Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine offer a program of combined study which permits highly qualified students to earn both the MSc in Speech- Language Pathology and the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences after five years of full-time study. Each student must apply first to the MScSLP program, following the procedures in General Information. In addition, students must indicate on their online graduate application that they are applying to the combined MSc-SLP/PhD-RS program. Following admission, students may apply to the MScSLP/PhD combined program. Applications may be made any time after admission to the program and must be made by November 15 in the first term of the program. Applications to the combined program will be reviewed by the Communication Sciences and Disorders Admissions Committee. Approved applications will be forwarded to the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program Committee for review. Admission will be recommended only for those students judged to have the ability and motivation to handle the significant demands of the combined program. Length of Program A minimum of five calendar years will normally be required to complete the combined MScSLP/PhD program. The time required to complete the program may be varied for individual candidates but cannot exceed the statutory limits of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research as set out in Time Limit for Completion of Graduate Programs.