Speech-LanguageHearing Sciences (SLHS) Program: BA/MA
Admission Requirements Admission to Hofstra’s Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS) Program: BA/MA is open only to first-year and current Hofstra students and is highly selective. • Applicants are expected to earn a 3.7 GPA on a 4.0 scale. • A pplicants opting to submit test scores must earn an SAT score of 1240 (evidence-based reading and writing and mathematics) or an ACT composite score of 26. • T est-optional applicants are recommended to take a math course above Algebra 2, an Advanced Placement (AP) Science or Math assessment, and an AP English Literature or English assessment. Candidates are expected to score a minimum of 4 on each AP assessment. Students may also participate in an equivalent International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. After acceptance to Hofstra, qualified students will receive the SLHS supplemental application. Please see the timeline below. Submit an application via the Hofstra or Common Application, available at hofstra.edu/apply.
Receive your Hofstra admission decision via mail and online through the Hofstra portal.
Complete the SLHS supplemental application.
Receive your SLHS admission decision via mail.
Matriculation to the MA program is predicated on a number of undergraduate factors. For these requirements and answers to other frequently asked questions, please visit hofstra.edu/slhsdualdegree.
Now you can earn a BA and MA in as little as five and a half years. The SLHS Advantage Hofstra’s Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS) dual-degree program offers many advantages, including the following: • S tudents pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and then have the opportunity to complete a Master of Arts (MA) in Speech-Language Pathology. • S tudents admitted directly to the dual-degree program as incoming first-year students will automatically have a seat saved for them in the MA in Speech-Language Pathology program at the end of their junior year, provided that they fulfill the requirements. • Students complete both the BA and MA in five and a half years, saving time and tuition! • P articipation in the direct-entry program gives students an opportunity to graduate ahead of their peers and get a jump start on their careers.
PROGRAM DIRECTORS: Jenny Roberts Professor 516-463-5514 Jennifer.A.Roberts@hofstra.edu
Jason Davidow Associate Professor 516-463-4582 Jason.Davidow@hofstra.edu
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