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Speech-Language Pathology

The speech-language pathology graduate program has both a track for students with an undergraduate degree in communication disorders and for students without. For those without a communication disorders bachelor’s degree, the following prerequisite courses (offered over fall and spring semesters) must be completed prior to beginning the graduate curriculum:

  • CDS 105   Speech/Language Development
  • CDS 220   Phonetics
  • CDS 201   Anatomy and Physiology of Speech/Hearing Mechanisms
  • CDS 410   Audiology
  • CDS 302   Phonological and Articulation Disorders
  • CDS 211   Nature of Language
  • CDS 231   Speech Science
  • CDS 300   Clinical Methods
  • CDS 311   Introduction to Language Disorders
  • CDS 414   Auditory Rehabilitation

You must have a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 for unrestricted admission.

To learn more about the program, download the GraduateProgramStatistics-2010 (pdf, 81.4KB).

How to apply

To begin your Fontbonne education, please submit:

  • A completed Speech-Language Pathology (MS) Graduate Application (137K pdf)
  • A non-refundable $25 application fee.
  • Official transcripts from every college and university you have attended. If you are currently attending college, include your most recently completed semester grades.
  • Three letters of recommendation
    • Speech-Langauge Pathology and Early Intervention in Deaf Education Recommendation Form (35K)
  • A self-statement essay.


Send your application to:

Fontbonne University
Attn: Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program Director
Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education
6800 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis MO 63105

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