Graduate school suggestions for speech language pathology

[KaraC]

Hi everyone!
 

I have been a listening and spoken language teacher of the deaf for 5 years and absolutely love my job! I work closely with speech therapists in my current position, and am very interested in pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology in order to expand both my knowledge and career opportunities within the field.  That being said, I feel rather intimidated by prerequisites (I already hold a masters in deaf education and may be able to transfer credits, but believe I would still have more classes to take), graduate school admissions, the GRE, and mostly the tuition and costs of graduate school. I was wondering if anyone has any graduate program suggestions, knows of scholarship opportunities that could apply to me, or just advice in general. 

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

[KFinch]

Gallaudet has an SLP program, though I've heard it's very expensive. I think they do offer scholarships, but I'm not sure. It's definitely one of my dream schools! I volunteer at a Deaf school with the spoken English teacher and love it. Is there a particular geographic area you'd like to stay near? You will definitely have more classes to take, but many programs accept students who don't have a background in communication sciences and disorders, it just means a little extra time in school.  

Edited December 2, 2018 by KFinch
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[draySLP1]

Hi, I think your experience teaching deaf students will be very attractive to SLP program admissions. Some schools have fewer prereqs than others, so you may be able to take only a few. Most say they require the prereqs be taken within 5 years of applying, but they may make exceptions since you've been working in a closely related field. I've also found tuition costs vary significantly. Have you discovered https://www.asha.org/edfind/? I suggest starting there and seeing what works best for you, then going to the individual school websites to get more information.

[Jordyn_M463]

I dont know where you are located but Edinboro University (Pennsylvania) gives all first year grad students a GA position. It covers 3/4 of your tuition and you get paid biweekly. 13.5 hrs of work a week. 

I am sure there are other programs that offer these positions as well. I just thought it was nice that all students get offered this their first year.