Academic Programs

The Marywood University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program provides academic course work and clinical experiences that prepare students for professional work in the field of speech-language pathology, audiology, or deaf studies.

Three Degree Tracks

1. Four-Year Program: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  This is a pre-professional program that provides students with basic knowledge of human communication disorders in preparation for graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing science, or related health science or communication fields.

2. Five-Year Program: Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Speech-Language Pathology. This program allows students to earn both a bachelors and masters degree in five (5) years by combining undergraduate and graduate course work and clinical experience into a five-year sequence.  The bachelor program includes the core curriculum of Marywood University and all of the pre-professional courses in communication sciences and disorders. The graduate portion starts during the summer of your undergraduate third year with professional course curriculum in the field of speech-language pathology. The 5-year program provides a rigorous, intensive course sequence tailored to students who are goal oriented in the field of speech language pathology.

3. Two-Year (Five Semesters) Master's Program: Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Speech-Language Pathology. This two-year graduate level program is offered to qualified individuals with a bachelor's degree. There is limited availability for admission to this five-semester master's level program. Students begin this program in the fall semester and finish approximately five (5) semesters later  with exception of students entering the program with an out-of-field degree. These students must complete a year of CSD pre-requisite courses prior to starting the two year graduate level program. This graduate program provides individuals with professional level coursework in the field of speech-language pathology, and prepares students to pursue careers in various settings such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and private practice.