Communication Sciences and Disorders - Kansas State University

Communication Sciences and Disorders from Kansas State University is a Campus Master Communication Disorders degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The program in Communication Sciences and Disorders offers the M.S. degree with an emphasis in speech-language pathology. The speech-language pathology master's degree program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Graduates of the program are eligible for clinical certification by ASHA and are highly successful in passing the national examination (NESPA). The pass rate (first try) is 100% since year 2004. The objectives (mission) of this professional education program are to: 1. Prepare speech-language pathologists to fill diverse roles in the broad area of speech-language pathology and in a variety of professional environments; 2. Provide the student with knowledge about the changing role of the speech-language pathologists within our society; 3. Facilitate an interdisciplinary view of disorders of human communication; 4. Provide speech-language pathologists with the course work and practicum experiences needed to meet national standards for clinical knowledge and skills and to earn the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The faculty and facilities of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program are housed in the K-State Speech and Hearing Center, in the Campus Creek Complex. It has clinical affiliations with a variety of professional sites including public school systems, acute care centers and rehabilitation hospitals. The two major goals of the KSU Speech and Hearing Center are to provide high quality, comprehensive services to individuals with communication impairments and to provide graduate students with professional training in speech-language pathology and audiology. All services provided by graduate students are closely supervised by faculty members. View more details on Kansas State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Communication Disorders courses.