FAQs

Our Tips for Applying to Graduate School page includes guide videos and resource links to assist you in your application preparation process.

We offer one virtual information session that typically is offered in October. In-person departmental tours are offered to admitted students only and will be communicated with you following your offer. In the meantime, we encourage students to view the Steinhardt-based virtual tour of the school's Manhattan and Brooklyn facilities and our department virtual tour.

Yes! Please email csdadmissionsambassadors@nyu.edu to be connected to a current graduate student

You can apply to the program with all, some, or none of the prerequisite/foundation courses. The amount of foundation courses that you enter the program with will impact your plan of study (POS).

We accept students with both speech-language pathology (SLP) and non-SLP backgrounds. The Admissions Committee does not consider one background more beneficial than the other.  

January 1 of each year.

The Admissions Committee reviews applications holistically; therefore, we encourage you to highlight all of your strengths in your application.

The length of the program is dependent on a variety of factors including how many foundation courses you enter the program with, if you choose to participate in a study abroad opportunity, etc. The curriculum is designed to be completed across required fall, spring, and summer terms. 

You must have all of the foundation courses completed before you can enter the Clinical Practicum and Field Placement Sequence.

If admitted and once you deposit, you will begin to receive communication via email surrounding the advising process which includes reviewing your foundation courses, discussing your interests, and creating your plan of study.

If you enter the program with all foundation courses and 25 observation hours completed prior to the start of the fall semester, you may be able to create a plan of study that is five semesters long. However, please note that every year we do have some students who start on the 5-semester plan and choose to switch to a 6-semester plan for a number of reasons.

Yes! Our program is designed to provide academic and clinical training using a life-course perspective to train students to become generalist practitioners. Determination of a student’s field placement depends on many factors: knowledge, skills, performance in certain courses, performance in the department’s clinic, academic schedule, and field placement availability etc. 

Once accepted, you can email the professor you are interested in working with to see if they have any volunteer opportunities. Paid positions are typically set-up on an individual basis, usually after a student has spent some time in the faculty member’s lab. Some faculty members have open lab meetings or have journal clubs.

For Graduate Tuition and Fees, please visit the Steinhardt Admissions Graduate Study Tuition and Fees page. 

In addition, students are responsible for additional program fees, including but not limited to: background checks and medical clearances through Castlebranch, books and supplemental software, transportation costs associated with the clinic practicum and field work, and miscellaneous course materials.

For information surrounding scholarships and financial aid, please visit Steinhardt's Paying for Your Education or contact the NYU Office of Financial Aid.  

NYU Office of Financial Aid
StudentLink Center
383 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003-7011
Phone: 212-998-4444
Email: financial.aid@nyu.edu