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Bridgewater State University

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

STUDENTS REQUESTING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR

GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS OR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

If a faculty member or a clinic staff/supervisor agree to write you a letter of recommendation, please read and submit the following information. This questionnaire and the materials we request will assist us in the process of writing a letter that honestly and fairly describes your potential to succeed as a graduate student or as an employee. You are strongly encouraged to waive your access to the letter. A confidential letter indicates that you have nothing to hide.

If Applying to the CSD Graduate Program at BSU:
Students planning to apply to the CSD graduate program at BSU can request recommendation letters from faculty members or clinic staff. In every way, your application will be treated in the same manner as applications from graduates of other universities. Likewise, you will need to contact the Registrar’s Office and sign an official request for your transcript to be sent to Admissions. All graduate program requirements are available on the department’s website at:

For Employment:

It is not always necessary to have an actual letter of recommendation when you are applying for employment. It is most helpful if you provide the employer with our contact information below so that we may provide your reference through telephone or e-mail. Please keep in mind that if a faculty member or a clinic staff agrees to act as a reference for you, it will be fair and honest. You may want to add to your resume: Reference Available Upon Request. When the employer asks for references, hand him/her a separate page with your references contact information.

For Graduate School: Use the checklist below.

Complete and submit this form and any forms required by the graduate program you are applying to by official end of the fall semester

Generally, recommendations are completed 100% online. If you have a program that still uses traditional paper forms, you need to provide your recommender addressed AND stamped envelopes. Not doing so will delay your form.

Be sure to complete your portion of the forms by supplying your identifying information (your name, address, confidentiality waiver, etc.). We will not do this for you! We will submit it with that information blank.

Be sure to indicate the application due dates on each of the forms or on a separate list.

Ahmed Abdelal, Ph.D., CCC/SLP

Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

127 Hart Hall

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531-6146

Sandra R. Ciocci, Ph.D., CCC/SLP

Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

129 Hart Hall

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531- 2628

Susan Gray, PhD., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hart Hall, Room 219
(508) 531-2565

Suzanne Miller, Ph.D., CCC/SLP

Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

128 Hart Hall

Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531-2972

Joanne L. Abdallah, M.S., CCC/SLP

Director, Speech-Language Hearing Center

Speech-Language-Hearing Center

Burnell Hall (Room 128)

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531- 2372

Please save this Recommendation Request document to your computer, type in your responses, and send it as an email attachment to your recommender. Your recommender may ask you to send your resume and letter of intent

Remember, your organization and completion of your packet should look like the professional you want to be.

Please informthe Department Chair informed of where you have been accepted () and which schools failed to recognize your amazing potential ().

During the time each of us spends writing your letter, we need to remember you, make you unique, and distinguish you from all of the other students for whom we will be writing letters, especially if many of you are applying to the same institutions. Help us remember who you are and how we know you.

Student Name: Date:

E-mail:

Recommender:

Applying for:  Speech-Language Pathology Audiology Other______

Recommandation Questionnaire

Whatgraduate programs are You applying to?
1. How manysemesters have I knownyou? Sincewhatyear?
2. Who is your advisor?
3. Do you have a minor? If yes, what is it?
4. What is your overall GPA?
What is your GPA in the major?
5. What is your combined Quantitative and Verbal GRE scores?
Your Writing Score?
6. List the classes you’ve taken with me and the grades you earned.
7. Did you have clinical practicum?
If yes, please describe your clienton campus and/or your public school experience.
8. Have you done an undergraduate research project?
If yes, please describe your project, where you presented it, etc.
9. Did you do an internship?
If yes, please describe the setting and your experience.
10. Are/were you a NSSHLA member?
If yes, are/were you an officer?
11. Did you participate in CPDC?
If yes, please describe the level of your participation and the child(ren) you worked with.
12. Did you work as a peer tutor?
If yes, for which courses?
13. How did you become interested in communication disorders?
14. What types of clients do you think you want to work with?
15. What areas of communication disorders interest you?
16. Do/did you work off campus and/or have work study?
If yes, where, in what capacity, and how often?
17. Which campus activities have you participated in?
18. Have you had any experiences/interactions with individuals with communication disorders?
19. Have you personally experienced a communication disorder?
20. What else should I know about you to make your letter distinctive?

Last Updated February 5, 2017