Speech-Language Sciences & Disorders
Adelphi University is no longer accepting applications to this program.
Prepare for an in-demand career making invaluable contributions to the study of speech-language issues around the globe.
Why Earn a PhD in Speech-Language Sciences and Disorders?
Focus on research that produces new knowledge regarding communication disorders with the hope of uncovering more effective treatment options. Doctoral candidates may continue on in a clinical setting or they may decide to join an academic setting at a college or university.
Why Earn Your PhD in Speech-Language Sciences and Disorders at Adelphi?
- Benefit from hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art on-site facilities, including the Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders and renovated labs dedicated to speech-language studies in our program’s Center for Research.
- Balance your career along with your education with our part-time program, and gain additional hands-on experience supervising in our clinic or teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the department.
- Learn from our outstanding faculty of scholar-clinicians who have expertise in a wide range of areas in speech-language pathology and audiology, and are especially skilled in issues of diversity and inclusion.
Exceptional Hands-On Learning
Explore even more first-hand experience in one of the renovated labs in the program’s Center for Research.
Adelphi University students and faculty are ready to investigate communications disorders at a campus research lab.
Program Info
To assist you in your decision about whether to pursue a PhD, we encourage you (if you have not already done so) to review the information compiled by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on the nature of doctoral education.
Application Requirements and Deadlines
The application deadline is January 15. Applicants must have an MS related to speech-language pathology and should submit the following application requirements:
- Online graduate application and $60 application fee
- Three letters of recommendation that, among other things, address your academic or research abilities
- One essay (1000 words maximum) that addresses the following points:
- Substantive areas of research interest
- How your educational background and professional experiences prepare you for your intended specialization
- Career plans, including how obtaining a PhD supports those goals
- If available, a document that demonstrates your academic or scholarly writing
- Official transcripts from all institutions attended
- Final transcript stating bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
- Final transcript stating master’s degree from an accredited institution
- An up-to-date CV
Awards & Recognition
