The Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Program offers an undergraduate program that emphasizes human communication processes in a multicultural society. It encourages its majors to be active participants in their classes, in faculty research and other professional development activities. The department fosters advanced knowledge and practice through course work and clinic opportunities in serving children with speech, language or hearing disorders. Courses in speech, language and hearing sciences are designed for students who wish to enter a graduate program in speech-language pathology and/or audiology.