New or Potential Students
The three major specializations available through the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education are
The department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through these programs. It is essential for potential students to work with an academic advisor prior to registering for classes.
To read about COMD-DE degrees in the USU General Catalog go to:
http://www.usu.edu/generalcatalog/2007-2009/online/pdf/55ComD.pdf
Undergraduate Degrees
- B.S. or B.A. Communicative disorders, with an emphases in audiology and speech-language pathology
- B.S. or B.A. Communicative disorders / Elementary Education, with an emphases in education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Though the BS or BA is available in both tracks, students should be aware that there is no professional employment licensure in either communicative disorders or education of the deaf and hard of hearing at the bachelor's level.
Read more about undergraduate programs in:
Speech-Language Pathology
Audiology
Deaf Education
Undergraduate Advising
- Audiology: Dee Child
- Speech Language Pathology: Dee Child
- Deaf Education/Elementary Education: Jan Kelley-King
Undergraduate Course Requirements
Graduate Degrees
- Masters Degrees
- M.S., M.A., M.Ed in Speech Language Pathology
- M.Ed in Speech Language Pathology via Outreach
- M.Ed in Deaf Education
- Doctoral Degrees
- Au.D in Audiology
Choosing A Graduate School Program?
Graduate Admissions
A bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders or equivalent requirements must be completed before the student enters the graduate program. (Students already having a bachelor's degree in another area must either complete a second bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders or take the undergraduate Communicative Disorders courses as postbachelor's courses.) The time required to complete the master of science degree is determined during the first semester of study by a temporary department committee consisting of professors from the student's direct field of study.
Applications will be considered once a year between March 1 and March 15. However, students must have completed the application process to the School of Graduate Studies by February 15. No application will be considered until all the required information is submitted to the School of Graduate Studies. Learn more about the admission process on the Application Information for Graduate Students page.
Graduate Advising
- Audiology: Dr. Doug Laws
- Speech Language Pathology: Dee Child
- Deaf Education/Elementary Education: Dr. J. Freeman King
Graduate Course Requirements
- M.S. in Audiology
- M.S., M.A., M.Ed. in Speech Language Pathology
- Outreach M.S., M.A., M.Ed. in Speech Language Pathology
- M.Ed. in Deaf Education
- AuD in Audiology
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