Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Supported Degree Objectives

  • Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Science (MS)
  • Non Degree

Required Supporting Documents

English Proficiency Requirements

  • The following English proficiency minimum scores are required by this program for the tests listed below. To view additional English proficiency options accepted by this program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, visit the English Proficiency Requirements page.

Duolingo: Minimum Overall Required Score: 130
Minimum section requirements:

  • Comprehension: 125
  • Conversation: 130
  • Literacy: 125
  • Production: 125

TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 100
Minimum section requirements:

  • Reading: 22
  • Listening: 22
  • Speaking: 28
  • Writing: 22

TOEFL: Essentials: Minimum Overall Required Score: 9.5
Minimum section requirements:

  • Reading: 9
  • Listening: 10
  • Speaking: 9
  • Writing: 9

IELTS (Academic Module): Minimum Overall Required Score: 7.5
Minimum section requirements:

  • Reading: 7
  • Listening: 7
  • Speaking: 7
  • Writing: 7

NOTE: The Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences does not waive this requirement even if you have earned a degree within the past 24 months from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction. English proficiency test scores are required of all international applicants whose first language is not English.

Master's Degree Program Requirements

  • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
    • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Applications are submitted electronically, via the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) and via Purdue's online application system. Recommendations are only required to be submitted through the CSDCAS application. 

Doctor of Audiology Degree Program Requirements

  • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
    • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Applications are submitted electronically, via the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) and via Purdue's online application system. Recommendations are only required to be submitted through the CSDCAS application. 

Doctoral of Philosophy Degree Program Requirements

  • Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
    • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • Transcripts must be sent to the Graduate Secretary. (PhD Only)

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Spring Summer
    January 15 No Entry No Entry MS and AuD
    December 1 August 1 No Entry PhD

Program Contact Information

  • Name Tana Mansfield
    Phone 765-494-3786
    Email slhsgradsec@purdue.edu
    Web Program Website
    Address Graduate Programs Secretary
    Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
    Purdue University, Lyles-Porter Hall, Room 3048C
    715 Clinic Drive
    West Lafayette, IN 47907-2122
    USA
Purdue West Lafayette campus