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Department History

Photograph of the Ferguson Building, as seen across Highland Aveue in February of 1986

The master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology has been accredited by ASHA’s Council on Academic Accreditation since 1988 and gained distance education accreditation in 2022.

Department Timeline

1959

The first class in speech correction is offered through the School of Education.

1962

The Department of Drama and Speech is created.

1967

The University Speech and Hearing Center is established.

1977

The Department of Drama and Speech becomes the Department of Communication and Theater.

1994

The Department of Communication and Theater splits into the Department of Communication, containing the new Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, and the Department of Broadcasting/Cinema and Theatre.

1997

The Communication Sciences and Disorders Program becomes the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

2011

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders joins the School of Health and Human Sciences.