Speech-Language Pathology FAQs

"I'm intrigued by the field of Speech-Language Pathology.  What can I do with an undergraduate degree?"

Most frequently, the undergraduage degree is preparation for a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.  However, the undergraduate degree can also serve as a stepping stone to graduate study in fields such as: early childhood as well as special education, medicine, psychology, social work,  physical therapy, occupational therapy, and dentistry.

"How about a graduate degree?"

"I want to major in Speech-Language Pathology.  What's my first step?"

Good Question!!!!  You should inform the admissions office that you intend to major in speech-language pathology in College of Education and Human Sciences. A few students elect to pursue this degree through the College of Arts and Sciences. The college will assign you  an advisor  and that person will help you plan your course work for this major.  You will sign up for courses for your first semester at UNL at the time you attend New Student Orientation. The first course you will take as a Speech-Language Pathology major is SLPA 150 Introduction to Communication Disorders. 
After you have taken the first four Speech-Language Pathology courses SLPA 150, 250, 251, and 271, and take and pass the PreProfessional Skills Test (PPST), you need to apply to the PreProfessional Program.