The Doctor of Philosophy degree offered by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) permits specialization in a variety of disciplinary domains. The doctoral curriculum provides an individualized broad-based education within which a specific area of scholarly expertise is developed and which culminates in a mentored program of basic or applied research. Experienced faculty advisors guide students through each stage of the program: Prospective Candidacy (completion of pre-dissertation coursework and the General Examination) and Candidacy (completion of the dissertation and satisfactory oral defense).

Doctoral competencies include mastery of skills developed through research, grant-writing, and teaching/supervision experiences. Students typically demonstrate these by successfully presenting or publishing independent research, completing an application for extramural funding, and receiving positive student/supervisor feedback from courses taught.

Students are encouraged to develop professional leadership skills through active participation in local, state, and national academic societies.

The interdisciplinary nature of learning is emphasized during doctoral education and students from a variety of academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Full-time enrollment in doctoral study is strongly recommended as the preferred educational path.

Stipend and assistantship funds may be available for some full-time doctoral students.

Departmental faculty are committed to fostering productive and independent scholarship in a positive learning environment.

Upon admission, the Department Chair will meet with the student for preliminary advising. In consultation with the student, the Chair will assign an academic advisor before the beginning of the first semester of enrollment. This advisor will meet with the student to recruit a Doctoral Advisory Conference Committee and to collectively develop a proposed Program of Study. This individualized curriculum will include a minimum of 90 post-baccalaureate credit hours focused in the student's area(s) of research interests. At least 25 credit hours of the program will be devoted to courses covering core doctoral material. Up to 44 previously earned non-practicum graduate credits relevant to the present course of study and approved by the Advisory Committee may be included among the 90 credit hour minimum. A maximum of 15 credit hours of dissertation research may count toward the program of study.

In addition to coursework, requirements for the degree include (1) satisfactory completion of rotations, assistantship experiences, and a pre-dissertation research project, (2) satisfactory completion of an oral and written General Examination, and (3) satisfactory oral defense of an approved dissertation.

1. The applicant must have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better ( on a 4.00 scale) on the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework or on a minimum of 12 hours of graded graduate coursework;
2. Submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (the General Test) prior to the application deadline date. GRE scores must be no more than five years old at time of application;
3. Complete an on-site or telephone interview with the CSD admissions committee.
4. Mail three letters of recommendation to the following address (you will provide their contact information on the on-line application under the 'Applicant Reference List' section):
   University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
   College of Allied Health
   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
   P.O. Box 26901
   Oklahoma City, OK 73190-0901
5. Students for whom English is a second language must earn a minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) within two years prior to application on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The TOEFL web site is http://www.toefl.org;
6. All international/Non US Citizen applicants are required to have all transcripts/mark sheets processed through World Education Services (WES). Wes web site is http://www.wes.org; and
7. Submit a completed on-line application. Application deadline is February 1 for Fall.

Review and follow the instructions for application to the College of Allied Health found at the following web site: http://www.ah.ouhsc.edu/main/Application/default.asp.

Tuition is currently approximately $175 per credit hour for Oklahoma residents and $653 per credit hour for non-Oklahoma residents. Students may expect additional costs that include, but are not limited to, a personal computer, textbooks, lab fees, insurance, and supplies. Students are required to assume financial responsibilities for expenses associated with clinical requirements. For financial aid information, contact the Financial Aid Office at (405) 271-2118 or visit the web site at http://w3.ouhsc.edu/sfs/.

Additional cost information for the program can be found at http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/OUHSCCosts.asp and http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/bursar/tuition_fees.asp.

The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredits the Ph.D. program in Speech-Language Pathology.

College of Allied Health Departmental Faculty

The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders is located in the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center, a building devoted exclusively to the study and management of human communication and its disorders. This modern, self-contained speech and hearing clinic accommodates nearly all academic pursuits as well as department-operated service programs in audiology and speech-language pathology. Ongoing research into normal and disordered processes of human communication focuses on both clinical and basic science areas. State-of-the-art instrumentation is available, as are statistical consultation and computer services.

Up-to-date and comprehensive instrumentation is available for air pressure and flow measurements, event related potentials, physiological analysis of phonation and resonance, language analysis, stimulus programming, signal conditioning and calibration, electroacoustic measurement and analysis, data acquisition, recording, retrieval, and readout. The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience and the Department's Center for Communication Neuroscience are resources that support basic and applied investigation into the neural bases of behavior.

Sarah Christman
sarah-christman@ouhsc.edu
(405)271-4214 ext.-46060

Prospective students are encouraged to visit the prospective students page to utilize resources such as the prerequisite finder, admission statistics, job shadowing, gpa calculation, tuition cost, scholarships, student life, campus resources, etc.

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 Curriculum Notes

* Advanced coursework required of all doctoral students. Core CSD courses will be taught in alternating years. Students will complete these courses within the first two years of their doctoral programs.

** Elective courses in area of concentration (voice science, neural processing, psychoacoustics, auditory disorders, etc.) pertaining to specific area of interest. Additional elective coursework in an outside discipline to broaden student knowledge base in support of specific area of interest and/or elective courses within discipline which are related to but outside of the area of concentration.

Course Descriptions

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
John W. Keys Speech & Hearing Center
1200 N Stonewall
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-4214
Fax: (405) 271-3360
Website: http://www.ah.ouhsc.edu/csd

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Office of Academic and Student Services
Phone: (405) 271-6588
Fax: (405) 271-3120
Email: alliedhealth-info@ouhsc.edu

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