East Coast Schools with SLP [speech language pathology] or Similar Undergraduate Major [3.5 GPA, 1350 SAT]

[thumper1]

I did this AMA for this site about a year and a half ago but really…nothing has changed. A couple of other speech language pathologists chimed in as well…and the parents of some kids who are have recently entered this field or are studying. You might want to start by reading this carefully.

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@thumper1 is a career speech pathologist, working in school settings primarily. She’s done so for over 40 years. She is retired from full-time work but continue to do per diem and private work. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences and a Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology. In addition, she has taken advanced graduate courses in special education, administration, and literacy. She is certified by and a lifetime member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. She’s am also licensed and state board of education certified in my state to provide services. @thumper1 is happy to draw on her knowledge and experience to help students so make sure to ask her your questions below. Are you a professional willing to share your journey and offer career guidance to our community? Send me a private message and let me know! We are looking to host a series of forum AMAs with verified hosts in February aimed at helping students pick a major and pla…

There are several links to various sections of the American Speech Language Hearing Association website in this AMA link I just provided.

There are a few questions about the advantages of getting an undergrad degree in the field…or in another field.

The required courses for graduate speech language pathologist applicants are also listed…more than once…in the AMA.

So…read through that and then come back with your questions! I’m happy to answer them.

I will give one piece of free advice. Keep your undergrad costs low because you will need a masters to be able to be licensed and certified to be a speech language pathologist and this is true everywhere! Yes, there is some funding for some students, but don’t expect the two year masters program to be fully funded. It won’t be most likely.

And lastly, I would urge you to get all of your information from the American Speech Language Hearing Association website, and not a third party. For example, in the link above there is mention of online undergrad courses. Don’t do this. You won’t be a competitive applicant for grad school in this field with an online program. And acceptance to grad programs IS competitive @twogirls @aunt_bea can verify this!