The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Portland State University offers a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences degree in speech and hearing sciences and a master's degree with specialization in speech-language pathology. In addition to coursework, graduate students complete an on-campus clinical practice, including work with children and adults, individually and in groups. Graduates meet the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s educational requirements for clinical certification, making them eligible for licensing as speech-language pathologists by the state of Oregon.
Portland State University
Speech & Hearing Sciences Department
85 Neuberger Hall
P.O. Box 751
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97207-0751
503-725-3533
800-547-8887 x 3533
pdx.edu
The University of Oregon offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in speech pathology. The bachelor's degree is considered a pre-professional degree to prepare students for advanced study in the field. The master's degree program is designed to prepare professionals to work in a variety of settings, such as schools, hospitals, and clinics. The doctoral degree emphasizes advanced, scholarship, leadership, and clinical competence in speech-language pathology. The university also offers a special education and clinical sciences program that improves the employment opportunities for those speech pathologists.
University of Oregon
College of Education
Department of Communication Disorders and Science
5284 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5284
541-346-2480
uoregon.edu
The Oregon Speech Pathology Academy provides post-graduate, in-service learning opportunities for speech pathologists who work in schools, medical settings, and private practice. To meet the educational and networking needs of working speech pathologists, it offers monthly workshops as well as maintains a website with useful links and book reviews.
Oregon Speech Pathology Academy
P.O. Box 3343
Portland, OR 97208
oregonspeechpathacademy.com