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Mission Statement
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the °µÍø½ûÇø provides outstanding educational opportunities to its students by creating a broader and more inclusive range of options for connecting fundamental knowledge with applied experiences in research, classroom, clinical, and community settings.
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With an emphasis on inclusion and diversity, SLHS will grow in productivity and translation of its research within the disciplines and its scholarship and research to undergraduate and graduate education, clinical services, and community engagement.
Strategic Plan
The SLHS Fall 2025 – 2030 Strategic Plan includes:
- Enhancing and Integrating Educational Experiences of Students.
- Strengthening Diversity within the Academic and Clinical contexts.
- Strengthening the Departmental Culture of Research and Scholarship.
- Enhancing the PhD program in SLHS.
- Increasing Community Outreach by the Department.
- Increasing Departmental Resources to Boost Mission.
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Located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, CU Boulder’s Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences offers a comprehensive pathway for students pursuing careers in communication sciences and disorders. Undergraduate students can earn a B.A. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, while graduate students receive extensive training in clinical practice and research. The department offers two master’s degrees—MA-SLP and MA-Research—with the MA-SLP program ranked 21st in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report. Our Au.D. program is ranked 12th in the same report. Students can also pursue a in SLHS, with options to integrate the degree with the Au.D., Neuroscience, or Cognitive Science programs. We additionally offer two online programs—the SLPP (Speech-Language Pathology Prerequisites Program) and the SLPA (Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Program). Learn more about all of our academic offerings on the individual program pages.
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