The University of South Dakota

The undergraduate program is a pre-professional blend of a strong liberal arts foundation and a general core curriculum in normal and disordered communication processes. It is designed as a preparatory curriculum for graduate study, and students do not emphasize either speech-language pathology or audiology at the undergraduate level, but instead take courses in both areas.

The academic and clinical practicum requirements for national certification in speech-language pathology and audiology from the Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) may be completed across the undergraduate and graduate programs. Our graduate programs in audiology and speech-language pathology are nationally accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The following courses and semester credit hours are required for a baccalaureate (B.A. or B.S.) in Communication Sciences and Disorders:

Certification requirements set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association specify that students also must have coursework in both biological as well as physical science.

For additional information, including course descriptions and Regental, University, and College of Arts and Sciences graduation requirements, please see our undergraduate catalog

Admissions

Requirements for entry into our undergraduate program can be found in our undergraduate catalog. If you are a prospective student with a disability and need assistance or accommodations during the admission/application process, please contact: