The College of New Jersey

What you'll study

Coursework and experiential components cover typical and atypical communication, swallowing and balance function, and content addressing individuals with diverse medical conditions and cultural backgrounds. The program integrates liberal arts study, education theory and supervised fieldwork, including a semester of supervised classroom teaching, and offers opportunities for clinical observation and independent research.

Entry requirements

The page describes undergraduate admission to the BS program; it also offers an optional 6-year (4+2) dual-degree pathway with Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences that admits first-year applicants directly to the combined BS (TCNJ) and MS-SLP (Jefferson) program. For specific prerequisite or admissions details for other graduate programs, students are advised to consult those programs and speak with their advisor.

Career prospects

Graduates have multiple pathways: the BS prepares students for entry to graduate programs (MA, MS, MEd) in speech-language pathology and for prerequisite preparation toward clinical doctorates in audiology (AuD). Those seeking licensure as speech-language pathologists or audiologists will need graduate study; recent TCNJ graduates have continued at institutions such as Columbia, Kean, Montclair State, NYU and Thomas Jefferson University.

Scholarships & funding angle

The program page does not list specific scholarships. Prospective students should explore institutional scholarships, department funding, external scholarships for communication sciences, and graduate assistantships at the graduate level; discussing options with a faculty advisor and the college financial aid office is recommended.