Acceptance Criteria

Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in prerequisite courses: CDS 151, CDS 286, and CDS 288.

Acceptance Information

Applications are considered on a rolling basis; students should apply when prerequisites have been completed.

Degree Requirements

Please see Degrees and Policies.

The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS) is housed on the south campus where academic offices, laboratories, and clinical facilities are located. CDS courses are taught in technology classrooms on the south campus.

For course descriptions, please see Courses.

Many faculty members hold prestigious federal research grants, one faculty member received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

See a list of our Undergraduate Faculty.

All faculty members supervise students in research and creative activities within specialty areas of their individual expertise. Refer to the department web site for the faculty roster, which includes specialty areas.

The Student Association for Speech and Hearing (SASH) is part of the UB Student Association (SA) and is an active undergraduate student group. Typically their activities include: social gatherings with faculty and staff, potlucks, collection of food for soup kitchens, a Halloween event for the children in the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, and collecting toys for charities.

See the UB Student Association.