本科课程使学生沉浸于学术上严格而富有挑战性的学习过程中。除了传播科学与疾病学系提供的课程外，还要求学生修读生物科学，物理科学，行为科学和数学课程。本科课程为有兴趣出国学习或参加国家学生交流计划的学生提供了机会。第一年的第二学期或第二年的第一学期是这些追求的不错选择。学生必须至少提前一年与部门顾问一起计划学期，以确保他们及时完成主要要求。该课程还允许学生在感兴趣的领域宣布未成年人。
You will develop the ability to think critically, evaluate data, engage in scientific reasoning, and write and present professionally. With this degree you will be ready for a career in a helping profession, or you can continue on to graduate school to become a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Whether you want to work alongside an autistic child, help students learn to read in the classroom, or help individuals stay part of the conversation as they age, this degree will help you achieve your goals.<br>Understand how humans learn to communicate with each other<br>Apply scientific principles to the basics of diagnosing and treating speech, language, and hearing disorders<br>Observe real-life clinical intervention in the on-campus Speech-Language-Hearing Center<br>Explore the connections among culture, language, and society<br>Participate in faculty research initiatives on topics such as fluency disorders, hearing loss, adult language disorders, cognitive disorders, and autism, among others<br>Discover the positive impact you can have on the lives of people who have difficulty communicating with others<br>Demonstrate knowledge of the etiology, characteristics, assessment, prevention, and intervention of communication disorders<br>Gain knowledge and skills of the science underlying human communication, including anatomy and physiology, speech science, phonetics, language science, and hearing science