Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (CSD)

• MGH Institute participates in the Communication Sciences & Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS). All applicants are required to apply online at https://portal.csdcas.org/.
• All applicants are required to submit official GRE scores to CSDCAS. The general test is required for admission and must have been taken within five years of application. Our program code is 0737.
• Applicants are required to complete the following MGH Institute prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite courses do not need to be completed in order to apply to the program. However, all prerequisite courses must be satisfactorily completed prior to matriculation:
  • Introduction to Communication Disorders
  • Phonetic Transcription and Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
  • Speech-Language Acquisition
  • Audiology (not Hearing Science)

• Additional basic science prerequisites required by ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
  
  
  • One (1) Biological Science Course
  • One (1) Social Science Course
  • One (1) Physical Science Course (Physics or Chemistry)
  • One (1) Statistics Course

Reading Specialist Licensure Program (CAS)

• Applicants must provide official transcripts confirming a conferred bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S., or an equivalent foreign degree.
• A teaching license is not required to apply to the program. However, applicants should be aware that the Massachusetts Department of Education requires one to have an initial teaching license in order to qualify for licensure as a reading specialist.
• The GRE is not required for admission to this program.