Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders

At Augustana College, tuition fees are 49,674 USD per year.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders program provides a foundation in communication acquisition and the principles for identifying and remediating speech, language, and hearing impairments. Students engage in coursework, clinical experiences, service learning, and research, preparing them for graduate study or immediate vocational roles. The program emphasizes developing critical thinking, oral and written communication skills, and ethical leadership through individualized teaching and mentoring.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires 124 credits, including a major of at least 24 credits and a senior-year research-based capstone project. The program structure combines coursework with clinical experiences, service learning, and research.

Graduates are prepared for graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology, or for vocational roles such as speech-language pathology assistants, audiologists, and related positions in healthcare and education.

Students can declare the CSD major as early as the middle of their first year with no prerequisites, by completing a Major Declaration form with advisor and department chair signatures. To complete a clinical internship, students must achieve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of their junior year.

The programme totals about 124 credit hours. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 68% of applicants.

Augustana's liberal arts curriculum encourages connections among disciplines. Students have combined public health, biology and Classics, while faculty and alumni work across health care, science, journalism, education and the arts. Research connected to the college includes studies of reproductive health, the brain's glymphatic system and coronary artery disease. Historical inquiry also has a place: faculty research on Bishop Hill, Illinois, brings political science and anthropology together, and Special Collections has helped shape careers in preserving personal stories.

The Rock Island campus follows the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities region. Facilities include the John Deere Planetarium, Fryxell Geology Museum, Thomas Tredway Library, Brunner Theatre Center and the Swenson Swedish American Research Center. Students can gain practical experience through the EDGE Center, providing communications, marketing and creative services for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Music and performance are part of campus life, with faculty recitals and concerts held on campus.

Augustana offers 100 majors and areas of study, along with career tools and support for student goals. A recent graduate survey found that 95% of respondents were employed, in graduate school or continuing experiential learning during a gap year within six months of graduation. For international students, the incoming class profile offers a sense of the community: students came from 36 countries and represented 25 languages. Financial need is met at 100%.