WELCOME TO the department of communication disorders
The Department of Communication Disorders offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree in communication disorders and a Master of Science Degree in speech-language pathology.
The graduate academic program in speech-language pathology in the Department of Communication Disorders is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA). The current accreditation cycle expires in November 2018.
Role and Value of Accreditation
ASHA's interest in accreditation is based upon the belief that all professions that provide services to the public have an obligation to ensure, as far as possible, that services provided by its members are of high professional quality. One effective way in which this obligation can be met is by establishing appropriate standards of educational quality and by identifying publicly those educational programs that meet or exceed these standards. Accreditation is intended to protect the interests of students; benefit the public; and improve the quality of teaching, learning, research, and professional practice. Through its accreditation standards, the accrediting body encourages institutional freedom, ongoing improvement of educational institutions and training programs, sound educational experimentation, and constructive innovation (ASHA website).
PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION:
Graduate Program Director:
Dr. Deborah Weiss
E-mail: weissd1@southernct.edu
Phone: (203) 392-5954
Fax: (203) 392-5968
Graduate Admissions Chairperson:
Dr. Mary Purdy
E-mail: purdym1@southernct.edu
Phone: (203) 392-5959
Department Chair:
Dr. James Dempsey
E-mail: dempseyj1@southernct.edu
Phone: (203) 392-5954
Undergraduate Advisor:
Dr. Diana Newman
E-mail: newmand5@southernct.edu
Phone: 203-392-8925
Southern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, disability, race, color, national origin, or sexual orientation in admission to, access to, employment in, and treatment in its programs and activities
This site last updated 9/16/10 Thank you for visiting us.

