Student Opportunities

Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders

ACU offers many services and activities to enrich students beyond the classroom. CSD students participate in activities such as Summit, Spring Break Campaigns, social clubs and intramural and intercollegiate sports in addition to the opportunities below.
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ACU offers many services and activities to enrich students beyond the classroom. CSD students participate in activities such as Summit, Spring Break Campaigns, social clubs and intramural and intercollegiate sports in addition to the opportunities below.

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Service-Learning

CSD students can volunteer through a number of community organizations such as:

  • University Place Assisted Living
  • Rose Park Senior Center
  • King David’s Kids – a support group for children and families with autism
  • Wildcat Kids
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Hendrick Medical Center – Hippotherapy (horse assisted therapy)

Special events

Get involved with a variety of special events that will help you network with professionals in the field and give you a broader view of the opportunities available to you.

  • Attend the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) annual convention
  • Service projects – such as fundraising for Smile Train – a non-profit organization supporting cleft palate surgeries and supplies.

Professional Organizations

Learn more about the professional organizations open to CSD student participation at the buttons below.

National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Bachelor Degree Graduates

Students who earn a B.S. in CSD are prepared to enroll in graduate programs or jump into a career.

Graduate Programs

  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Speech Science
  • Audiology

Career Opportunities

  • Licensed SLP assistant
  • Early childhood center/daycare caregiver, teacher or manager
  • ESL instructor in the US or abroad (with additional certification)
  • Special Education teacher (with additional certification)
  • Case manager for MHMR clients
  • Activities director at nursing home, retirement center or adaptive recreations program

Master’s Degree Graduates

Graduates who earn an M.S. can find employment as a speech-language pathologist in hospitals, clinics, schools, private practice, and other settings.