Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology
Worcester State College

NECC has a professional affiliation with Worcester State College for graduate training and practical experience in the Communication Disorders program.

Worcester State College offers a graduate program leading to a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology. This program is designed to provide a high caliber clinical program for the preparation of speech-language pathologists. The program prepares students for positions in school speech therapy programs, rehabilitation centers, hospital speech and hearing clinics, nursing homes, special-care facilities, centers for the hard of hearing, and private practice.

The graduate program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The program is also approved by the Massachusetts Bureau of Teacher Licensure.

All NECC employees that possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university are eligible for consideration. In addition the following application requirements apply:

The ideal applicant will have the following qualifications:


• Applicants for admission are required to submit a completed authorized application form, which is available at the Graduate Office at Worcester State College or through the NECC Administrative/Human Resources office.
• Applicants must submit official transcripts from all undergraduate programs which were part of the bachelor's degree and all programs where any prerequisite courses were taken.
• Candidates applying for admission must have taken or currently be enrolled in the following prerequisite courses at the time of application for the master's degree program:
  - Three (3) credit hours in biological sciences
  - Three (3) credit hours in physical sciences
  - Three (3) credit hours in mathematics
  - Six (6) credit hours in the behavioral and or social sciences (a course in child growth and development must be included)
  - Fifteen (15) credit hours in the basic human communication processes (anatomy of the speech & hearins is required). These courses are weighted heavily and may be repeated for a higher grade to improve chances of acceptance.
  - A three-credit course in statistics (A math statistics would also fulfill the 3 credit hours required in mathematics).
• Applicants must submit scores from either the Graduate Records Examination (GRE), the Miller WS (MAT) or the TOEFL if English is a second language.
• Final candidates will be interviewed by department faculty/staff.

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