ADMISSION & APPLICATION

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students applying for admission to the Online M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology (MSSLP) program at Lewis must meet the following admission criteria:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), or bachelor’s degree in another field of study plus prerequisite CSD coursework, including completed coursework in:
    1. Anatomy and physiology of communication and hearing mechanisms 
    2. Speech and/or hearing science
    3. Normal development of speech, language, and hearing
    4. Phonetics
  • Per ASHA certification standards for SLPs, all applicants must have taken one course in each of the following content areas.  Each course must be outside the CSD major:
      • Statistics (stand-alone course, any academic department)
      • Biological science, related to human or animal science (biology, anatomy/physiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, human genetics, veterinary science)
      • Physical science (chemistry, physics)
      • Social science (psychology, sociology)
  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for full admission, or 2.75 for provisional admission
  • Minimum major GPA of 3.0 (in all CSD/SLP courses; minimum of four completed courses at time of consideration)
  • Virtual interview, by invitation, based on review of application

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Application Coming Soon!

Students applying to the MSSLP program at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº will make application through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) at:


If you have questions about the SLP program or application, please contact us at grad@lewisu.edu or call (815) 836-5610.

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