MS Communication Disorders

Empower Effective Communication

Program Overview

MS in Communication Disorders

Overview
Timeline
Requirements
How to Apply
Contact Info
801-422-5117
beth_nisar@byu.edu
105 TLRB

Overview

In our graduate program, we strive to emulate our Savior - the Master Healer - as we “comfort those that stand in need of comfort” (Mosiah 18:9) through enhancing communication, swallowing, cognitive linguistic, and other critical skills. You will gain knowledge and practice to serve others and grow in love and charity for all God’s children.

This program offers opportunities to:

  • Provide compassionate clinical care in a variety of settings
  • Engage in impactful research through thesis work
  • Expand your knowledge of specific disorder areas
  • Prepare to become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Upon graduation, you will be ready to serve God’s children as you become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in schools, hospitals, or other settings.

Graduation Requirements

63 credits

  • 37 credits of coursework
  • 20 credits of clinical practicum
  • 6 credits of thesis

Residence: see university residence requirements. Transfer of graduate courses taken elsewhere is not guaranteed and will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

Thesis

Examinations

  • Pass ASHA Praxis exam in speech-language pathology.
  • Oral defense of thesis.

Externships and Clinical Fellowships

Getting Licensed

How to Apply

Application is made online at Graduate Studies

Submit Proper Documents

  • Transcripts from all colleges or universities attended.
  • 3 letters of recommendation.
  • Letter of intent.
  • Ecclesiastical Endorsement.
  • Application form and fee.

To apply to the COMD master’s program, we now require that you have achieved the foundational knowledge of Communication Disorders. This might be through a bachelors in Communication Disorders (or Communication Sciences and Disorders as called in other programs), or with leveling-up classes available at many other universities. It is vital to come into the master’s program with this foundational knowledge.

Essential Requirements

More Information

Program Application Deadline(s): Jan 15

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Accreditation

The mission of the Department of Communication Disorders is to advance knowledge and learning in science and clinical practice through research, teaching, and clinical service

The department offers both undergraduate (BS) and graduate (MS) degrees in the discipline of communication disorders. The programs prepare students who have both strong academic knowledge in the field of communication disorders and a desire to apply this knowledge to remediate communication disorders across the life span. Learn More

Council on Academic Accreditation

ComD Contact Info 
Beth Nisar 
TLRB 105 
beth_nisar@byu.edu 
801-422-5117 

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Brigham Young University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.