INTRODUCTION

This website has been designed to acquaint you with the educational program of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi, its academic and clinical requirements, its history and facilities, policies and procedures. Although this reference will not be able to answer all of your questions, it should provide you with an outline of the major requirements you will need to meet both in your academic and clinical training.

Students are preparing themselves to be speech-language pathologists, embarking upon a new, stimulating, and growing profession, rendering service to humanity and contributing to the quest for knowledge of the process of human communication. Although the occupational settings may vary (hospitals, private medical clinics, schools, preschool programs, research laboratories, community service centers, colleges and universities, and the like), the communicative disorders specialist must have a sound academic background and well-developed clinical skills.

The graduate program of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). All members of the faculty hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology from ASHA and are licensed by the State of Mississippi.

The department sponsors the Speech and Hearing Center, a teaching clinic, to train speech-language pathologists to provide services to individuals with communicative disorders in the north Mississippi area. The center is one of the forums in which graduate students apply the theories and methods learned in academic courses.