New England’s premier program for impactful research and education in speech, language, and hearing sciences as well as clinical practice in audiology and speech-language pathology.

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Undergraduate Program

Our undergraduate major readies students for a wide range of careers and graduate study.
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Research

Housed within a nationally-ranked R1 university, our department is the home for cutting-edge research in our fields.
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Graduate Programs

Our graduate programs emphasize hands-on learning in clinical and research settings.

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Summer Pre-Masters Courses for SLP

Our summer, online, asynchronous pre-masters coursework offers the opportunity to complete courses typically needed for admission to graduate school for Speech Language Pathology.  

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Speech and Hearing Clinic

The UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic delivers compassionate, state-of-the-art, evidence-based clinical care in speech-language pathology and audiology. Based at the Storrs campus, we serve clients from UConn and surrounding communities.

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News

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jean McCarthy
    Meet Jean McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP, a Clinical Professor in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) Department!   Jean knew early on that she was drawn to a helping profession. This passion, combined with an interest in language, led her to the field of speech-language pathology (SLP). She committed to Speech-Language Pathology her freshman year […]
    Posted on March 30, 2026
  • 2026 Recipients of the CT Speech & Hearing Foundation Scholarship Awards
    Please join the SLHS community in congratulating our 2026 Connecticut Speech and Hearing Foundation Scholarship Award recipients. Emma Forbes, third year Au.D. student, received the Antonia B. Maxon Memorial Scholar/ Clinician Scholarship. Sophia Rakovan, second year MA-SLP student, recieved the Kenneth T. Gist Promising Professional Scholarship. Hailey Rivest, first year MA-SLP student, received the CSHA […]
    Posted on March 27, 2026
  • “Communication is More Than Speech”
    In our recent CLAE (Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement) session, students explored AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) with Elena Fader (MA, CCC-SLP) and experienced eye gaze technology through an inspiring presentation by Sean Stenglein, an individual with cerebral palsy. This was not just a lecture. It was a shift in perspective. Students learned: AAC supports […]
    Posted on March 25, 2026