Overview

The program in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences with Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University includes 166 credits overall with 128 for the baccalaureate (BS) degree and 38 for the MS-SLP. In the first semester of their junior year, students who have achieved an overall GPA of 3.6 (or better) at the end of their sophomore year with a GPA of 3.75 (or better) in five SLHS courses (SH 531, 221, 522, 524, and 535) and have completed all of their natural science (biology and physical science) requirements, the required psychology course, and registered for both SH 523 and the cognitive/neurosciences requirement in fall of junior year, with a minimum of 54 credits earned at Boston University, will be invited to apply to the BS/MS program.

At least one biology course must be taken at BU; if the student receives AP, IB, or other external credits for BI 105, 107 and/or 108 then BI 210 or BI 211 must be completed. Finally, students must fulfill all Hub requirements by the end of junior year.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Show measurable progress in the basic foundation knowledge that underlies research and clinical work in speech, language, and hearing sciences.
Apply hearing science, disability awareness, and audiological testing to an analysis of the effects of hearing loss on a specific individual that includes remediation recommendations.
Analyze clinic patients, research lab experiences, or other in-depth data to develop skills that can apply directly to their graduate school and/or post-BS employment opportunities.
Interpret data from a speaker with a phonological disorder and support their conclusions by justifying the scope of their analyses, using primary journal articles and providing a coherent summary of their thought process.
Apply their coursework in an integrative way to situations in a clinical, research, and/or other professional setting to complete a project or other duties assigned by the internship supervisor.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

General Psychology
Human Anatomy
Quantitative Reasoning
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
Health and Disability Across the Lifespan
Linguistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

166 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

Health Sciences Linguistics Speech Pathology View 450 other Bachelors in Linguistics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application
Secondary School Records
Senior Year Grades
Counselor Recommendation and School Report Form
Teacher Evaluation
English Proficiency Testing Results
Documentation of Financial Support
Copy of Data Page of Passport
Standardized Tests (Optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

69870 USD / year

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69870 USD / year

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69870 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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