You will be applying for the Master's program, not a credential program.
The letter of intent is to let the department know about you; your motivation for wanting to be in the field of Speech Pathology. It can be the same one as is on the university application, but it needs to be submitted to the department separately.
The Recommendation Form [pdf] is for the professors who are writing your letters of recommendation. It is a REQUIRED form that needs to be submitted in concurrence with each letter of recommendation. Generally, it is our preference that you obtain all three recommendations from professors who are familiar with your academic work. However, you may submit one of those letters from a non-academic source who can provide information about your potential for success in graduate school.
To the extent possible, we would prefer that you make every effort to obtain all of your letters from professors. However, students who have been out of school for more than two years often find it difficult to obtain letters from former professors. Therefore, if you are an Extended Master student who has been out of school for more than two years, we will accept all three letters from non-academic sources who can provide information about your potential for success in graduate school.
Lastly, please keep in mind that only three recommendation forms are required; any additional letters that are submitted will not be considered. Please do not submit more than three. Please refer to the recommendation form for additional information.
Once you have been accepted into the Master's Program, you will be required to take the CBEST test no later than one year from the time of your admittance. If you have already taken, passed and submitted a copy of your results to the office, you have no further CBEST obligations. Please remember that without proof of your CBEST passage, you will not be admitted into candidacy and will not be able to graduate. Therefore, it is pertinent that you make arrangements to take the test as soon as possible.
The deadline to apply to for the Fall 2010 admission semester is Monday, February 1st, 2010. In order to avoid processing delays, please try not to wait until the last day to submit your packet. To ensure full consideration of your application, your packets must be postmarked no later than February 1st, 2010.Incomplete packets will not be reviewed. You will be notified of our admission decision via email no later than April 20th, 2010.
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(Please see the Application Instruction Letter [pdf] for complete details on the entire application process)
No. All recommendation letters need to be returned to the applicant so that he or she may include it in their application packet. Please remember that letters of reccomendation need to be sealed with the signature of the individual who wrote the letter across the seal. If we do receive loose letters of recommendation, the applicant runs the risk of not having their application considered if we do not receive the complete packet by the application deadline.
Before submitting your packet to the department, please make sure it includes the following items:
Your completed packet is to be sent to:
Attn: Graduate Admissions Committee
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0079
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