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What Is Communication Sciences and Disorders About?

Communication Sciences and Disorders at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ focuses on understanding, assessing and treating speech, language, and hearing challenges across the lifespan. You’ll study how people communicate, what can disrupt those processes, and how to help individuals of all ages overcome barriers to effective communication. This area prepares you to make a real difference in the lives of children and adults by restoring or improving their ability to speak, understand, and interact with the world.

About Communication Sciences and Disorders at FAU

At Florida Atlantic, you’ll gain hands-on experience through a wide range of academic and clinical practicum opportunities. Training includes working with both adults and children in at least three different practicum settings, ensuring you’re ready for real-world challenges. The program is designed to meet all academic and clinical requirements for national certification (CCC-SLP) and Florida state licensure. You’ll learn on the Boca Raton campus, home to the Communication Disorders Clinic and advanced speech, hearing science, and audiology labs. The clinic serves a diverse region across South Florida, giving you exposure to a broad spectrum of clients and needs.

Degrees Offered at Florida Atlantic

Graduate Degre

• Master of Science (MS) in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Graduate Admissions

The graduate course sequence in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is designed to meet the needs of individuals holding an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Individuals who have an out-of-field baccalaureate degree must complete the required prerequisite coursework. These required prerequisite courses must be completed prior to admission into the graduate program. Students in the process of completing the prerequisite requirements may apply with the understanding that all prerequisites must be completed prior to beginning the program. In addition, final transcripts must be submitted that reflect the completion of the prerequisite requirements.

Students receiving a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders will meet all academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), as well as the Florida Certificate of Registration in Speech-Language Pathology under Florida Statute 468.143 (3).

A wide range of academic preparation and clinical practicum experiences is provided with a variety of speech-language-hearing disorders. Training involves practicum experiences with adults and children, in a minimum of 3 different practicum settings. Graduates of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders are well equipped to assist in the team effort of providing appropriate services to speech and language impaired individuals of any age and in any professional setting.

Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. Course work is available on the Boca Raton campus only. Some of the required graduate course work may be offered in a distance learning format. The Boca Raton campus also houses the Department's Communication Disorders Clinic (FAU-CDC), as well as the speech and hearing science and audiology laboratories. The FAU-CDC provides speech-language-hearing services to a wide service delivery area encompassing the southeast coast of Florida, including Martin, St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade counties.

Application Deadline

All application materials must be received by January 15th, prior to the fall for which applicants are seeking admission. These materials must be received, by the January 15th deadline, by CSDCAS. The program admits students for the fall term only. There are no spring or summer admissions.

Any materials submitted after the January 15th deadline will not be considered.

Admission Requirements

1. Applicants must meet admission requirements for the College of Education. Admission to the College of Education graduate program does not constitute admission to candidacy for a degree from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
2. Admission to the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program is highly competitive. Applicants with GPAs of less than 3.2 for the last 60 hours of the undergraduate degree, and GRE scores under 145 in verbal, 145 in quantitative, and 3.5 in analytical writing are unlikely to be admitted to the program.

Application Instructions:

Complete our program's CSDCAS application. CSDCAS:

Applicants will need to submit:

1. Official GRE scores (verbal, quantitative, and written) obtained within the last five years.
   Use GRE CODE for Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵCSDCAS: 7808
2. Three recommendations on the CSDCAS recommendation form. Recommendations should be from former faculty members familiar with the applicant's academic/clinical work. Recommendation cannot be dated more than one year prior to the date of the application deadline.
3. Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Links are provided to the credential evaluation agencies accepted by the University, College, and Department:
   1. Josef Silny and Associates, Inc.
   2. NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Service)
   3. Duolingo English Test (DET)
4. All international students must meet CSD department minimum TOEFL score requirements regardless of the language in which the undergraduate program was completed. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 on the paper-based test (TOEFL PBT) or 80 on the internet-based version (TOEFL iBT) is required for admission. The CSD department also accepts IELTS test results with a minimum score of 6.5.

NOTE: An official TOEFL score must be sent directly to the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵGraduate College. The school code is: 5229

Incomplete applications as of the January 15th deadline will NOT be reviewed.

All application materials MUST be sent directly to CSDCAS and the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵGraduate College. Application materials must be received by CSDCAS no later than January 15th for fall admission. All materials submitted to the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵGraduate College directly must also meet the January 15th deadline.

Reminder: Any materials submitted after the January 15th deadline will not be considered.

Please note that recommendation letters, credential evaluations, or TOEFL scores sent directly to the CSD program will not be accepted.

Admission to the Communication Sciences and Disorders program is granted on a competitive basis. Approximately twenty-five (25) students are admitted each fall.

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