交际障碍和聋哑教育学士学位是一种预专业学位，可为学生提供语言病理学或临床或教育听力学学的研究生课程的准备。USU计划的学生选择专注于语音语言病理学或听力学。语音语言病理学家与各个年龄段的人合作，这些人在交流，学习交流，进食或吞咽方面有困难。这可能包括有进食障碍的婴儿或有语言，语言，听力或识字能力发展问题的儿童。它还可能包括因神经系统疾病或中风而口吃，发声障碍，说话，语言和吞咽问题的儿童和成人。听力学家评估和管理怀疑或已确定与以下疾病有关的个体：听力。听力学家进行测试以帮助识别听力损失，选择和安装助听器，对
A bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders and deaf education is a pre-professional degree that prepares students for graduate school in speech-language pathology or clinical or educational audiology. Students in USU’s program choose to focus on either speech-language pathology or audiology.<br>Speech-language pathologists work with individuals of all ages who have difficulty communicating, learning to communicate, feeding, or swallowing. This may include infants with feeding disorders or children with speech, language, hearing, or literacy development problems. It may also include children and adults who stutter, have voice disorders, or suffer from speech, language, and swallowing problems as the consequence of neurological disease or stroke.<br>Audiologists evaluate and manage individuals who are suspected or have been identified as having differences associated with hearing. Audiologists conduct testing to help identify hearing loss, select and fit hearing aids, program cochlear implants, and provide aural rehabilitation.<br>Students receive a BS by completing all required courses in the major. To receive a BA, students must also gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages.