Towson University offers a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and the top 70 students are admitted yearly. Interested students are admitted as pre-major students and must apply to the program when they have completed pre-major requirements. Pre-major students must have a 2.8 or greater grade point average in five pre-major courses, a 2.5 or greater on the last 30 hours of classes taken, meet with an adviser after declaring as a pre-major student and take a language, speech, voice and hearing screening. Once accepted into the program, students take 50 units of dedicated speech pathology courses and 26 to 30 units of general classes. The last semester consists of clinical work at the Speech, Language and Hearing Center. Successful completion of this undergraduate work will prepare students for graduate school.
Towson University
Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
Van Bokkelen Hall
Room 105
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
410-704-4153
new.towson.edu
Loyola University Maryland has a master's program in speech-language pathology. This two-year program covers 75 hours of class work and clinical hands-on training. First-year students gain experience on campus in the speech centers and second-year students go out into the community to train. Interested students must submit an application, all official transcripts and pass a background check. Students who do not have a bachelor's in speech pathology or a similar field must take eight additional courses prescribed by the department to be eligible for admission to the program. This program is designed to prepare candidates through clinical training and academics for jobs in hospitals, schools, rehabilitation facilities and clinics.
Loyola University Maryland
Office of Graduate Admissions
Speech-Language Pathology
Graduate Center Room 80
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093-4114
410-617-2000
loyola.edu
The University of Maryland offers a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology that prepares students for a master's program. Students must take 33 credits of dedicated speech-language courses, six credits of electives and 12 credits of supporting classes. Once in the program, students with an overall grade point average of 3.5 or greater are eligible for the honors independent study portion. Students interested in the speech-language pathology program must declare it as their major in the speech sciences department, take all prerequisite classes as outlined by the school and apply to the program. When accepted a 2.0 grade point average must be maintained.
University of Maryland
Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences
0100 Lefrak Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-4214
bsos.umd.edu