Welcome to the
Department of Communicative Disorders
The Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Rhode Island provides academic and clinical programs that lead to the following degrees:
Undergraduate students majoring in Communicative Disorders learn about the scope of communication disorders that are treated by professional speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Understanding of the anatomical, physiological, neurological, linguistic, acoustic, cognitive, social and cultural bases of communication disorders is stressed. During their senior year, students have opportunities to participate in clinical observations and learn about the basic principles of evaluating and treating individuals with communication disorders.
The M.S. program is Speech-Language Pathology prepares students for careers as state licensed (by the Rhode Island Department of Health) and nationally-certified (by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) speech-language pathologists in a variety of work settings including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and private practice. Students in the graduate program are provided with intensive clinical training at both the University of Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Center (located in Independence Square II) but also at a variety of off-campus sites.
The graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association through 2013.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to our May 2013 B.S. and M.S. graduates! Your hard work has paid off!
NSSLHA NEWS:
Here are our URISSLHA officers (Left to Right below): Mary Loveley, secretary; Kristen Troy, historian; Jaclyn Schiemer, president; Lexi Caruso, treasurer; and Kristy Wallace, vice-president. We thank our outgoing board members: Shannon Witter, Meredith Fitzgibbon, Heidee Pottker and Jess Lally for all of their hard work. Shannon and Meredith are graduating in May, Heidee will be a second-year graduate student, and Jess is heading off to graduate school! Look for information about our first fall 2014 meeting here on the CMD web site.
Message from URISSLHA President
***SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ASHA FOUNDATION***
See the following web site for information: www.ashfoundation.org/grants/GraduateScholarships/
Check out our updated table of graduate student student outcomes: PRAXIS examination, graduation, and employment rates by linking to:
Why CMD at URI? - Communicative Disorders - University of Rhode Island
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
