Students enrolled in our graduate program acquire their professional competencies through pertinent educational coursework, clinical practica, and research opportunities.??

Unique to the department is our focus on training bilingual speech-language pathologists and the use of assistive and augmentative communication devices with special populations. Graduates of the department are eligible for the

?1) certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;

2) licensure by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists; and?

3) advanced licensure by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Careers In This Field

  • Interpreters
  • Physical Therapists
  • Public Interest Advocates
  • Public Interest Lawyers
  • School Psychologists
  • Special Education Teachers
  • Teacher Assistants