What undergraduate areas are considered relevant background for study in speech-language pathology?
Students can prepare for application to our program by obtaining an undergraduate degree in such areas of study as psychology, biology, health sciences, kinesiology, nursing, linguistics, or education. Although these backgrounds have been found to provide relevant preparation, students with other backgrounds will also be considered if they have completed courses in one or more of the following topics: human biology, anatomy or physiology, acoustics, developmental psychology, gerontology, learning theory or abnormal psychology, speech perception, psychoacoustics, or other areas of language and linguistics.
