submit (via e-mail or
standard mail) an application by
clicking on the following link:
Undergraduate
CD Program Application Form
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