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Prospective students whose undergraduate major or degree is in a field other than speech-language pathology are required to complete a foundation curriculum.  These eight pre-requisites and 25 observation hours must be completed and documented with transcripts before enrolling in Loyola's graduate-level courses.   The pre-requisites, listed below, are available at Loyola College in Maryland through an advanced-level undergraduate curriculum and may be obtained in one year year of full-time enrollment or two years of half-time enrollment.   

Individuals interested in completing the full degree program including all, or part, of the foundation curriculum, should apply under the post-baccalaureate graduate admission requirements.  Applicant transcripts are evaluated at the time of admission to the graduate program to determine an individual program of study to complete the foundation courses. 

The following 8 foundation courses, or their equivalents, are required before beginning the master's curriculum:

1. Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Voice
2. Phonetics
3. Observation Methods
4. Professional and Technical Writing in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
5. Articulation and Phonology
6. Speech and Language Development
7. Fundamentals of Audiology
8. Speech/Voice Science

   All foundation courses are taught at Loyola's Timonium Graduate campus only. Most foundation courses meet during early evening and evening hours two times per week. The master's curriculum is offered on Mondays at Loyola's suburban graduate center in Columbia, Maryland. Clinical experiences are offered throughout the week and are available at both locations.

   Priority consideration will be given to candiates applying by February 15th.  Admission is very selective and preference is given to those individuals who need all pre-requisite classes.  Admission decisions will be sent to selected candidates on a rolling basis until all available seats in these programs are filled.  A waitlist may be maintained, dependent upon the ratio of qualified students to available seats in the program.  For more information or to speak with the Foundation Program Director, please call 410-617-2936 or email Dr. Donna Pitts at dpitts1@loyola.edu.

   The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program is designed to be completed in a two-year period in addition to a Clinical Fellowship Year completed at the end of the degree. The foundation program begins in the fall immediately following Labor Day. Applicants may be offered admission while foundation coursework is in progress, however all prerequisites must be completed before enrollment in graduate courses.