Information for Prospective Students
Speech-Language Pathology听is a challenging but satisfying career with excellent employment options. Speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat individuals with communication disorders.听听Some clinicians specialize in caring for children, other specialize in serving adults. Speech-Language Pathologists are employed in many settings:听听public and private schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing care facilities, corporations, state and local health departments, home health agencies, long term care facilities, and centers for persons with developmental disabilities.听听Many have careers in research laboratories and as college professors.听听Because of a national shortage of speech-language pathologists, there are many employment opportunities.
To become a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist, a master鈥檚 degree is required.听听BT天堂offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree program that provides the foundational coursework for graduate study in communication sciences and disorders, a master鈥檚 degree program that prepares students for certification and licensure and a doctoral program for those wishing to pursue careers in higher education and research labs.
Degree Options
Bachelor’s Degree听in听Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD).
This degree is obtained by completing the traditional 4-year track.听听To access the official university undergraduate bulletin and Program Completion Plans, refer to the undergraduate bulletin web page.
Transfer Students
Students who transfer from other institutions need to contact a departmental advisor to听ensure that they have the necessary coursework for majoring in听CSD. To view the necessary steps for admission, refer to the Registrar’s web page on transfer student policies and procedures.
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD).
This degree听is required to practice as a speech-language pathologist in Arkansas and many other states.听听Master鈥檚 students complete a minimum of 54 hours of coursework and clinical externships in which they evaluate and treat individuals with communication disorders while supervised by a certified clinician. The听CSD department operates a speech-language-hearing clinic on the university campus. In addition, the program maintains affiliation with numerous agencies that provide our students clinical practicum opportunities. Externships can also be arranged in other areas of United States in settings where students desire to gain clinical experience.
Deadline for admissions to the Masters program:听January 15.