Undergraduate Program Degrees. B.A. and B.S. in speech and hearing science. A master's degree or its equivalent is required for professionals practicing in these fields. Obtaining the undergraduate degree saves the student approximately one year in total training. Speech-language pathology is the study and treatment of communication skills.
Expertise is obtainable in areas such as stuttering, voice, articulation, and language.
Audiology studies, diagnoses, and treats hearing deficits. The student in this major obtains a combined degree as an undergraduate, then chooses to study speech-language pathology or audiology at the master's level. Contact the department office for a packet containing information about current curriculum requirements and admission procedures for the speech and hearing science preprofessional major. Announcements are also posted on departmental bulletin boards. Students meeting the above criteria are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the department's undergraduate adviser.