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Application Procedures for the MA Program

The university deadline for admission to the fall semester is January 15 for US applicants. International applicants must apply through the Office of International Services and have an application deadline of January 1. Please contact the coordinator of the MA program, Dr. Anderson, if you have specific questions regarding the application process that are not addressed on these web pages.

To Apply

Indiana University recommends that you apply on-line through the application portal. If you are unable to apply online, a paper application can be found on the same website.

The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Indiana University requires the following to be included in your application:

  1. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with your ability to do scholarly work. With the online application, recommendation writers can submit their letters online.
  2. The application fee to be paid by credit card with online application
  3. A 300-500 word statement of purpose
  4. Two copies of an official transcript of all previous college and university work.
  5. One copy of GRE test scores.

If you decide to apply with a paper application or if you have letters of recommendation that are completed on the hard copy form, please submit those materials to:

Kimberly S. Elkins
Administrative Secretary
Speech & Hearing Sciences
200 S. Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-7002
(812) 855-4202
(812) 855-5531 Fax

Admission Guidelines

  1. Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university in any field, including, but not restricted to, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Psychology, Biology, Physics, Cognitive Sciences, or Education, with a GPA of at least 3.0. Students who do not have undergraduate degrees in Speech and Hearing Sciences are encouraged to apply but please see the FAQ page as you will complete additional requirements during the MA program.
  2. Taken the GRE. Admission is competitive and so the minimum GPA/GRE that provides for admission into the program varies from year to year.

MA Admissions Statistics 2009-2012

Year Number of Applications Number Admitted GPA of Admitted students Verbal GRE of Admitted students Quantitative GRE of Admitted students Number of students enrolled
2009 202 81 3.75 505 639 32
2010 248 98 3.85 549 632 36
2011 259 88 3.86 553 650 36
2012 235 81 3.85 556 (156) 670 (152) 40
4-year Average 236 87 3.83 541 648 36

Graduation Statistics

MA Graduation for years 2010-2012
Year Number of graduates % degree completion Median Praxis Score (Range) Number of students taking praxis % Passing Praxis Number of students employed 1 year after graduation % Graduate Students employed
2010 34 90 705 (640-770) 34 100 34 100
2011 33 94 730 (670-790) 33 100 33 100
2012 35 91 720 (620-780) 21 100 ** **

 

Applying for the bilingual track program (STEPS)

Students interested in our bilingual track program must be accepted into our Masters program. Please note that an undergraduate degree in SLP is not necessary.

It is important that you indicate in your application essay your interest in our bilingual training track. In addition, please e-mail STEPS director, raanders @ indiana.edu (Dr. Raquel Anderson), and let her know that you have applied to the program. Once your application is completed, STEPS personnel will contact you to arrange a phone interview to assess your oral language proficiency in Spanish (or English, for those non-native English speakers). It is expected that students will be contacted in January to February.

Pre-requisites for admission to STEPS include:

  1. admission to our M.A.
  2. program fluency in Spanish (high-intermediate listening and speaking)
  3. the desire to work as a bilingual SLP, primarily in school settings