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The mission of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology is to prepare reflective speech-language pathologists and audiologists for lifelong success by providing an excellent student-centered experiential learning environment. Our students are mentored in developing leadership, critical thinking skills, and a strong commitment to their profession and society. These efforts are assisted by the department's commitment to professional growth through clinical practice, scholarly activity, and service to the profession and the community. The programs are developed in accordance with state and national accreditation standards and guidelines to ensure that graduates provide exemplary professional practice throughout their careers.

Major Field Competence

Demonstrate knowledge in the discipline

Critical and Creative Thinking

Demonstrate critical and creative thinking

Communication

Demonstrate effective oral and written skills

Ethical Reasoning

Understand the importance of integrating ethical behavior in their personal and professional lives

Collaboration & Leadership

Demonstrate the importance of collaborating with others within and across disciplines

Intercultural and Global Perspectives

Evidenced by satisfactory completion of the assessment and intervention project in SLPA 143 鈥� Multicultural Populations.

Program Specific Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication processes.
• Demonstrate introductory knowledge of human communication disorders and swallowing disorders.
• Demonstrate introductory knowledge of assessment and intervention procedures for the major types of communication disorders and swallowing disorders.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ethical and compassionate service.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and the social/behavioral sciences.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, including the appropriate biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases.
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate information pertaining to normal and abnormal human development across the lifespan.
   

The Department of Speech-Language Pathology offers 1:1 personalized advising sessions for all our undergraduate students (both majors and minors) each and every semester. The advising sessions allow faculty to truly get to know the students and build positive faculty/student relationships that sometimes last a lifetime. It鈥檚 important to know not only which classes you will need in order to complete your degree here at 91成人导航, but also the many resources we have on campus that are designed to help students succeed both academically and personally.