Direct admission to the dual-degree program (BA and MA)

Students entering Hofstra as incoming first-year students (e.g., recent high school graduates) are candidates for the dual-degree program after following application procedures.  First-year students who are dual-degree candidates will automatically become dual-degree admits at the end of their junior year, provided that they fulfill the following requirements:

1. Attainment of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7 by the end of the spring semester prior to the commencement of graduate-level courses.
2. Completion of 30 s.h. of major requirements (at least 24 s.h. must be in-residence), including SPCH 005A, 006, 009, 101A, 102A, 103, 131, 132, 137, and PSY 040.
3. All courses listed in requirement #2 (above) must be completed by the spring semester prior to the commencement of graduate-level courses.
4. Must be senior-level status when graduate course work is taken.
5. Completion of 10 hours of clinical observations.
6. Acceptable GRE scores submitted by the completion of the spring semester prior to the commencement of graduate-level courses.
7. Recommendation of faculty advisor and approval of graduate program director and department chair.

Admission to the dual-degree program for current Hofstra students

Matriculated Hofstra students majoring in speech-language-hearing sciences may apply for admission to the dual-degree program no later than the fall semester of their sophomore year, or with permission of the graduate program director. Students must also complete all the requirements listed in the “direct admission” entry above.

Once the student begins graduate coursework, the student must maintain a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 in graduate courses in order to remain in the MA portion of the dual-degree program.

Program Requirements

Students admitted to this dual-degree program will receive a BA in speech-language-hearing sciences upon completion of the following requirements:

1. The complete BA requirements described in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the Bulletin.

           A. In particular: successful completion of a total of 124 semester hours, including at least 110 semester hours of undergraduate course work and a maximum of 14 semester hours of graduate level course work.

2. The specific major requirements described in the BA major in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences section of the Bulletin.

Upon successful completion of all graduate-level academic and clinical course work, students will be awarded an MA in Speech-Language Pathology.

Students may elect to complete either Option I or Option II of the master’s program. Option I is intended for students who seek ASHA certification and New York state licensure as a speech-language pathologist in clinical, hospital, rehabilitation, and private practice settings. Option II is for students who plan to work in educational settings and seek ASHA certification and New York state licensure as a speech-language pathologist. Option II includes all requirements for Option I as well as SPCH 264  (2 s.h.) and SPCH 267  (3 s.h.).

Suggested Sequence

See Also: Complete BA Requirements