A bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing sciences is a pre-professional degree that prepares students for graduate school in speech-language pathology, audiology, or deaf education. With a bachelor's degree in SHS, students may also become speech-language pathology assistants.

Speech-language pathologists work with individuals of all ages who have difficulty communicating, learning to communicate, feeding, or swallowing. This may include infants with feeding disorders or children with speech, language, hearing, or literacy development problems. It may also include children and adults who stutter, have voice disorders, or suffer from speech, language, and swallowing problems as a consequence of neurological disease or stroke.

Audiologists evaluate and manage individuals who are suspected or have been identified as having differences associated with hearing. Audiologists conduct testing to help identify hearing loss, select and fit hearing aids, program cochlear implants, and provide aural rehabilitation.

Deaf Educators at USU are trained to work with children who are deaf or hard of hearing who are developing and using listening and spoken language. Deaf educators trained in other programs also work with children developing sign language.

Students receive a BS by completing all required courses in the major. To receive a BA, students must also gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages.

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COMD_BA_BS - Communicative Disorders - BA, BS

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