Hands-on, career-focused training highlights the master’s experience in communication sciences and disorders.
Students learn in the state-of-the-art Center for Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders, working in a supervised setting to provide many crucial services for people in need. Professors are certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists, research collaborators and supportive colleagues after graduation.
No matter the setting – schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers or private practices – SUNY Cortland graduate students go on to become speech-language pathologists and audiologists who change lives.
Application Review
- The priority application deadline is February 1. Applications submitted after this date will be considered on a space-available basis until the graduate application deadline of July 1.
- A Minimum 3.0 or higher grade point average both in the major and cumulatively is required. The 3.0 undergraduate grade point average criterion is the minimal acceptable grade point average but does not guarantee admission into our degree program.
Accreditation Information
The Master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders education program in speech-language pathology has been placed on probation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. A program on probation is not currently in full compliance with the accreditation standards. Programs on probation remain accredited but must demonstrate compliance with the standards within one year.
For more information, please see the CAA Report:
https://apps.asha.org/eweb/ashadynamicpage.aspx?site=ashacms&webcode=caalisting&caacat=recent
See our decision letter linked from the CAA site here.
Our only area of noncompliance was found in what CAA terms on-time completion. We as a department stood by our students. When they did not meet the required academic knowledge or clinical skill benchmarks for completion, we did not dismiss them from the program; instead, we delayed their graduation date and supported them through that delay with additional guidance and training so that they could fully complete their studies. As the students were delayed and did not meet the published timeline, our program was cited.
We believe in our program and in the quality of our student clinicians and are on the pathway toward full compliance. We continually evaluate the quality of our program and are actively engaging with the CAA to ensure that we meet this goal.