What WSU prepares you to do
The combined academic and clinical curriculum of WSU's speech and hearing sciences program prepares you for a fast-paced job market by giving you hands-on clinical practice and developing your skills in critical thinking and problem solving, oral and written communication, computer literacy, and research.
Graduate school and professional practice
This foundation prepares you to move on to graduate school and earn the master's degree required for professional practice in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Springboard to several fulfilling careers
A major in speech and hearing sciences also opens the way for various other careers in human services, counseling, rehabilitation, technical writing, technology support, medicine, law, and education.
Join a growing field
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of speech-language pathologists and audiologists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2020.
Federal legislation mandates the increased presence of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in public schools. An increase in the number of older adults in our society with speech-language and hearing problems places a great demand on the services of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.