Chair:

Kathy Vander Werff, Ph.D.
621 Skytop Road
Suite 1200
315-443-9637

Contact:

Faculty

Academic: Jamie Desjardins, Karen Doherty,  Soren Lowell, Stephanie McMillen  Jonathan Preston, Beth Prieve, Ellyn Riley, Victoria Tumanova and Kathy Vander Werff, Clinical: Colleen Gargan, Joseph Pellegrino, Kristen Kennedy, Tammy Kordas, Anita Lightburn, Meghan Lister, Sue Ellen Maxfield, Laura Vincent and Ramani Voleti; Adjunct Instructor, Bonnie Hulslander, and Emeritus Professors, Raymond Colton, Mary Louise Edwards, Janet Ford and  Linda Milosky.

Program Description

The program in communication sciences and disorders provides students with a broad education in human communication sciences and disorders. Students may participate in clinical experiences in the Gebbie Speech-Language- Hearing Clinic. The program prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology and audiology and other related fields in health, education, and science. Interested students have the opportunity to participate in research in faculty laboratories.

A master’s degree is required to practice speech-language pathology, and a clinical doctoral degree (Au.D.) is required to practice audiology. Minimally, a student will need a 3.0 GPA to be considered for these graduate programs. Many graduate programs require a higher GPA.

Degree Awarded:

Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Total Credits required:

120

Prerequisites for admission into the major:

Students interested in this major should contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at csd@syr.edu as early as possible. Students are formally admitted to the major after consulting a department advisor on a plan of study and successfully completing CSD 212  with a B or better, or by petition.