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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication Disorders degree program at Geneva College prepares you with the foundational knowledge needed to enter graduate study. Through a compassionate curriculum and hands-on experiences aiding others with communication disorders, you emerge equipped for a career helping children and adults in diverse settings, becoming a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who has 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 required for top graduate programs in communication disorders or speech-language pathology
Three local universities have reserved admission exclusively 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 designed 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, including how to assist adults with communication 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.
Each component of the program prepares students to apply these newfound skills to a graduate degree program in speech-language pathology/speech therapy or audiology.
NOTE: The BA in Communication Disorders program does not guarantee entry into a graduate program in the field of speech-language pathology, nor does it guarantee state licensure from the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).
To become a speech-language pathologist or speech therapist in the state of Pennsylvania, students must complete the following:
Students seeking additional information on the Pennsylvania licensing requirements for speech-language pathologists should visit ASHA.
The curriculum for the communication disorders program positions students to enter a master’s program and earn their ASHA certification. Students who apply their bachelor’s toward a graduate degree have ample opportunities in speech-language pathology, as recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the job outlook to grow by 19% into 2032.
of Geneva graduates from the communication disorders degree program in the past ten years gained acceptance into the top ten speech-language pathology programs across the nation.
of communication disorders majors at Geneva participate in internships, research, or related applied learning.
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