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Communicative
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INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS If you are unable to attend one of our group informational meetings, click here for the handout. Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Rated Excellent Careers Audiologist. According to U.S. News & World Report (2008), audiology was rated in the TOP 31 careers with bright futures for 2008. One-on-one helping careers are among the most pleasant. And this one offers the promise that over your career, the tools to help patients will get better and better. Already, today's computer-controlled hearing aids are more effective and enjoyable than traditional ones. America's most famous user: Bill Clinton. Another plus for this profession is that you'll often get out of the office. You might spend part of your day in a hospital clinic, part in a school, and part at a hearing aid store. If you're bright and ambitious, you might even be on a research team developing the next generation of hearing aids. Yet another advantage is that
audiology is an under-the-radar career–few people consider it, so
competition isn't as keen as it should be. You'd think demand for audiologists
would be rapidly increasing, with all the aging boomers and the increased
special-education testing of children. But increasingly, lower-salaried
ear technicians do much of what audiologists do. So job growth in this
small profession (10,000 people nationwide) is expected to be just average.
The education requirement isn't, however: Increasingly, a doctor of audiology
degree is required. Speech-language pathologist was ranked in the TOP 25 "Best Careers" by U.S. News and World Report (2007). Imagine the embarrassment of being a stutterer. Or the frustration of speaking so unclearly that people can't understand you. Speech therapists try to help. Typical clients are people who are hearing impaired, autistic, brain injured, stroke victims, or mentally disabled, as well as ordinary people who have speech impairments. Speech therapists may work with infants in their homes, children in school, and elders in hospitals and nursing homes. Progress is often slow, but this career has many advantages: You work with patients one-on-one, in a pleasant environment, and the work hours are regular and not overly long. Plus the job market is expected to remain strong, especially if you speak Spanish. To learn more Some important informational links related to your application to the university and to the department/program are: 16 Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the CD Program Descriptions of Degree Programs in Communicative Disorders Information for Prospective Students (i.e., admissions, costs, financial aid, housing, student life, visiting the campus) Applying to SFSU (information and online forms) Apply to the Communicative Disorders Program
Taking the CBEST Resources: San Francisco State University (websites)
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