WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP)

Hearing and Speech SCIENCE Heavy emphasis on SCIENCE More like Psychology or Sociology major

than Education major

Prepares you for GRADUATE TRAINING Speech Language Pathology Audiology

Undergraduate Degree in HESP Foundation courses for EITHER Speech

Language Pathology (SLP) or Audiology (AuD)

Graduate degree required for both SLP – Master’s degree 2 years and summer AuD – Clinical Doctorate degree – 3 years of

coursework and clinical training, 1 year full-time internship (usually paid!)

Can be excellent undergraduate preparation for: Other Allied Health Fields

Occupational Therapy (Towson)Physical Therapy (U of MD Medical)Medicine NursingSocial WorkSpecial EducationVocational Rehabilitation

Examples of courses: Anatomy and physiology X2 Physics of sound Biology Linguistics Psychology of language Language development Statistics Language disorders Hearing testing and hearing disorders

Undergraduate Degree Chart

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What about Graduate School?

Very competitive, so need: Good grades overall (2018 class 3.5 or ) Especially good grades in your major Good letters of recommendation Good Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores

Last 3 years average of 95% of students who applied to grad school got in somewhere.

No preference given to UMD students in UMD’s grad program-approximately 200 applications for 23-25 spots

Not going to graduate school? Shortage of Hearing and Speech

professionals has made jobs like SLP-Assistants or Audiology Assistants more plentiful.

Requirements for SLP-Assistants vary by state so students should check to make sure they take the courses they need.

WHY the University of Maryland?(For students)

BIG University-lots of opportunities Small Department-get to know faculty,

make friends Graduate programs highly ranked

SLP = 20th AuD = 17th Pre school internship program Summer clinical experiences

WHY the University of Maryland?(For Parents)

Mandatory Advising each semester Excellent job market now and

continuing 2016-2026 SLP projected to need 11%

more than other professions 2016-2026 AuD projected to need 14%

more than other professions

See Market Trends handout

WHY the University of Maryland?We have our own Pre-school!

LEAP – Language Early Advantage Preschool

3-5 years olds with only speech or language disorders

Undergraduates can intern in LEAP.

WHY the University of Maryland?RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Infant Research Lab Development of language Hearing loss in the elderly Fluency disorders (stuttering) Cochlear implants Language disorders due to brain

damage Check out HESP website: www.hesp.umd.eduUndergraduate tab->Resources for Students -> How to get involved! (Lab descriptions, opportunities on campus, etc.)

http://www.hesp.umd.edu/

WHY the University of Maryland? On campus clinic

Very diverse client population We evaluate speech, language and hearing We dispense hearing aids Individual and group sessions

…besides all that, we’re Great Athletic teams Maryland Dairy – yum! Opportunities to participate

in intramural sports A wide variety of

extracurricular arts and learning activities

Two now 3 Starbucks on campus!!

…besides all that, we’re

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