Where Communication Becomes Care

Turn your passion for helping others into a career improving speech, language, and hearing for people of all ages and abilities.

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Finding the Way of the Warrior

Start your Path to Success

With a degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, you’ll understand how communication develops, how it can be disrupted and how to support individuals across diverse settings. You’ll explore speech and language development, hearing science, communication disorders and clinical methods while gaining early exposure to professional settings through observation and supervised experiences.

Learned Skills

Understand typical and disordered speech, language, and hearing development.
Apply foundational knowledge in phonetics, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, and audiology.
Observe and begin to practice evidence-based strategies for assessment and intervention.
Communicate effectively with clients, families, and interdisciplinary professionals.
Develop cultural and linguistic sensitivity to support diverse individuals and communities.

Internships & Training

Gain early clinical exposure through structured observation experiences on and off campus.
Engage with faculty mentors who are certified, experienced speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Participate in community-based learning opportunities that connect coursework to real clients and service settings.
Build your résumé through volunteer work, research experiences and participation in student organizations.

Career Opportunities

Prepare for graduate programs leading to careers as speech-language pathologists or audiologists.
Pursue roles as speech-language pathology assistants or communication support staff.
Support children and adults with communication needs in schools, healthcare and community programs.
Contribute to hearing health and communication access in clinics, hospitals and private practices.

Now is the time, ESU is the place

You’ll graduate prepared to continue into professional study and to serve individuals with communication and hearing support needs in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and community-based programs.

Why ESU?

The Way of the Warrior

At ESU, you learn alongside faculty who are committed to compassionate care, evidence-based practice and helping you become a strong advocate for individuals with communication and hearing differences.

ESU's Network

Connect your future through alumni mentoring, local school and clinical partnerships and ESU’s professional placements in speech-language pathology, audiology, education and healthcare.

Live, Learn and Succeed Here

Study in the beautiful Pocono Mountains while building the knowledge and experiences you need to serve individuals and families in your community and beyond.

Encounter New Perspectives

Learn from experienced clinicians and researchers who bring real-world cases, current best practices and a focus on inclusion, accessibility and lifelong communication across diverse populations.