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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Graduate)


Website URL:

http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/slhs/graduate/index.php

Department/School Head:

Keith R. Kluender

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score has been set

International Applicant Requirements:

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score set
  • TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
    Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
    With the following minimum section requirements:
    Reading: 22
    Listening: 22
    Speaking: 28
    Writing: 22
  • IELTS (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Master’s Degree Completion:
    Not required – Master’s degree will be completed during the program
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score set

International Applicant Requirements:

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score set
  • TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
    Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
    With the following minimum section requirements:
    Reading: 22
    Listening: 22
    Speaking: 28
    Writing: 22
  • IELTS (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Au. D. (Doctor of Audiology) Degree Program Basic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Direct Au.D. degree: Master’s will not be completed
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score has been set

International Applicant Requirements:

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – no minimum score set
  • TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
    Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
    With the following minimum section requirements:
    Reading: 22
    Listening: 22
    Speaking: 28
    Writing: 22
  • IELTS (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
    An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

  • PhD Program
  • Au.D. Program
  • MS-SLP Program
  • Dual Track Degree Programs

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

  • Auditory Perception, Neural Plasticity, and Sensory Aids
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Aural Rehabilitation for Children and Adults
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches to Hearing, Language Processing, and Communicative Disorders: Applications of Functional Brain Imaging and Evidence from Brain-Damaged Individuals
  • Language Structure, Development, and Disorders: Single Language and Crosslinguistic Studies
  • Linguistics Applied to Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Sign Language Linguistics
  • Speech and Voice Physiology
  • Speech Perception
  • Speech Production, Development, and Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective
  • Swallowing Physiology and Swallowing Disorders

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Allan Diefendorf
David Ertmer
Lisa Goffman
Stacey Halum
Michael Heinz
Jessica Huber
David Kemmerer
Ravi Krishnan
Laurence B. Leonard
Donald Lynam
Claudia Mornout
Amanda Seidl
Jennifer Simpson
Preeti Sivasankar
Anne Smith
Barbara Solomon
Beth Strickland
Thomas Talavage
Chris Weber
Ronnie Wilbur
Howard Zelaznik

Associate Professor

Edward Bartlett
Ulrike Dydak
Alexander L. Francis
Elaine Francis
Hope Gulker
Jeffrey Haddad
George Hollich
Jeffrey Karpicke
Kevin Otto
Mary Lou Poole
Shirley Rietdyk
Shannon Van Hyfte
Dawn Wetzel

Assistant Professor

Joshua Alexander
Françoise Brosseau-Lapré
Barbara Cicholski
Sharon Christ
Sebastien Helie
Natalya Kaganovich
Brandon Keehn
Jiyeon Lee
Georgia Malandraki
Christi Masters
Amy Jo Schwichtenberg
Emily Tyson Studebaker
Oliver Wendt

Emeritus Faculty

Jackson T. Gandour
David Snow

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      Speech, Language and Hearing Science