This week we were fortunate enough to have a few of Texas's great Universities talk to us about their respective graduate programs and requirements.
The following are the schools that came and a brief recap of what they said.
1. TEXAS STATE
- GRE not required; but you must submit it if you want an academic scholarship
- The application is online now
- Deadline for application is February 1st
- Visiting options available on Fridays from 11-12
- Financial aid available
- 5 semester program (1st year class, 2nd year clinic)
- Avg. GPA 3.8
- Last year there were about 234 applicants for 28 slots
- Can specialize in bilingual, autism, fluency, or general
- 3.0 minimum GPA requirement; last years average 3.89
- mean GRE 1197, mean writing GRE: 4.3
- 5 semester program
- Classes and clinic run simultaneously
- Specialty tracks available (multiculturalism, medical SLP, public school practice)
- Accept 35-40 students per year
- 5 semester program
- classes and clinic throughout
- 1st year at UT clinic, 2nd year offsite
- no tracks- experience given in ALL fields
- Each year about 20 students are accepted
- Bilingual interest is available
- Must write a Master's report/ Thesis Report in order to graduate
- 4 semester program (3 semesters at Baylor and 1 semester Externship that can be anywhere in the country)
- no tracks
- have a language&literacy clinic, a general clinic, a neuro clinic
- options of offsite placements
- Graduate Assistant positions available by merit
- Rolling admission (Summer, Fall, Spring)
- 10-12 people accepted each semester
- Rolling Admission
- 5 semester program
- Mean GRE : 1100
- 39 hours of course work; 400 practicum hours
- Application DEADLINE (Summer and Fall): MARCH 1st
- Fall semester usually accepts 60 students
- email Jan Lougeay for further questions: lougeay@utdallas.edu
- in San Antonio where there is a high Hispanic population (good for bilingual experience)
- Bilingual/Bi-literate certification available
- Avg GRE: 950-1000
- 25 students accepted per year
Hope all that information is helpful!!! :)
UPCOMING NSSLHA EVENTS!
10/26 and 10/27: BAKE SALE- In front of the CMA
10/27: BOWLING SOCIAL! - 6:00 p.m. at the Union, bring 5 dollars to play!
10/31: LONGHORN HALLOWEEN- sign up for a one hour shift to get a service point!!!