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It is easy to take our communication abilities for granted. When delays, disorders, or diseases cause communication or swallowing difficulties, people need help. Geneva’s Communication Disorders program helps prepare students for graduate school and becoming speech-language pathologists or audiologists who have a love for God and a heart for helping people live richer lives.
Train alongside local certified speech language pathologists in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or private clinics
Engage in service opportunities and peer mentorships with other students
Fulfill prerequisite courses for top graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Three local universities have reserved admission for Geneva students
Learn basic vocabulary and sentence structure of American Sign Language to assist in working with diverse populations.
Study sound, the ear, hearing disorders, and treatments in this intro course for future speech-language pathologists or audiologists.
Explore the science of speech sound production, perception, and transcription.
Examine the way the brain affects communication, cognition, and swallowing, and how you can help adults with disorders.
Our communication disorders is a comprehensive program that covers cognitive and communicative development from birth to adulthood.
Courses cover five main areas including:
All communication disorders courses are taught with a biblical perspective that that communication disorders are not a mistake or an unfortunate chance, but a creative act of God, as part of His inspired plan (Exodus 4:11). Providing services that help individuals achieve their greatest created potential is our calling, and this gives meaning to the work that we do.
Communication disorder students and faculty provide over 60 hours of free speech-language therapy to individuals in the community.
Graduates who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a Geneva Education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in Geneva’s program.
of Geneva graduates from the past 10 years have been accepted into schools across the country, including the top ten Speech-Language Pathology programs in the nation.
of communication disorder students participate in internships, research, or applied learning.
is the average salary for Speech-Language Pathologists (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
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