传播科学与障碍学系提供手语研究理学学士学位，手语翻译理学学士学位和通信科学与障碍学理学学士学位，重点是预音频学或预科-语音语言病理学。这些学位为希望在教育，医院，诊所，政府机构，熟练护理机构，医疗办公室等工作的个人提供必要的教育和培训。语言病理学和听觉学领域的基础是基本的交际行为。这些重点包括对生物学和社会科学，语音，声学，神经病学，正常语音，语言和听力能力的发展以及与正常交际过程的偏离的研究。向学生介绍本科阶段的评估和治疗程序。理学学士学位课程的重点是为学生申请语语言言病理学或听觉学的研究生课程做好准备
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers an Associate of Science Degree in Sign Language Studies, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sign Language Interpreting, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with an emphasis in either Pre-Audiology or Pre-Speech-Language Pathology. These degrees provide the foundational education and training necessary for individuals who wish to work in education, hospitals, clinics, governmental agencies, skilled nursing facilities, medical offices, and more.<br><br>The professions represented within the department seek to help children, youth, and adults with communication disabilities and differences that are either present at birth or acquired later in life. Curricula rich in biological and social sciences, along with rigorous departmental courses in evaluation, treatment, teaching, and research, lead our graduates toward gainful employment and diverse career opportunities. The career path an individual takes will depend upon training and personal goals. Those who accept the challenge of these professions will find that the effort put forward to earn degrees will be rewarding.