The Communication Sciences and Disorders Major is designed for students to acquire skills and competencies in the areas of speech, hearing, language, and swallowing. This program in Communication Sciences and Disorders is designed to prepare students for graduate work in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology, as well as for entering into related professions.

Satisfactory completion of CDS 495 - Speech Language Pathology Assistant Clinical Practicum is required for registration as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant with the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs.