

The master's thesis process provides an optional opportunity for students to work with a faculty mentor to develop and conduct original research. The product of the research process is the master's thesis, which is a scholarly paper in scientific format suitable for oral presentation and/or publication. A student will graduate with honors if their completed thesis is "Accepted" by the review committee and they have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Honors students are required to take the Praxis exam for licensure.
Watch this video to learn more about the process of joining a research lab, developing a project with your research mentor, and submitting your master’s honors thesis proposal.
Students must complete the following course requirements, which may count toward elective credits:
To apply, students must submit the following documentation to the Honors Thesis Coordinator at csd-honors@nyu.edu. For full-time students who matriculated in the Fall, the deadline to submit is April 15 of your first year in the program. If you are on a different schedule, please contact the Honors Thesis Coordinator for information about deadlines.
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Explore Faculty ResearchThe master's (MS) education program in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) at New York University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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