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The communication sciences and disorders program offers students comprehensive studies in speech-language pathology, audiology, and typical speech, hearing, and language development. Many students choose this major with aspirations to become licensed speech-language pathologists or audiologists, helping individuals with communication challenges resulting from neurological disorders, developmental conditions, genetic factors, or undetermined origins. Clinical practice requires completing either a master's degree in speech-language pathology or a doctoral degree in audiology. Others may select this undergraduate program as preparation for research careers in speech, language, or hearing sciences.
Applicant must have high school record should demonstrate both rigor and breadth in the types of course work you pursue. A competitive academic record should show some of the most challenging advanced-level work offered at or through your school in as many areas as possible, while maintaining a strong GPA. The following chart shows the number of years that most admitted students studied in each subject area; English 4 years, Math 4 years, Social Studies 3-4 years, Science 3-4 years, Single Foreign Language 3-4 years and Additional Academic/Fine Arts 2 years. Applicant must have ACT score of 30 and overall SAT score of 1395.
English Language Requirement
Applicant must have TOEFL score of 100 on internet based test, 603 on the paper-based test or IELTS score of 6.5