The Undergraduate curriculum includes broad academic offerings in the basic and clinical sciences.
Clinical experience begins in the junior year and is closely integrated with academic coursework.
Graduate study prepares speech-language pathology students for careers in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, community clinics, private practice, preschool programs, and public schools. Students may acquire experiences working with clients who have special needs such as bilingual or minority populations, hearing impaired individuals, multiple handicapping conditions, and those requiring augmentative methods of communication. A thesis option is available with specialized courses in research design and statistics. The undergraduate curriculum is designed to prepare students for graduate study in communication disorders. Foundations of academic and clinical preparation are offered through courses in areas such as phonetics, anatomy and physiology, speech and hearing science, normal development of speech and language, audiology and aural rehabilitation, augmentative communication, and models of service delivery.