School of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Introduction
Application deadline for graduate programs: February 1st for fall semester admission.
The School of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Southern Miss consists of audiology, education of the deaf and speech-language pathology.
Students who choose these fields care about, have a compassion for and are empathetic to the needs of people. They are honest with themselves and others, especially those whom they serve. Professional dedication is also a must given the rapid pace of the programs and the immense amount of information that must be learned and applied.
If you feel you possess these qualities, then a career in the communication sciences may be right for you.
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Our Programs
The school offers: bachelor’s degrees in (a) Education of the Deaf and (b) Speech Pathology and Audiology; master’s degrees in (a) Education of the Deaf and (b) Speech-Language Pathology; the Au.D. in Audiology.
The bachelor of arts education program in education of the deaf and the master of science education program in education of the deaf at The University of Southern Mississippi are accredited by the Council on Education of the Deaf.
The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in audiology and the Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology at The University of Southern Mississippi are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800.498.2071 or 301.296.5700.
The following are mean GPAs and GRE scores and [ranges] for Audiology graduate students accepted into the program from the three most recent years:
| Year | GRE-Q | GRE- V | GRE- AW | GPA |
| 2021 |
Waived, per Graduate application |
Waived, per Graduate application | Waived, per Graduate application |
3.65 [3.3-4.0] |
| 2020 |
143 [138-149] |
147 [143-153] |
3.4 [2.5-4.5] |
3.6 [3.3-3.9] |
| 2019 |
144 [138-152] |
148 [144-152] |
3.6 [3-4] |
3.7 [3.5-4.0] |
The following are mean GPAs and GRE scores and [ranges] for Speech-Language Pathology graduate students accepted into the program from three most recent years:
| Year | GRE-Q | GRE-V | GRE-AW | GPA |
|
2021
|
Waived, per Graduate application |
Waived, per Graduate application |
Waived, per Graduate application |
3.81 [3.5-4.0] |
|
2020 |
144 [139-153]
|
150 [140-161]
|
4.0 [3.0-4.5]
|
3.93 [3.72-4.0]
|
| 2019 |
144 [137-154]
|
148 [142-162]
|
3.6 [3.0-4.5]
|
3.9 [3.53-4.0]
|