Speech Pathology & Audiology
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS (SLPS) and AUDIOLOGISTS work to prevent, diagnose, and treat disorders of communication. SLPs also assess and treat disorders of swallowing.
SLPs work in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, private offices, and clients' homes. SLPs are certified through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). http://www.asha.org
Hearing and balance disorders can be assessed, treated, and rehabilitated by an audiologist. Audiologists also select, fit, and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids; they prevent hearing loss through providing and fitting hearing protective devices, consultation on the effects of noise on hearing, and consumer education; and they can serve as expert witnesses in litigation related to their areas of expertise. Some audiologists conduct research on hearing, tinnitus, and the balance system. http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/
Audiologists are certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) http://www.asha.org or the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) http://www.audiology.org
Job opportunities are expected to continue to grow for SLPs and audiologists over the next eight years. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology & Audiology
An applicant will be admitted to Stockton with a minimum combined SAT score of 1120.
The Speech Pathology and Audiology program is open to Stockton students in good academic standing.
- Students are advised to declare their majors by the beginning of their sophomore year to provide sufficient time to meet all program requirements for graduation by the end of theirsenior year.
- Credit for transfer students will be considered on an individual basis.
- All program courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
- • The SPAD clinical component is divided into a 4-credit methods course and 3 clinical courses.
- Each student receives an average of 25 clock-hours of clinical observation under the supervision of a certified member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
- The on campus speech and hearing clinic allows students to treat people from the community who exhibit communication disorders. All assessment and therapy is conducted under the direct supervision of certified and licensed Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists on staff at the college.
- The SPAD program is pre-professional, designed to prepare students to pursue graduate study leading to national certification as Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for admission to most graduate programs as is an undergraduate education that includes mathematics, social sciences, biological sciences and physical sciences.
- In the past 5 years Stockton has graduated 211 SPAD majors.
Information about the Program
Speech Pathology and Audiology Program Coordinator
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PO Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
Phone: (609) 652-4501
Dean of Enrollment Management
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PO Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
Phone: (609) 652-4261
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