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Admissions
Application for admission is accomplished in two separate stages: application to the NAU Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGPS) and application through the Central Application System (CSDCAS).
Who gets in?
We maintain a low student-faculty ratio, with approximately 30-40 students per cohort.
Here’s who we accepted in 2024:
Full-time track | Summer track |
|---|---|
| 67% of applicants | 92% of applicants |
| Junior/Senior GPA was 3.64 | Junior/Senior GPA was 3.42 |
Application process
Application submission deadline:
All applications for all tracks are due by February 1, 2025 at 8:59pm PST (11:59pm EST)
It is strongly recommended that you submit your full application package well before the deadline.
CSD Student Application Checklist:
- Check eligibility requirements for graduate program of interest.
- Apply to the NAU OGPS.
- Apply to CSDCAS
Application materials to be submitted to CSDCAS include:
- A personal essay that addresses the prompt “What are your reasons for pursuing a Master’s degree in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology and how does Northern Arizona University’s graduate program align with your personal and professional interests?”
- 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:
- CSDCAS Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9113
Watertown, MA 0247 - Please note: Official transcripts are not required for the NAU OGPS 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 track applicants: at least two letters from CSD faculty are strongly recommended for students applying to the Full-time track.
- Full-time leveler track applicants: at least two letters from academic faculty are strongly recommended for students applying to the Leveler track.
- Summer track applicants: at least one letter from an SLP supervisor or other employer should be included for students applying to the Summer track.
Important Dates:
- August 1, 2024: CSDCAS applications open; NAU OGPS applications open.
- February 1, 2025 at 8:59 pm PST (11:59 pm EST): Application deadline. CSDCAS application must be marked “Complete” by this date and “Verified” by February 15th.
- Applicants can view the status of all of their CSDCAS applications on the ‘Check Status’ tab at the top right of the application portal.
- Early February to Mid-March: Invitations sent.
- April 15: Deadline to accept offer; waitlist applicants contacted.
- Early June: Summer track students begin courses on Flagstaff or Yuma campus.
- Late August: Full-time and Leveler students begin courses on Flagstaff campus.
GPA
Applicants generally should have an undergraduate GPA of not less than 3.0 to be competitive in our application process. If your overall GPA is below the statistical average of the overall GPA for individuals previously invited to our program, you may want to take, or re-take, some or all of the undergraduate course prerequisites. Grades of “C” or below in prerequisite courses are not competitive.
Registering for Prerequisite Courses at NAU
Refer to the Registrar’s web page for calendars and course schedules by semester. You may apply for admission to NAU as either a degree-seeking or a non-degree-seeking student at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Note: “non-degree-seeking” status may limit your financial aid opportunities and how many classes you can take each semester; refer to the admissions office or your financial aid officer for specific restrictions related to a non-degree-seeking status.
Course eligibility requirements
Foundational Science/Math Requirements Accordion Closed
Applicants must complete foundational courses in four areas from outside of the Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech-Language Pathology) discipline. It is strongly encouraged that these courses are completed prior to entering the program. These course titles, along with the grade you earned, must be listed on your NAU application.
Prerequisite courses Accordion Closed
Applicants must also complete seven undergraduate prerequisite courses from the speech-language pathology discipline.
- If you are applying to the Part-time Summer track, you must have prerequisite grades posted on your transcript prior to applying to our program.
- For the Full-time Regular track, you must complete the leveling courses prior to entering our program, i.e., the final prerequisite courses may still be in the “In Progress” stage at the time of your application.
- If you are accepted into our Full-time Leveler track, the appropriate prerequisite courses will be added to your CSD graduate program of study. If some, but not all, of the CSD prerequisites have been met for the Full-time Leveler track, the program of study will be adjusted so that the remaining pre-requisites are built into the graduate program of study.
It is the expectation that these courses are all passed with grades of “B” or better in order to be competitive. We offer an exception to only one of our discipline prerequisite courses. If you are unable to take Neurological Foundations of Speech-Language and Hearing or its equivalent before applying, we can incorporate that course into your NAU graduate program of study.
The NAU OGPS admission application will ask you to list the courses and the grades you earned that meet the requisites above. Do your best to equate which courses on your transcript meet the requirements. The courses you list should include the same key words as those in the descriptive titles of our prerequisite courses. For example, a CSD course that might be equivalent to Neurological Foundations should have the term “neuro” in the title. Do not list the same course twice. The CSD Admissions Committee will assess equivalency only after receiving your complete program application materials. You may then be requested to submit a class syllabus or a course description from your institution’s online academic catalog.
You may take the prerequisite courses or their equivalents through any accredited institution. At NAU, the catalog prefix for the discipline prerequisite leveling courses is “CSD”.
International students Accordion Closed
International applicants must contact the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGPS) before applying.