Master's and Ph.D. Students
All application materials should be sent to:
Office of Graduate Student Services
College of Education, Health, and Human Services
418 White Hall
Kent State University
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242
All inquiries about your application status should also be addressed to that office (330-672-2576). An application form can be requested from either that office or from the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology (330-672-2672), or you can apply on-line. The graduate catalog can be viewed on-line.
An application consists of the following components:
- completed application forms
- official transcripts from each school at which you earned eight credit hours or more
- two letters of recommendation from professors in your major courses
- GRE scores
- an optional letter of intent, highlighting information you would like the admissions committee to know (master's students)
- students applying through the combined baccalaureate-master's program (CBMP) must also submit a CBMP form, available at the front desk
- Ph.D. applicants are required to submit a letter of intent that details their professional and research goals, sent to our school
The admission procedure for the master's program is as follows:
- Completed applications for summer or fall semester will be reviewed as of March 1.
- Applications that clearly do not meet the admission standards will be rejected.
- From the others, applications will be accepted to fill a predetermined number of slots. Those applications not accepted and those received after March 1 will be placed on a waiting list.
- Admission for spring semester is reserved for the students in our combined baccalaureate-master's program.
- Ph.D. applications are reviewed as received.
Post-undergraduate
Students who have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and who need to pursue our post-baccalaureate program, must apply to the general admissions office of the university as a post-undergraduate student not seeking a degree. Please contact Dr. Robert Pierce, Graduate Coordinator or visit the non-major section of our Web site for further information.
Other
Students who want to take graduate courses without pursuing a degree must apply as a non-degree student. Students who are enrolled in a graduate program at another university but wish to take a class at Kent State can apply for transient student status. Contact Dr. Robert Pierce, Graduate Coordinator, for further information.
