Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.S.)

  • Major, Minor
  • 4-year, On Campus

What You’ll Learn

La Salle University’s four-year Communication Sciences and Disorders program provides a rigorous academic curriculum and a variety of hands-on learning experiences to prepare students for successful careers and to pursue graduate studies in speech-language pathology or audiology. Students gain knowledge of the principles of human communication and swallowing processes. Coursework focuses on the anatomical, physiological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and cultural bases of speech, language, hearing, and swallowing processes and disorders.

Why Study Communication Sciences and Disorders at La Salle?

Skilled speech-language pathologists are in high demand to work with patients with communication and swallowing disorders in a wide variety of clinical settings. La Salle’s program has a long tradition of preparing students with the knowledge and clinical skills for successful and fulfilling careers.

Meet the Faculty

Our distinguished faculty have extensive clinical, research, and teaching experience to prepare students with the practical and theoretical knowledge to succeed in their chosen fields.

Career Opportunities

Upon graduation, La Salle’s CSD students are prepared to enter a master’s degree program in speech-language pathology or a clinical doctorate program in audiology. These are the entry level degrees required to join these professions. Students who do not pursue graduate studies can still enter the profession in supporting roles in a wide variety of settings, including:

  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Clinics
  • Home health care
  • Nursing homes
  • Private practice

Accreditation

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at La Salle University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.

From left to right: Alisa Macksey, vice president for mission, diversity, and inclusion; Distinguished Lasallian Educator Faculty Award recipient Kelly Daily, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Communication and Expressive Arts Department; Distinguished Lasallian Educator Staff Award recipient Daniel S. “Reg” Kim, lead student success coach and lecturer in the Department of Religion and Theology; and President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D.

As part of its annual Mission and Heritage Week celebration, La Salle University proudly recognized two outstanding members of its community with 2025 Distinguished Lasallian Educator Awards on April 9, 2025.

The 2025 Day of Giving raised the most money of all 12 Days of Giving to date, reaching more than $1.9 million in support of La Salle students.

The 2025 Day of Giving raised the most money of all 12 Days of Giving to date, reaching more than $1.9 million in support of La Salle students.

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Ranked tied for 100, La Salle is one of just two Philadelphia-area institutions to be listed in the top 100 of the USNWR 2025 Best Business School rankings.