Frequently Asked Questions

The Speech-Language Pathology program at East Tennessee State University is a   2-year program focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and research of communicative disorders in children and adults.  The program’s curriculum provides intense education on the disorders and conditions that arise in the field.  The goal of receiving a Masters
of Science at this is institution is to prepare students to enter the work force as competent, well-rounded Speech-Language Pathologists providing the best care to all patients.

ETSU has a wide variety of clinic placements in both child and adult settings.  Each student is provided with multiple opportunities on and off campus in school, clinic, nursing home, and hospital sites.  Students attending ETSU will be prepared to work with a spectrum of disorders in children including autism, cleft palate, auditory awareness, phonological disorders and specific language impairment as well as high risk infant care.  If you are more interested in the adult settings, you will gain the knowledge necessary to provide therapy for individuals with tracheotomies, voice disorders, motor speech disorders, aphasia, and dysphagia, including performing modified barium swallow imaging studies at our local VA hospital.