Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Announcement: Hunter College has waived application fees for the MS program in Speech-Language Pathology this spring 2025 admissions cycle. Applications are due February 1, 2025. Please contact the department chair, Dr. Michelle MacRoy-Higgins, PhD, for any and all admissions questions.
About
The Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology in conjunction with the Hunter College Center for Communication Disorders oversee the MS in speech-language pathology program at Hunter College’s School of the Health Professions. It’s offices, clinic, and classes are housed at Hunter College’s Brookdale Health Science Campus on East 25th Street.
The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology residential at Hunter College – City University of New York is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
Clinic
The department's clinic, the Hunter College Center for Communication Disorders, provides initial and ongoing clinical experiences for its students by offering diagnostic and therapeutic services across the lifespan for a wide variety of speech, voice, fluency, swallowing, language, and hearing disorders.
Academics
The MS program in Speech Pathology (SLP) seeks to produce knowledgeable and skillful clinicians by integrating academic, clinical and research components into its curriculum. Successful completion of the SLP curriculum prepares students to meet the academic and clinical requirements to apply for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Professional Certification and New York State Licensure.
“When we give a voice to those who cannot speak, we give them a chance to participate in the world.”
Patricia Prelock, PhD, CCC-SLP
