Want a career that's growing? Speech-language pathology is. What's more, shortages of qualified personnel abound. So now's a great time to consider becoming a Speech Pathologist. And Mercy College's undergraduate Communication Disorders (CD) (same as speech-language pathology/audiology) program is the premier Bachelor of Science (BS) program in the metropolitan New York area. You've come to the right place. The CD program’s mission is to combine a solid liberal arts and sciences foundation with an introduction to CD theory and clinical experience. We welcome students from all fields of study, from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Through "learning by doing” and with a faculty comprised of speech-language pathologists and audiologists, the program prepares you for graduate study in CD, education, special education, teaching the deaf and hearing impaired, psychology, and social work. Students with a bachelor's degree and the required prerequisite courses can directly apply to the MS degree program. A master's degree is mandatory for entry level into the profession of speech-language pathology. As of 2007, a doctoral degree will be mandatory as entry level for practice in audiology.

Careers in Communication Disorders include: speech-language pathologist, audiologist, speech and hearing scientist, language scientist and NYS Education Department Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD). (Note: This certification requires a master's degree in CD and additional academic and clinical experience, workshop attendance in education, and completion of a student teaching experience, prior to application to the New York State Education Department.)