Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders

The undergraduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders is a pre-professional program. A master's degree is the entry-level degree for the field of speech-language pathology. A clinical doctorate is the entry-level degree for the field of audiology. These advanced degrees are required for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Certificate of Clinical Competence and Illinois Licensure.

All students receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders will have the option to pursue either advanced degree, since all proposed required coursework in the undergraduate Communication Sciences and Disorders major meets the prerequisite coursework for either graduate degree (M.S. in speech-language pathology or Au.D.).