Welcome to the Admissions Page for Communicative Disorders and Sciences
The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences welcomes you to apply to our graduate program. Our department only accepts applications for Fall admission and the next application deadline is Sunday, January 15, 2012 for the Fall 2012 class. In order for your application to be accepted and reviewed, please follow the steps listed below. For additional answers to your questions regarding the application process, the program, or extended master students, please see the FAQ Page. The information listed there is both accurate and current.
There are two components to the application process and both must be complete in order for your materials to be reviewed by the admission committee. Please note that the deadline for both components is Sunday, January 15, 2012. The document deadline is Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
This step is required to create a San Jose State University record of your application to the program. If you are not entered into the university database, you will not be eligible for application review.
To apply to San Jose State University:
This year, the department is participating in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application System (CSDCAS). CSDCAS was created to provide applicants an opportunity to submit their materials electronically, thereby enabling applicants to submit a single application, have their transcripts reviewed and verified, their letters of recommendation stored electronically, and their essay submitted on-line. If the applicant so chooses, he or she can designate multiple universities as recipients of their application with a single click of their mouse. More importantly, this system ensures that materials will never be lost, misplaced, or left to the vagaries of the postal system. To access the CSDCAS Portal, please use the following link: https://portal.csdcas.org/
THE CSDCAS DEADLINE IS ALSO JANUARY 15, 2012
The CSDCAS deadline is when an applicant must e-submit their on-line application ONLY. If you do not submit your on-line application to CSDCAS by the January 15, 2012 deadline, you will not be able to apply to the program and you will not be considered for admission, even if you have submitted the CSU Mentor application on time.
If you electronically apply by Sunday, January 15, 2012, by 5:00pm PST CSDCAS will accept transcripts and letters of recommendation up until Wednesday, February 1, 2012. They will also distribute your application to the department for review when your file is complete. If any materials are still missing after the February 1st deadline, your file will automatically deactivate and you will not have any chance of being reviewed, no exceptions.
In order for you to complete your CSDCAS application, you will need to follow all the steps as outlined on the CSDCAS website.
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SUBMITTING TRANSCRIPTS THROUGH CSDCAS
As with GAPE, you must request to have an official set of all your transcripts submitted to CSDCAS for processing. Similarly, CSDCAS accepts official transcripts directly sent from the registrar's office ONLY. Unofficial, student-issued, and hand-carried transcripts are NOT ACCEPTABLE. From each college, university or community college, please have the REGISTRAR'S OFFICE send an official transcript to the following address:
CSDCAS Verification Department
P.O. Box 9113
Watertown, MA 02471
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ESSAY SUBMISSION THROUGH CSDCAS
The CD&S department at San Jose State University requires all applicants to submit an essay with their CSDCAS application. The CSDCAS application will instruct applicants to go to the SJSU CD&S department website (here) for our specific essay question. The essay question for the Fall 2012 application year is:
Please address all of the following points in essay format:
1. Your reason for pursuing a career as an SLP.
2. Your reason for choosing to pursue this career at San Jose State University.
3. Your post graduate goals. (e.g., is there an area of focus or career goal you have in mind?)
Please remember that you will submit your essay electronically through the CSDCAS application portal. This essay should be 2 pages, typed and is to be completely different that that of the Statement of Purpose that you are required to submit on the CSU Mentor application.
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SUBMITTING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH CSDCAS
Applicants are also required to submit THREE letters of recommendation via CSDCAS. The admission committee will not review more than three letters per applicant. If you submit more than three because your are applying to another program that requires more than three letters of recommendation, the admission committee will randomly select three to review.
For instructions on submitting electronic references, please log-in to the CSDCAS Portal.
To submit a paper reference when logged into the CSDCAS portal, please list the reference in the Reference Form section of your on-line application and designate them as paper to enter a paper reference. Then print out the reference request forms from the "References" section of your on-line application. You will sign these, send these to your references, and they will send the filled out form along with their letter of recommendation directly to CSDCAS at:
CSDCAS
P.O. Box 9113
Watertown, MA 02471
If you have an undergraduate degree in communicative disorders, two of the three letters must be from CD&S professors who are familiar with your academic work.
If you do not have an undergraduate degree in CD&S please make every effort to obtain letters from former professors who are familiar with your academic work. Letters from supervisors or co-workers are acceptable and should address your potential for success as a graduate student.
For more information on submitting letters of recommendation through CSDCAS, please see their FAQ Page regarding letter of recommendation submissions.
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**ANY DOCUMENTS RECEIVED IN THE CD&S OFFICE DIRECTLY FROM AN APPLICANT WILL BE DISCARDED AND WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR FORWARDED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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INFORMATION FOR EXTENDED MASTERS PROGRAM APPLICANTS:
If you are a graduate student who does not have a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Disorders and Sciences, you will apply to our M.A. program, but will be considered an Extended Masters Program student upon acceptance into the program. If you are accepted you will be required to take thirty-three credits of pre-requisite coursework as part of your program. For complete information on the Extended Master's Program, please see the Extended Master’s Degree Program page.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
If you received your undergraduate degree from a program outside the U.S., you must follow the application instructions below. You are responsible for reading and complying with all requirements indicated on this site.
http://www.sjsu.edu/gape/prospective_students/international/index.htm
In addition to following the University requirements, international students must also submit an official transcript evaluation from an approved foreign transcript evaluation service to CSDCAS. If you do not include this, your application will not be reviewed.
IMPORTANT! International students must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or the Pearson Test of English (PTE).
- In order for your application to be reviewed, applicants must achieve a score of 90 or better on the
TOEFL or a score of 8.0 or above on the IELTS, or a score of 80 or above on the PTE. There is no exception to this requirement.
- Remember, you must take one of these exams. Please note that the CD&S Department score requirements are higher than those for the University in general.
Please make sure you take the exam in time for your scores to be sent to the University and to CSDCAS by the February 1, 2012 document deadline.
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