The Communication Disorders faculty offer curricula leading to bachelor's degrees in deaf education and in speech-language pathology. These degrees emphasize high-quality educational and practical experiences. The goal is to produce highly qualified graduates to serve the deaf or hard of hearing and to prepare speech pathology students for graduate study.
Retention requires majors to earn at least a grade of C in all program courses taken.
Courses may be repeated, if necessary, to meet this requirement. Students with major course grades lower than C are ineligible to participate in practica until deficiencies are corrected. Failure to pass a practicum course will result in removal from further practice. The programs in speech-language pathology and deaf education are fully accredited by the State of Oklahoma. The general curriculum is designed to help students understand and appreciate several kinds of knowledge in addition to a specialty.