Why Study Communication Sciences and Disorders?
Begin your path to a rewarding career improving people’s lives.
Students with a minor in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) build the foundations for a career in speech-language pathology or audiology. The coursework in the minor is also relevant for students entering the teaching field and other healthcare professions like occupational and physical therapy. Many students who study communication sciences and disorders choose majors in psychology, public health, education, sociology, kinesiology, music and music therapy.
What Can You Do with a Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor?
The minor in communication sciences and disorders provides the preparatory coursework for entry to the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï master's program in Speech-Language Pathology through the Pacific Priority program. Requirements for successful admission through Pacific Priority include a last 60 credits of GPA at 3.25 (at time of admission) and successful completion of an admissions interview.
A minor in communication sciences and disorders prepares you for a career in speech-language pathology or audiology, by preparing you for graduate work in the field. The coursework in the minor could also be relevant for careers in education, medicine, dentistry, and allied health, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant/associate, music therapy, and psychology.
Expert faculty provide instruction that establishes the knowledge and skills of normal function of speech, language, and swallowing, that includes an in-depth study of typical speech, language, and hearing processes across the life span. The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers opportunities to complete a minor that has a selection of courses, or to complete the full scope of coursework that fulfills the requirements for application to graduate programs in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Career Pathways
The communication sciences and disorders minor at Pacific prepares students to apply for graduate school in audiology or speech-language pathology. ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï undergraduates can even apply early and save a seat in Pacific's doctor of audiology or master's of speech-language pathology programs through Pacific Priority!
Pacific also offers pre-audiology or pre-speech-language-pathology pathway programs that strengthen their preparation for graduate school.
