Undergraduate Program

Why Choose KU for Speech-Language-Hearing?

Program Excellence

KU's Speech-Language Pathology program is ranked fourth in the nation in the 2008 edition of U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools; KU's Audiology program is ranked seventh. Most undergraduate courses in speech-language-hearing are taught by full-time faculty members. Undergraduates benefit from the expertise of the same faculty members who helped build KU's outstanding graduate program.

Clinic and Research Experience

Students in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders participate in the University of Kansas' Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing clinic. The clinic treats children and adults with speech, language, and hearing problems. Students also work in research laboratories studying language development, human genetics, speech acoustics and perception, reading, alternative and augmentative communication, noise production, and auditory function.

Your Overall Education

The overall quality and breadth of your education is one great reason for coming to KU. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers hundreds of courses and has excellent teachers. You will meet many international students and teachers who bring a cultural richness to campus and who will introduce you to the diverse viewpoints and customs so important to your undergraduate education.