What Can I Do With a Major In Communication Sciences and Disorders?
UGA Specific Information for Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Communication Sciences and Disorders area is concerned with training of speech/language pathologists, audiologists, and teachers of the hearing impaired. The bachelor’s degree is a general degree that will prepare students to work in many areas or to apply to graduate school. Students who wish to work as licensed and certified speech-language pathologists must complete additional training after the bachelor¹s degree. To obtain full professional credentials and certification from the Georgia Department of Education, students must obtain a Master¹s degree from an accredited program. Communication Sciences & Disorders typically leads to a career in Speech Language Pathology, which requires graduate school.
Class of 2021 Career Outcomes for Communication Sciences and Disorders*
** Includes Self-Employed
Campus Resources
- American Sign Language (ASL) DAWGS
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- AutismUGA
- Kappa Delta Epsilon
- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
- Special Olympics Club at UGA Email: ugaspecialolympics@gmail.com
- Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC) Email: ugascec@gmail.com
- To find additional clubs and organizations, go to the UGA Involvement Network.
- Connect with your Career Consultant
Additional UGA Career Center Recommendations/Considerations
Considerations for Graduate School:
- Shadowing/Volunteering Hours
- GRE/GMAT requirements
- Personal Statement
- Recommendations (from professors and those who have observed you in a related SLP setting)
Career Consultant Weekly Satellite Hours: Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30pm, Aderhold Hall 614
Daily Career Center Drop-In Hours: (staffed by Career Center graduate assistants and student interns)
- In-Person: Mondays – Thursdays, 11 am – 2 pm in Clark Howell Hall (2nd Floor)
- Virtual: Fridays, 11 am – 2 pm, career.uga.edu/appointments
Individual Career Consulting Appointments: Schedule online through Handshake or by calling 706-542-3375
Supplemental Career Research Dashboard
Additional Career Research Resources
O*NET (Click on Find Occupations)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Type in general term for career of interest)
Georgia Career Information Center (Accessible only on campus computers)
Firsthand (Company rankings/profiles, industry career guides, and advice articles)
Candid Career (Recorded informational interviews of professionals in specific careers)
LinkedIn Find Alumni Tool (Search what they do, what they studied, what they're skilled at, where they live, and where they work)
Employment Websites
GENERAL
- Handshake (login with your UGA MyID and password)
- Interstride (login using your UGA MyID email address)
- Idealist (nonprofit jobs)
- USAJobs (federal jobs)
- LinkedIn Job Board
MAJOR/CAREER SPECIFIC
- Council for Exceptional Children Job Board
- Georgia Charter Schools Association
- Georgia Department of Education
- Georgia Independent School Association
- Register onto SchoolSpring
- Southern Teachers Agency (private schools)
- Teachers-Teachers jobs
- TeachGeorgia Georgia’s Official Teacher Recruitment Website
- The American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE)
- The International Educator
Professional Associations/Resources
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Council for Exceptional Children
- National Black Association of Speech-Language and Hearing
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
- National Education Association
- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
- Speech and Hearing Associates
Tip: Join LinkedIn groups that are related to your career interest. Need help finding groups? Check out the Groups You May Like link under the Interests/Groups tab. Review the groups that professionals in your field of interest have joined and consider joining them as well.
Employers/Position Title Reported by Class of 2021 Communication Sciences and Disorders majors
The information below represents employers and position titles from the Class of 2021 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
Employer | Position Title(s) |
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CovidCareGA | Medical Assistant | EY | Recruiting Coordinator | Gwinnett County | Paraprofessional Educator | NOTS Logistics, LLC | Administrative Assistant |
Graduate/Professional Schools attended by Class of 2021 Communication Sciences and Disorders majors
The information below represents graduate/professional schools and programs reported through the Class of 2020 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
Graduate School | Program(s) |
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Auburn University | Not Specified | Baylor University | Not Specified | Boston University | Speech-Language Pathology, MS | Chapman University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Arts in Teaching (Special Education), MAT | Georgia State University | Not Specified | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS | Georgia State University | Arts in Teaching (Special Education), MAT | Samford University | Speech-Language Pathology, MS | Samford University | Speech-Language Pathology, MS | University of Florida | Audiology, AuD | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Speech-Language Pathology, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, M.Ed | University of Georgia | Communication Science and Disorders, MA | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Speech-Language Pathology, MA | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Special Education, MEd | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, M.S.Ed. | University of Georgia | Communication Sciences and Disorders, MA | University of Louisville | Audiology, AuD | University of Louisville | Audiology, AuD | University of North Carolina | Audiology, AuD | University of South Carolina | Speech-Language Pathology Distance Education, MS-DE | University of Tennessee | Speech-Language Pathology, MS | University of West Georgia | Speech-Language Pathology, MEd | Valdosta State University | Communication Disorders, MEd |