Hearing and Speech Sciences
| Program Code: | HESP |
| Degree: | Ph.D. |
| School: | Behavioral/Social Sciences |
| General Requirements: | Statement of Purpose |
| Transcript(s) | |
| TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students) | |
| Program-Specific Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation (3) |
| CV/Resume | |
| Description of Research/Work Experience | |
| Writing Sample* (one required, second one optional) | |
| Financial Support: | Fellowships in Support of Diversity and Inclusion (optional)** |
| Application Deadlines: | January 5, 2023 (Fall 2023 Domestic/International)*** |
| Contact Program: | www.hesp.umd.edu/landing/Graduate |
*Writing Sample should be recent, 5-10-page scholarly writing, such as a first-authored peer-reviewed publication or other scholarly assignment – uploaded to the Uploads Requirements section of the application.
**If you're interested in applying for the Fellowships in Support of Diversity and Inclusion in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (2017-18), please be sure to upload your materials under "Supplementary Application" when submitting your online admissions application.
***Applicants interested in pursuing an integrated research-clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology (M.A./Ph.D.) should apply to the Ph.D. program and indicate their intention in the Statement of Purpose. Applicants interested in pursuing the dual-degree path in Audiology (Au.D.-Ph.D.) should apply to the Au.D and indicate their intention in the Statement of Purpose. Students may enter the Ph.D track towards the end of their 2nd year, pending decision of the departmental admissions committee.