The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) offers an undergraduate
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders
and a Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Program in Speech-Language Pathology. We are
currently home to 115 undergraduate and 60 graduate students.
In addition to superior classroom education, students receive hands-on training in
the Speech and Hearing Clinic, which serves approximately 75 clients a week and provides
a valuable health service to the community. Our students may also choose to get involved
in WCU's National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA) chapter,
further augmenting their studies and understanding of the field.
Discover more about our programs:
B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Mission
The fundamental role of WCU is to develop a community of scholarship in which students,
faculty members, administrators, and staff members learn and apply the products of
learning. The mission of the faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders is to engage jointly in the acquisition of knowledge, skills,
and dispositions to address communication and its disorders, exercise informed judgments,
and accept challenges calling for innovative clinical responses. In the execution
of this mission, we are committed to honoring the individual differences and needs
of culturally and linguistically diverse populations and growing in awareness, knowledge,
and experience to meet the challenges provided by ethical practices, changing populations,
and scope of practice demands.
Accreditation
The M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at Western Carolina University is accredited
by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
(CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard
#310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. For more information
on Western's accreditation please click here.
CSD Faculty
The faculty members of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, many of whom have been or still are professional clinicians, have a wealth of practical
experience and they’re excited to share their wisdom with you. They're also dedicated
researchers who conduct their studies in order to better understand communication
sciences and disorders and to expand knowledge in the fieldThey are dedicated to teaching and training students at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, preparing students for the challenges that they will find in such careers
as speech-language pathologists and research scholars.
