I am delighted to welcome you to New York University and the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. We are part of a great University in the heart of a dynamic city, described by some as the capitol of the world. Our bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs offer a broad-based and comprehensive education in both the theoretical and practical aspects of speech-language pathology and audiology. The bachelor's and master's programs are fully accredited by the New York State Department of Education and the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Speech-Language Pathology accredits the master's program.

Our highly respected faculty offers course work and practica that are designed to achieve the integration of academic theoretical knowledge with clinical experiences and lead toward the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. The department is vibrant and energetic and enrolls over 200 students including 80 undergraduates and 165 graduate students and is comprised of 9 full-time faculty members, 40 adjuncts, a Clinic Director and a Director of External Practicum sites. During the last 40 years, many of our graduates have become acknowledged national leaders holding major academic and clinical appointments. The Department has an active, campus-based clinic facility and teaching-research laboratory. The Department is affiliated with more than 100 hospital, rehabilitation, developmental, and educational facilities where students earn practicum hours in specialties such as child and adult language disorders, speech disorders, and dysphagia. The major goals of the department are to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical guidelines necessary for the practice of speech-language pathology; to contribute to the knowledge of the profession through scholarship and research; and to provide continuing education programs for practicing speech-language pathologists.

--Celia Stewart, Ph.D., CCC-SLP