• Students majoring in communication disorders at Southeast receive training in speech-language pathology in a program nationally accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

• As a communication disorders student, you will receive the pre-professional, academic and clinical training pertaining to human communication and its disorders. The undergraduate training serves as the foundation for the professional training in either audiology or speech-language pathology.
  

• You can apply for several scholarships to assist you with some of the financial obligations incurred during your study in communication disorders.  Scholarships include the M.G. Lorberg Memorial Scholarship, the M. Luther and Catherine Hahs Scholarship, the Jeannie Stange Scholarship, and the Loida Farrow Lerew Scholarship.  

• As a communication disorders student, you can join the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA).  This student organization helps you learn more about your major, provides career advice and peer assistance with course and practicum scheduling. 
  

• Unlike many Communication Disorders programs in the region or the nation, students in the undergraduate program at Southeast Missouri State University are given the unique opportunity to obtain some clinical practicum experiences with individuals with communication disorders in the on-campus University Speech and Hearing Clinic.
  

• The Department of Communication Disorders offers a Masters degree in Communication Disorders with a restricted number of admissions.  The recipient’s of the undergraduate degree in communication disorders program of Southeast are given top priority for admission into the graduate program.
  

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