Welcome, Prospective Students!
The
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences offers programs leading to a
bachelor of arts degree in speech and hearing sciences and a master of arts
degree in speech and hearing sciences in speech-language pathology.
Academic course work is combined with clinical practicum to prepare individuals
for careers in providing a professional service, designed to meet both
diagnostic and therapy needs for individuals of all ages. Students are prepared
to be competent and proficient professionals capable of addressing a wide
variety of speech, language, learning, and hearing problems.
Students prepare to provide direct and consultative services in educational,
industrial, medical, and private practice settings as speech-language
pathologists and audiologists.
The course of study emphasizes physiological, neurological, psychological, and behavioral processes in normal development, fundamental communication processes, and disorders of communication. Students are encouraged to combine analytical thinking and independent application of course content with the clinical process.
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Contacts
About the Graduate Program:
Chuck Madison PhD, CCCS
Graduate Program Coordinator
Telephone: 509.358.7588
E-mail:
madisonc@wsu.edu
About the SHS Department:
Gail Chermak, PhD, CCC-A
Department Chair
Telephone: 509.358.7598
E-mail:
chermak@wsu.edu