Information
Department Chair: Carolyn Conway Madding
Department Office: Language Arts Building (LAB), Room 102
Telephone / FAX: (562) 985-4594 / (562) 985-4584
Clinic Office: Language Arts Building (LAB) Room 112
Telephone: (562) 985-4583
Faculty: Carolyn Conway Madding, Geraldine P. Wallach, Jennifer Ostergren, Lei Sun, Pei-Fang Hung. Edward Garcia, Alaine Ocampo
Advisors:
- Undergraduate: Pei-Fang Hung
- Graduate: Pei-Fang Hung
Clinic Coordinator: Stephen Charlton
Technician: Rodney Pau
Department Administrator: Susan McNamara
Career Possibilities
Speech-Language Pathologist • Speech-Language Pathology Assistant • Audiologist • Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor • Supervisor of Special Education (For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)
Introduction
The Speech-Language Pathology Department provides undergraduate coursework for students planning careers in speech-language pathology or audiology. Departmental majors may complete work leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Students who earn the Master's degree qualify for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential from the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing, and the State of California Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology. Students pursuing the B.A. degree may qualify for State of California Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant.
The department maintains a language, speech and hearing clinic to serve as a clinical and research laboratory on campus for both graduate and undergraduate students. Field placements are available in local hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, language/speech/hearing clinics, and public schools.
The Department of Speech-Language Pathology at CSULB is fully accredited, by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
