B.A. and B.S. in speech and hearing science. The undergraduate degree with sign-language emphasis leads to a career teaching sign language in the public schools. This profession does not require a master's degree. Obtaining the undergraduate degree in this emphasis 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 major and its areas of emphasis. 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.