NMSU沟通障碍计划已获得美国语言与听觉协会（ASHA）的听觉和语言病理学（CAA）学术认证委员会的认可。CAA是唯一获得高等教育认证委员会和美国教育部认可的听力学和语言病理学教育计划的认证机构。交流障碍双语课程旨在为双语学生提供双语评估和干预方面的更多专业知识。它与新墨西哥大学（UNM）合作提供三门附加课程。这些课程可以在线或混合在线提供。两种方法是通过NMSU（CD 591，针对教育者的西班牙语言学，以及CD 548针对从业人员的双语评估）而讲授的，一种是通过UNM（SHS 539第二语言习得）讲授的
The NMSU Program in Communication Disorders is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The CAA is the only accrediting agency for audiology and speech-language pathology education programs recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. The Bilingual Program in Communication Disorders is designed to provide bilingual students with additional expertise in the areas of bilingual assessment and intervention. It consists of three additional courses, offered through a collaboration with University of New Mexico (UNM). The courses are offered either online or hybrid-online. Two are taught through NMSU ( CD 591, Spanish Linguistics for Educators, and CD 548 Bilingual Assessment for Practitioners) and one through UNM (SHS 539 Second Language Acquisition). In addition, students who are in the bilingual program will have a minimum of 100 hours of the 400 clock hours working with a client who is not a native speaker of English. (Speakers of languages other than Spanish will be required to take an alternative course to the SPAN 599.) The Bilingual Program in Communication Disorders is designed to provide bilingual students with additional expertise in the areas of bilingual assessment and intervention. It consists of three additional courses, offered through a collaboration with University of New Mexico (UNM). The courses are offered either online or hybrid-online. Two are taught through NMSU ( CD 591, Spanish Linguistics for Educators, and CD 548 Bilingual Assessment for Practitioners) and one through UNM (SHS 539 Second Language Acquisition). In addition, students who are in the bilingual program will have a minimum of 100 hours of the 400 clock hours working with a client who is not a native speaker of English. (Speakers of languages other than Spanish will be required to take an alternative course to the SPAN 599.) The Traditional Program is designed to be completed in 2 years.