Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the following admission requirements for the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology program.
- Graduated from an accredited SLP master’s degree program that included at least 50 semester hours for completion.
- Current state licensure in SLP in good standing
- Meet criteria for certificate of clinical competence (CCC-SLP), with at least 3 years of clinical practice.
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for graduate work.
- Official transcripts for undergraduate and graduate coursework
- Resume
- Provide 3 letters of recommendation (LOR) (from clinical experts, supervisors, people who can attest to your academic potential for this advanced degree).
- Written statement (2-3 pages) outlining your research interests, professional experience and accomplishments, and why you want to pursue your SLP-D at UC.
- Participate in an online or in-person interview.
Amanda Kaye Simmons
Assoc Professor - Educator, CAHS Communication Sciences & Disorders
357 HSB
Amanda Simmons, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her research focuses on teaching and training, specifically considering populations who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) across the lifespan. Recent work has included collaboration with criminal justice to advocate for communication rights for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in reporting crimes. Her research intersects with her passion for teaching through implementing and evaluating sustainable education practices through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in communication sciences and disorders (CSD).