COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
The Communication Sciences
and Disorders department at NAU provides classroom and clinical practicum
experiences in a variety of ways through:
- our master’s
degree in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology,
- our undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary
studies,
- a plan that
advances students toward applying for licensure as a speech-language pathology
assistant, and
- our fully-operational
clinic.
We invite you to explore
all of the options and links below.
Master of Science in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology
If
you are looking for a high-caliber master’s degree program in clinical
speech-language pathology that places a high premium on the communicative and
learning needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations
through comprehensive course work and clinical practicum experiences, you
are in the right place!
We
have three master’s level tracks available: Full-Time Track, Full-Time Leveler
Track and Summers Track. These
are NOT online programs. However, the Summers Track does include 12 - 15 credit
hours of online courses, as well as 15 credit hours of clinical practical
experiences available in areas outside of Flagstaff, during fall and spring
semesters. For more
information about the MS degree, click here.
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies: Speech-Language
Sciences and Technology
Learn
about human communication disorders while you earn a Bachelor of Science in
Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) undergraduate degree.
In
this program, you will dive into speech-language pathology and gain experience
in the realm of audiology through a program of 27 credit hours in Speech-Language
Sciences and Technology (SST) courses. Online and on-campus classes give you
the foundation you need to apply for our Master of Science in Clinical
Speech-Language Pathology graduate program. For more information about the BIS
degree, click here.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) Certificate
If you are interested in becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
(SLPA) and working as support personnel to a speech-language pathologist, this
program may be right for you. Given busy lifestyles, many prefer the flexibility
of choosing online courses.
The SLPA certificate meets the technical credit-hours requirement for the
State of Arizona, as well as the recommendations of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association. For more information about the SLPA
program, click here.
Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
The
S-L-H clinic offers you a full range of speech, language, and hearing services,
which include voice evaluation and treatment, cognitive retraining,
audiological evaluation and hearing aid dispensing. For more information about
our clinic or to make an appointment click here.