Why Study Communication Sciences and Disorders?
Begin your path to a rewarding career improving people’s lives.
Students with a minor in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) build the foundations for a career in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, and other healthcare professions like occupational and physical therapy. Many students who study communication sciences and disorders also pursue careers in psychology, music and music therapy.
The communication sciences and disorders minor at Pacific University provides an introduction to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology and provides in-depth study of typical speech, language, and hearing processes across the life span. The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers opportunities to sample courses, to complete a minor, or to complete coursework to fulfill requirements for application to graduate programs in audiology or speech-language pathology.
What Can You Do with a Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor?
A minor in communication sciences and disorders prepares you for careers in education, medicine, dentistry, and allied health, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant, music therapist, psychologist, audiologist, or speech-language pathology.
The minor in communication sciences and disorders provides the preparatory coursework for application to the Pacific University master's program in Speech-Language Pathology.
Career Pathways
The communication sciences and disorders minor at Pacific prepares students to apply for graduate school in audiology or speech-language pathology. Pacific University undergraduates can even apply early and save a seat in Pacific's doctor of audiology or master's of speech-language pathology programs through Pacific Priority!
Pacific also offers pre-audiology or pre-speech-language-pathology pathway programs that strengthen their preparation for graduate school.
