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Fall 2024 Application is now open on CSDCAS

The application process for Chapman University’s M.S Communication Sciences and Disorders is completed through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application System (CSDCAS).

Deadline to submit your application to CSDCAS: January 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.

The admissions committee only reviews the applications that have been verified by CSDCAS.

The verification process timeline increases during the months of December – February and may take up to four weeks to completely process your application. 

Please turn everything in early to avoid any delays in the application reviewing process.

Please send all documents (listed below) directly to CSDCAS.  

1. Official Transcripts for all schools attended – Sent directly to CSDCAS.
   • Our minimum cumulative GPA is 3.0 to be considered for the program.
2. Personal Statement – This is included in the CSDCAS Application.
   • At maximum, we request two full pages, double spaced.
3. Three Letters of Recommendation – Forms are included in the CSDCAS Application.
   • We require a minimum of three letters to be submitted. Preferably two from a professor and one from a supervisor.

• GRE's are NOT required for admission to the program

An Undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or the Post Baccalaureate (leveling courses) equivalent is required for this program.

Undergraduate degrees, minors or Post Bac courses must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university within the United States. 

Undergraduate Degree

The following undergraduate degrees meet the requirements for the program: 

• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Speech and Hearing Sciences
• Speech Language Pathology  

A degree in Linguistics or Communication does not meet the requirements for this graduate program.

Post Baccalaureate (Post Bac)

If your undergraduate degree is not within the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech and Hearing Sciences, or Speech Language Pathology, you will need to complete a Post Baccalaureate program to meet the course requirements for the graduate program. 

To check if your courses meet the requirements, please review the courses and the course descriptions from Chapman University's Post Bac CSD Program. These courses do not need to match exactly but should be similar. 

Applicants must have at least five (5) Post Bac CSD courses listed on their official transcript by the application deadline (January 15). If these courses are still in progress by the deadline, this will delay the application reviewing process. 

• The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is located at Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA.
• This is full-time, two-year program (Fall, Spring and Summer)
• We do not offer online courses nor part-time status.
• We only accept students once a year and that is during the fall trimester.
• Our students and faculty are very much involved with the community, scholarship, leadership and legislative advocacy.

The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 2020 SLP Certification requirements must be completed in order to receive your Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC’s).

These courses are not required to be accepted into the program. However, we highly recommend completing these courses before you finish the program.

ASHA Required Course Content Areas:

• Biological Science Course
• Physical Science or Chemistry Course
• Statistics Course
• Social Science and Behavioral Science Course

For more detailed information and a list of all the acceptable courses please visit the ASHA website.

Applicants who wish to inquire about or appeal an admission decision may contact the CSD admissions specialist in writing at csdadmissions@chapman.edu.

If the applicant wishes to submit a formal written appeal, the admissions specialist must receive it within 10 days of the admissions decision. The written appeal will then be forwarded to the Program Director, who will review the applicant’s documentation, discuss it with the admission committee (if deemed necessary) and respond in writing to the applicant.

If the applicant wishes to further appeal the response, they may do so in writing to csdadmissions@chapman.edu within 10 days of CSD program director’s response to the initial appeal. At this point, a meeting will be arranged with the applicant to review their application package and review scores and to discuss the program’s decision.

If the program decides not to admit the student, the applicant may submit a written appeal to the Dean of Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences within 5 working days of notification of the program’s decision. The Dean will confer with the applicant and meet with the program director and admissions committee, if appropriate. Within 10 business days of meeting with the Dean, the applicant will receive a formal written statement indicating the decision of the college. The Dean’s decision is final.