Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences and Disorders

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The doctoral program at Penn State strives to prepare high-quality researchers to serve as leaders in the field of communication sciences and disorders. Graduates of the program will be prepared to assume careers as researchers and scholars at colleges, universities, and research institutes. The Ph.D. program is not an advanced clinical degree, it is conferred in recognition of the attainment of the highest academic excellence and productive scholarship.
Students who enter the Ph.D. program in Communication Sciences and Disorders should have already obtained a Master's degree in CSD or another field. Students who hold a Master's degree outside of CSD may choose to seek the Master's degree in CSD along the way to earning a Ph.D., but this is not a requirement.
Students accepted into the doctoral program have:
a cumulative GPA in their Masters program of well above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
outstanding letters of recommendation documenting their performance and their potential as researchers and scholars
a written statement of scholarly interests and research career goals
completed the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
It is recommended that applicants have GRE scores greater than the fiftieth percentile on the verbal and quantitative sections and a 4.5 or above on the writing section.
According to the practices of the Graduate School at Penn State, admission to the Ph.D. program is a two-stage process. First, the initial application to the Department for permission to enter the graduate program, and second, the qualifying exam to enter the doctoral program.
Completion of the Ph.D. program is dependent upon the student's successful completion of all academic course work and degree requirements (e.g., comprehensive examination, dissertation).
All international applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, with Graduate School approval, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon the first semester of enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5.

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托福(TOEFL iBT)總分: 80.0

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