Program Overview

Speech and Hearing Sciences Program

The Speech and Hearing Sciences program at Utah State University is part of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.

Undergraduate Program

The undergraduate program offers various options, including:

• 1st Bachelor's Campus-based
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• 1st Bachelor's Online
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• 2nd Bachelor's Online
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• Other Opportunities
  • Non-degree Seeking
  • ASL Minor
  • SLPA Certificate
  • SHS Student Groups

Graduate Program

The graduate program provides advanced education in speech and hearing sciences, with options including:

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• Non-clinical MS in Communication Sciences
• Programs
  • Audiology
  • AuD – Doctor of Audiology
  • PhD in Disability Disciplines – Audiology Specialization
  • PhD in Neuroscience – Audiology Specialization
  • Deaf Education
  • MEd in Listening & Spoken Language
  • Post-Masters' Certificate Program in Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • MA/MS in Speech-Language Pathology
  • PhD in Disability Disciplines – SLP Specialization
  • PhD in Neuroscience – SLP Specialization

Research Labs

The program features various research labs, including:

• Aural Rehabilitation Lab
• Child Language Lab
• Hearing Health Lab
• Hearing Impact Lab
• Human Interaction Lab
• Language and Aphasia NeuroRehabilitation Lab
• LEAP Brain Imaging Lab
• Motor Speech Lab
• School-Age Language Research Lab

Services

The program offers various services, including:

• Clinics
• Cochlear Implant
• Hearing and Balance
• Pediatric Audiology
• Speech and Language
• Early Education Program
• Sound Beginnings

Speech-Language Pathology Masters Degree

The Speech-Language Pathology master's degree program provides a Master's of Arts (MA) or Master's of Science (MS) in Speech-Language Pathology. This master's degree is part of the Western Regional Graduate Exchange program (WRGP).

Program Details

The two-year program occurs across six semesters of full-time study, beginning with an intensive summer semester that starts in early June. The program involves a minimum of 57-58 total credit hours: 32-33 credits of academic coursework and 25 credits of clinical coursework. Additional credits are required for the Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) emphasis. Students graduate eligible for certification (pending completion of a clinical fellowship year) and Utah licensure.

Program Objective

The primary program objective is to prepare students to become speech-language pathologists competent to work with individuals of all ages who have developmental or neurological disorders relating to:

• speech sounds
• stuttering
• voice and resonance
• spoken language
• reading and writing
• swallowing
• communication devices
• sign language
• cognitive or social aspects of communication

Clinical Settings

The program offers many settings for students to gain clinical skills, including the Speech and Language Clinic, in the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence. Students also engage in diverse educational, medical, and early intervention externships across Utah and beyond.

Admission

To be accepted in the master's degree program, students must have a bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders or the equivalent undergraduate prerequisite courses from USU or another regionally accredited university program.

Accreditation

The residential and distance masters (MA, MS) in Speech-Language Pathology at Utah State University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.