Application Information for Graduate Programs in CSD

Thank you for your interest in our program. We offer strong academic and clinical experiences at the graduate level. Our enthusiastic, student-centered faculty care about your success.

We invite you to attend one of our Open House events for those students who will be applying to our graduate programs for a 2023 start.  Register here.

We invite you to take a virtual tour of our department and clinic.

Requirements for Admission

• A 3.0 GPA (on the last 60 hours of coursework)
• Complete the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) application
  • Note: This application opens each year on August 1.
  • Request that official transcripts from all institutions attended be sent to CSDCAS
  • Complete all required sections in CSDCAS, including
    • Responding to all ISU specific questions/prompts
    • Requesting 3 professional letters of recommendation
• After you submit your CSDCAS application, create your Illinois State University (ILSTU) account in order to complete your application to our program.  
  • You will receive an email with the steps to create your account about 24 hours after you submit your CSDCAS application.

International applicants: Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be sent to CSDCAS as follows:

• Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the application to order your official WES evaluation OR
• Use the "Download Evaluation Request Form" in the Academic History section of the application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES.
• Applicants to the Illinois State University who are not native English speakers may take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to document minimal standards for admission outlined in the Illinois State University English Proficiency policy.

Proficiency in English

Following admission to a graduate program in the CSD Department, all students complete a speech-language and hearing screening to determine if they possess the verbal and auditory skills necessary to support learning in the classroom and the ability to provide professional speech-language pathology or audiology services in the English language. If it is determined that an individual student’s English proficiency impairs his or her ability to learn, and/or provide successful diagnostic and therapeutic services to clients, the Clinic Director and the Directors of Clinical Experiences will work with the English Language Institute to identify remediations and accommodations to support the student in his/her attempt to succeed in the program.