Completion of this major will provide a student with a background in communication sciences and disorders and a foundation for application to graduate school in speech-language pathology or audiology. Students will learn about the development and use of speech, language, and hearing, and learn fundamentals of assessing and managing communication disorders. Students who major in communication sciences and disorders will complete a core of undergraduate courses and demonstrate the attributes and meet the expectations listed in the technical standards for CSD major program. Near the end of the four years of undergraduate education, students may apply for a master’s degree program in speech-language pathology (SLP), or a professional doctorate degree program in audiology (Au.D.). With the exception of CDO 494, courses taken Credit/No Credit do not count toward a major. Total: 43 semester hours Additional requirements for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) clinical certification: 1. Completion of an accredited masters in speech-language pathology or a doctoral degree in audiology. 2. Completion of the academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence as delineated on ASHAs Knowledge and Skills Acquisition (KASA) form. 3. A course in each of the following areas: a. Statistics b. Biology c. Physical Science, chosen from Chemistry or Physics d. Social/Behavioral Sciences For details, see the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the Graduate Bulletin.

Step 1: Application for admission Submit a completed International Student Application for Admission online and the accompanying $35 application fee. The fee may be paid by credit card (at the end of the online application), or by check/money order payable to Central Michigan University and written from a U.S. bank. Application deadlines: Apply by May 15 if you are beginning classes in the fall semester. Apply by October 1 to begin classes in the spring semester. Step 2: Official transcripts Official transcripts should be sent directly to the Admissions Office by all secondary and post-secondary institutions which you have attended. Transcripts must include English translations. Step 3: Passport Please submit a copy of the biographic page of your passport. Step 4: English proficiency If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of a country exempt from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), you must demonstrate a proficiency in English by one of the following methods: Test of English as a Foreign Language (minimum score of 550 PBT, 213 CBT, or 79 IBT) International English Language Testing System (minimum score of 6.5) Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (minimum score of 77) Pearson Test of English (minimum score of 53)