The Communications Disorders Department at the University of South Dakota prepares students for professional positions in the specialities of speech-language pathology and audiology. Speech-language pathology is concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis and rehabilitation of persons with speech and language disorders. These disorders may range from dysfluent speech, such as stuttering or occasional speech sound misarticulations, to a complete absence of the ability to use speech and language for communication.
Audiology is concerned with the evaluation and rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairments.
These disorders may range from age related hearing loss or noise induced hearing loss to tumors of the auditory nerve. The department offers a large number of scholarships, awards, assistantships and fellowships to eligible undergraduate and graduate students majoring in communications disorders. Click here to see the Prospective Graduate Student Letter Comm.