Overview

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders / Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	30

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

180

Applied

63

Accepted

39

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

80

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.5%
Black or African American	7.5%
White or Caucasian	70%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.25%

Gender

Male (0%)

Female (100%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 10

Male (2)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Stuttering, voice disorders, language disorders, phonological processing, cognition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4302 University Drive
Houston, TX  77204
United States

Contact Lynn Maher
Chairperson
Email: lmmaher@uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-2896
Fax: 713-743-2926

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