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

  • CSH Foundation Awards
    CSHF awards were presented by Nicole W. Gallagher, CSH Foundation president and SLHS Clinical Professor, on April 23, 2026, at the CSHA Spring Event at The Farms in Wallingford, CT. Students were supported by Samantha Ratchford, CSHA Secretary and SLHS Assistant Clinical Professor, friends, and family.   SLHS’s Connecticut Speech & Hearing Foundation Award recipients: […]
    Posted on May 4, 2026
  • MA-SLP Second-Year Clinical Project Presentations
    On April 8, 2026, second-year MA-SLP students completed their comprehensive clinical projects by presenting their clinical cases to the department or by defending their master’s thesis, which is a requirement for graduation. The students worked tremendously hard over the course of the year. Next up… graduation!  
    Posted on April 12, 2026
  • 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