Students conduct and observe a speech therapy session.
Baby boomers are the dominant force in the American economy, and as they age, they require more services -- including those provided by hearing and communication specialists. Children and young adults can also suffer from a range of auditory and language problems.
To meet their needs, Ithaca College offers a flexible speech-language pathology program that prepares students for clinical work and continued study beyond the bachelor's degree. Our graduate program offers two tracks: speech-language pathology and audiology, and teaching students with speech and language disabilities.
Since your four-year training combines in-depth classroom study with clinical experience -- a rarity at the undergraduate level -- you'll learn to understand the causes of disorders, assess their severity, and design appropriate programs of therapy for each client. And during your junior and senior years, you'll spend a substantial amount of time in the Sir Alexander Ewing-Ithaca College Speech and Hearing Clinic. There you'll have both intensive clinical observation experience and contact with actual clients, along with plenty of guidance from our caring faculty. And our close association with Longview, a long-term-care facility located just up the road from the Ithaca College campus, offers you the opportunity to gain real-life experience with a population in need of your skills.
After finishing this bachelor's degree, our students pursue graduate study at Ithaca College or at fine institutions such as George Washington, Boston, and Northwestern Universities.