语言和听力科学专业人员评估，诊断和治疗患有语言和听力障碍的人，例如沟通障碍，声音障碍，吞咽障碍和认知障碍。语音与听力科学（SPHS）的本科专业是语音语言病理学和/或听力学的预科专业。该课程的学生完成语音，听力和语音的解剖和生理学，语言科学，儿科和医学语音语言病理学，听力障碍和评估以及心理测验（测量心理能力和过程）的课程。还需要相关领域的选修课，例如生物学，物理学和心理学，以及25个小时的现场经验，以观察语言，语言和听力的治疗习惯。完成此课程的学生将获得语音和听力科学理学学士学位，然后准备进入该领域的研究生
Speech and Hearing Science professionals evaluate, diagnose, and treat individuals with speech and hearing disorders, such as disorders of communication, the voice, swallowing, and cognition. The undergraduate major in Speech & Hearing Science (SPHS) is a pre-professional degree for speech language pathology and/or audiology. Students in the program complete courses in phonetics, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, language science, pediatric and medical speech-language pathology, hearing disorders and evaluation, and psychometrics (measuring mental abilities and processes). Electives in allied fields -biology, physics, and psychology, for example- are also required, along with 25 hours of field experience observing treatment practices for speech, language, and hearing. Students who complete this program earn a BS in Speech and Hearing Science and are then prepared to enter graduate programs in the field: a master's degree is required for professional practice in speech-language pathology, and a doctor of audiology (AuD) is required for professional practice in audiology.<br><br>Because professional practice in the speech and hearing sciences requires master's or doctoral degrees, most students continue on to graduate school after completing their undergraduate degree. Once a graduate degree is completed, students may become licensed Speech-Language Pathologists or audiologists, working in their own practices or serving in clinics, schools, and hospitals. Students who do not wish to enter graduate school immediately may still find employment in the speech and hearing sciences, as medical or research assistants or as staff in speech and language centers or clinics.