Funding for Emerson College ONLINE SLP Masters

[BlackGirlSpeechie]

Hey everyone! I would like to apply to Emerson College, but tuition is steep, and I would like to know if any funding opportunities have been available to those in, or just accepted into the online program. I already have quite a bit of undergrad debt, and I'm not too sure if I want to take on more than I can handle for graduate school loans. 

[KEIM]

BUMP. How much is the tuition at Emerson? I'm thinking of applying there.

[Toya]

@KEIM @BlackGirlSpeechie Tuition is 67K and I was offered SOME funding (7k) and I also needed to retake some prereqs so my total was 90k.

[KEIM]

On 4/12/2019 at 11:31 PM, Toya said:

@KEIM @BlackGirlSpeechie Tuition is 67K and I was offered SOME funding (7k) and I also needed to retake some prereqs so my total was 90k.

Thanks! So... as long as we already have taken our pre reqs it's around 67k? Still pricy, but not as bad as NOVA or NYU. Oops, just noticed that you said they made you retake some pre reqs. Is there a reason why? I paid for a 2nd BA and it would suck to have to pay them to take pre reqs... again. 

Edited April 16, 2019 by KEIM

[Toya]

12 minutes ago, KEIM said:

Thanks! So... as long as we already have taken our pre reqs it's around 67k? Still pricy, but not as bad as NOVA or NYU. Oops, just noticed that you said they made you retake some pre reqs. Is there a reason why? I paid for a 2nd BA and it would suck to have to pay them to take pre reqs... again. 

My prereqs "expired". Anatomy, acoustic, phonetics, and language disorders were all taken at the start of the CSD classes in 2014 and since its been 5 years Emerson needed me to retake them... its their policy.

[KEIM]

Just now, Toya said:

My prereqs "expired". Anatomy, acoustic, phonetics, and language disorders were all taken at the start of the CSD classes in 2014 and since its been 5 years Emerson needed me to retake them... its their policy.

ooh, that's a lot to retake! Do they have same policy for ASHA pre reqs? If so, I will def have to retake all of those. 

[Toya]

3 minutes ago, KEIM said:

ooh, that's a lot to retake! Do they have same policy for ASHA pre reqs? If so, I will def have to retake all of those. 

No, from my understanding the ASHA prereq doesn't have to be taken within a certain time frame (some of mine were taken 10+ years ago), just the CSD courses. Yes, if it was 1-2 classes maybe it wouldn't have been so bad but 5 courses is a lot! However, as long as your CSD courses were within 5 years of the start of the program you're fine.

[KEIM]

Just now, Toya said:

No, from my understanding the ASHA prereq doesn't have to be taken within a certain time frame (some of mine were taken 10+ years ago), just the CSD courses. Yes, if it was 1-2 classes maybe it wouldn't have been so bad but 5 courses is a lot! However, as long as your CSD courses were within 5 years of the start of the program you're fine.

Thanks for all the info! Have you decide to attend NAU? I am interested in applying there if I don’t get in to grad school the first time. Although, I would have to attend Loma Linda and get my SLPA license first. NAU is more affordable than Emerson from what I understand. I hope you love their program! 

[Toya]

2 minutes ago, KEIM said:

Thanks for all the info! Have you decide to attend NAU? I am interested in applying there if I don’t get in to grad school the first time. Although, I would have to attend Loma Linda and get my SLPA license first. NAU is more affordable than Emerson from what I understand. I hope you love their program! 

You're welcome and Haha, I went to LLU! Yes, I hope you get in your first try.

Yes,  I have decided on NAU. Emerson was more money and overall I like NAU's program more. Initially, I didn't think I would want to go to AZ for 3 summers but now I think it's the best decision.  It allows me to really focus on school while I am there w/o any daily life distractions.

 

[KEIM]

15 minutes ago, Toya said:

You're welcome and Haha, I went to LLU! Yes, I hope you get in your first try.

Yes,  I have decided on NAU. Emerson was more money and overall I like NAU's program more. Initially, I didn't think I would want to go to AZ for 3 summers but now I think it's the best decision.  It allows me to really focus on school while I am there w/o any daily life distractions.

 

Awesome. How did you like the fieldwork program at LLU? I’m hoping that I’m able to secure a placement. How many weeks are the summer sessions? I would have to bring my kids along. Luckily I have family in the area.

[Toya]

9 hours ago, KEIM said:

Awesome. How did you like the fieldwork program at LLU? I’m hoping that I’m able to secure a placement. How many weeks are the summer sessions? I would have to bring my kids along. Luckily I have family in the area.

The fieldwork at LLU was a quick 12 weeks (if that). I emailed ~15 SLPs to ask if they would mind supervising me. Out of 20, only 2 responded with a yes....but just like grad school, all you need is one, lol. I loved that the program at LLU is all online and we only had to drive there one time for orientation.

Summers at NAU is 8 weeks long and 12 units each summer. Not too bad but with kiddos it may be challenging. I think another girl from my cohort is bringing her kids as well. 

[SoCali]

On 4/16/2019 at 1:58 AM, Toya said:

No, from my understanding the ASHA prereq doesn't have to be taken within a certain time frame (some of mine were taken 10+ years ago), just the CSD courses. Yes, if it was 1-2 classes maybe it wouldn't have been so bad but 5 courses is a lot! However, as long as your CSD courses were within 5 years of the start of the program you're fine.

I have not seen a cut off time for ASHA pre-reqs either. So one of the online programs is telling me I have to retake all of my ASHA pre-reqs because they are older than 5 years. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this and honestly I am not keen about retaking those courses. 

Edited April 18, 2019 by SoCali

[KEIM]

1 hour ago, SoCali said:

I have not seen a cut off time for ASHA pre-reqs either. So one of the online programs is telling me I have to retake all of my ASHA pre-reqs because they are older than 5 years. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this and honestly I am not keen about retaking those courses. 

Yeah, one of the programs I wanted to apply to is stating that they prefer the ASHA pre reqs be less than 5 years old. This was the University of St Augustine, they said it wouldn't disqualify my application but a C in any of those pre reqs would not be good. I really DON'T want to take stats for the 3rd time but I'm considering it.