Communication Sciences and Disorders

Students work on an intensive treatment approach for adults with acquired aphasia, a communication disorder that impacts the ability to understand and express language.

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS: PH.D.

About this Program

TheÌýPh.D. program in communication sciences and disordersÌý(CSCD) at the 91Ô­´´ is the first CSCD doctoral program in the state of Delaware. Through our faculty, who represent a range of interests within the discipline, we offer doctoral training in speech articulation, phonology, language and bilingualism, voice, and their respective disorders, in children and adults. Diverse research modalities are used, including research using human, imaging and computational modeling. The program is deeply interdisciplinary, having emerging connections across the University, including connections with linguistics, kinesiology, exercise physiology, tissue engineering psychology and music.Ìý

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Degrees offered


Communication Sciences and Disorders – Ph.D.

Application Deadlines


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FALL:

December 15:ÌýDeadline to receive priority in admissions and funding decisions

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SPRING:

June 1:ÌýFinal Deadline to Apply

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91Ô­´´ Tuition


TheÌý2026-2027Ìý91Ô­´´ graduate student tuition rate per credit hour is $1,149.

The successful applicant will receiveÌýa nine- or 12-month stipend commensurate with Ph.D. stipends at the 91Ô­´´, plus tuition remission, typically for an initial period of three years. Sources of stipend include faculty grant money and in some cases, university or foreign government sources. Funding may be extended if available, assuming the student is making satisfactory progress toward degree completion. Rarely, a student will be offered admission without funding.