Admissions

Who gets in?

Because our MS program maintains a small student-faculty ratio, we accept only 30 Full-time and 30 Summer Track students per year.

Here’s who we accepted in 2022:

Application process

International students

International applicants must contact the Graduate College before applying:
/graduate-college/international-graduate-admission/

Prospective students

Applications submission deadline is January 15th. It is strongly recommended that you submit your full application package well before the deadline.

CSD Student Application Checklist:

1. Check eligibility requirements for graduate program of interest.
2. Apply to the NAU Graduate College.
3. Apply to CSDCAS: https://csdcas.liaisoncas.com. Applications must include:
   • A personal essay that addresses the prompt “What is the most valuable life lesson you have learned so far, and how will this contribute to your success as a graduate student in the NAU Clinical Speech Language Pathology program?”
   • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. This includes transcripts from any foreign institution taken as part of a study abroad program.
     • Official transcripts must be sent directly to CSDCAS from the colleges or universities to:
       1. CSDCAS Transcript Processing Center
          PO Box 9113
          Watertown, MA 02471
     • Official transcripts are not required for the NAU Grad College at the time of applying.
   • 3 letters of recommendation. Please note: requests for letters from CSD faculty should take place no later than Oct. 1 to allow sufficient time for letter development.
     • Full-time applicants: at least two letters from CSD faculty are strongly recommended for students applying to the Full-time track.
     • Full-time Leveler applicants: at least two letters from academic faculty are strongly recommended for students applying to the Leveler track.
     • Summer applicants: at least one letter from an SLP supervisor or other employer should be included for students applying to the Summer track.

4. GRE scores are now optional.
   • A lack of GRE score will not put an application at a disadvantage. Applicants who feel their score will reflect positively on their application are welcome to include it. However, if an applicant doesn’t feel it would help their application, there will not be a penalty for not including it.
   • If you choose to submit scores, request that ETS send your official GRE scores to:
     • 6964 Northern Arizona U CSDCAS
   • Scores should only be sent to the CSDCAS application and should not be sent to the NAU Graduate College application.
5. All applications for all tracks are due by January 15th 2023 at 8:59pm PST (11:59pm EST).
   • CSDCAS applications must show the status ‘Complete’ by January 15^th and ‘Verified’ by January 30^th.
     • Applicants can view the status of all of their CSDCAS applications on the ‘Check Status’ tab at the top right of the application portal.

August 1, 2022

• CSDCAS applications open;
• NAU Graduate College applications open.

By January 15, 2023

• Your CSDCAS application must state “Complete” by the January 15^th.
• It must state “Verified” by January 30^th.
• This includes official transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the personal essay. Deadline is precisely at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard time (8:59 PM Pacific Standard time)!  NOTE: Both application deadlines are set, even though the electronic CSDCAS application may remain open for other purposes.
• Once submitted, please check the status of your CSDCAS application regularly to confirm it is completed and verified.

Early February to mid-March

• Invitations sent.

April 15th

• Deadline to accept offer
• Waitlist applicants contacted

Early June

• Summer track students begin courses on the Flagstaff or Yuma campus.

Late August

• Full Time and Leveler students begin courses on the Flagstaff campus.