Mission Statement:  Enhancing communication across the lifespan by integrating research and clinical practice from the biological, behavioral, and social sciences.

Serve as a global leader for interdisciplinary research, education, clinical practice, and public engagement in human communication and its disabilities across the lifespan.

View the department's strategic plan for 2024-2028.

Applications are now being accepted for undergraduate and graduate awards and scholarships. Information about the awards can be found here.

Students in Speech and Hearing Science are prepared to make a difference in the lives of people with communication impairments, either through direct services or research.

AuD students provide annual training for the Marching Illini Bandmembers on how to protect their hearing and offer free hearing screenings for all band members. This is one of many examples of opportunities our students have outside of classes and clinic to help the community.

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The state of Illinois has granted a temporary variance to allow SLP and audiology students to count telepractice hours even if the student and supervisor are not in the same room. See the details of the variance here.

Awards & Scholarships

Applications are now being accepted for undergraduate and graduate awards and scholarships. Information about the awards can be found here.

The University of Illinois Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic is reaching out for interested external supervisors for students in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program! For undergraduates, this would take the form of job shadowing and clinical observation only. For graduate students, the external experience would involve supervision of a clinical experiences that could take many different forms. If you are interested, please complete the form below. By doing so you are not confirming that you will host a student. The purpose of this tool is to let us know that you are interested in potentially hosting a student in the future so that we can reach-out and learn more about you and the site at which you practice. Thank you for considering this learning opportunity for our students!

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