The areas of speech-language pathology and audiology are concerned with basic communicative behavior. A Master of Science degree is offered in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, or Education of the Hearing Impaired. The education of the hearing impaired curriculum meets the requirements for training in EHI in the state of Idaho and through reciprocal agreement with most states. The education of the hearing impaired graduate curriculum meets the requirements for training in EHI in the State of Idaho and through reciprocal agreement with most states.
Students work in supervised programs providing for a broad spectrum of speech and hearing disorders.
Upper division and graduate students gain experience in diagnosing, staffing, programming, and counseling of cases. Opportunities for obtaining clinical experience in speech-language pathology and audiology are provided in the ISU Speech and Hearing Center, public schools, state institutions, hospitals, and other service facilities. Under supervision by clinical faculty, students can accumulate the necessary clinical hours required for state and ASHA certification. Clinical experience in diagnosis, habilitation, and rehabilitation is available in such areas as phonology, language, stuttering, voice, and speech-language problems associated with cerebral palsy, cleft palate, brain damage and mental retardation. Experience with people with hearing impairment is available in areas such as hearing loss identification, pure-tone testing, audiological assessment, hearing aid evaluation, auditory training, speech reading, and speech conservation and therapy for those with congenital or acquired hearing loss.