New Prerequisites for the MSc Speech-Language Pathology Program

As part of our SLP curriculum renewal, the prerequisites for admission to the MSc Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Program will be updated, effective for the September 2025 intake (subject to Senate approval).

New prerequisites, effective September 2025 (18 credits minimum):

  1. Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, or Semantics (3 credits or equivalent)
  2. Language Acquisition (3 credits or equivalent)
  3. Phonetics (3 credits or equivalent)
  4. Developmental Psychology (3 credits or equivalent)
  5. Neuroanatomy, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, or Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits or equivalent)
  6. Statistics (3 credits or equivalent)

N.B. For applicants applying for entry in September 2025, BOTH the current and the new prerequisites will be accepted. ONLY the new prerequisites will be accepted for the September 2026 intake.

An updated prerequisite equivalency chart for the new prerequisites will be available in November 2024. Please check back for further details and updates.