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Admissions and Advising

Dear Prospective Graduate Student; 

Thank you for your interest in the University of Kentucky Communication Disorders Program.  You are very important to us and we look forward to receiving your application.  Applications are received through the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service for Clinical Education in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CSDCAS). The Centralized Application Service provides a convenient and efficient process to apply to multiple schools using a single web-based application. The system provides a real-time status tool so applicants may check the status of their application, transcripts, and letters of reference online at any time. You can log onto a secure site at https://portal.csdcas.org to fill out a common application which will be sent to each school that you apply to.  Please note that at the University of Kentucky we have a dual application process: 1.) You must submit one application through CSDCAS to the Division of Communication Disorders and 2.) one application to the UK Graduate School. The Graduate School application may be accessed on line at http://www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/ 

The deadline for admission to the Graduate Program is January 15^th. If you already have an undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology you will begin your graduate studies in the 8-week summer session (please do not apply for the “4-week summer session”.). When filling out your application, please check “Summer” (Summer is listed as “8 week session”) and indicate the same on the Graduate School application. If you do not have an undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology or you have not completed required “prerequisite courses” for the graduate program,  you will begin your graduate studies in the Fall. When filling out your application, please check “Fall” and indicate the same on the Graduate School application. 

You should know that our curriculum requires two full calendar years (6 semesters) to complete and typically begins with the summer term.  If you do not have an undergraduate degree in communication disorders, your program will take three full calendar years (8 semesters) to complete. We require (2) references from people who can attest to your professional performance and provide an estimate of your ability to complete graduate study.  Call us at (859) 218-0472 if you have questions regarding the graduate program or application process. 

Information about financial assistance can be obtained through the University of Kentucky Office of Student Financial Aid.  In order to learn more about financial aid, you must contact the financial aid office directly.  Please remember:  In order to be considered for our program, you must complete an application through CSDCAS https://portal.csdcas.org and an additional application to the University of Kentucky Graduate School @ http://www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/  An official graduate record examination score (GRE) and official copies of all prior transcripts should be sent to the UK Graduate School as well.  If you would like to learn with us in Lexington and develop the skills and competency required of a speech-language pathologist, we welcome your application.   

Sincerely, 

Jodelle Deem

Jodelle Deem, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies

Jfdeem1@uky.edu

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