{"id":17,"date":"2018-09-20T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chpscms.smca.ucf.edu\/swbeta\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:15:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/communication-sciences-disorders\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544639838605{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/csdbeta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/12\/csd-header-building.jpg?id=814) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-4&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527858038636{padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeTitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tAbout the School\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeSubtitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t\t\tUCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478285673{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #fecb2f !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478351304{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478366376{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Toggle navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544619044420{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2VjdGlvbiUyMGlkJTNEJTIyYWJvdXQlMjIlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmF1dG8tc2VjdGlvbiUyMiUyMGRhdGEtc2VjdGlvbi1saW5rLXRpdGxlJTNEJTIyQWJvdXQlMjB0aGUlMjBTY2hvb2wlMjIlMjByb2xlJTNEJTIycmVnaW9uJTIyJTIwYXJpYS1sYWJlbCUzRCUyMkFib3V0JTIwdGhlJTIwU2Nob29sJTIyJTNF[\/vc_raw_html]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode heading-underline\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tAbout the School\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders is one of three schools and one department in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/\">College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/a>. We offer <a href=\"\/communication-sciences-disorders\/bachelors\/\">bachelor&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"\/communication-sciences-disorders\/masters\/\">master\u2019s<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/communication-sciences-disorders\/doctoral-program\/\">doctoral degree program<\/a> in communication sciences and disorders, as well as programs leading to a <a href=\"\/catalog\/CommSciDisordersMinor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minor<\/a> in communication sciences and disorders and an <a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/catalog\/LanguageDevDisordersCert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">undergraduate certificate<\/a> in language development and disorders.<\/p>\n<p>The school currently enrolls more than 750 bachelor\u2019s and 200 master\u2019s degree students. With 30 full-time and numerous affiliated faculty members, the school offers students a broad range of academic programs, comprehensive internship experiences and ongoing research opportunities in human communication sciences and disorders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">View the\u00a0School of Communication Sciences and Disorders organizational chart\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/communication-sciences-disorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/CSD-Strategic-Plan_withExecSummary_2023-26.pdf\">strategic plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;811&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;810&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;809&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mb-2\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tMission\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]The faculty and staff of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida are dedicated to empower our students to achieve their greatest potential as clinicians, scientists, scholars, and professionals. By providing the foundations of our discipline and through the use of innovative technology, we enable our graduates to be leaders who positively impact individuals and their communities.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mb-2\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tLocation\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has two locations: the UCF Orlando campus and the UCF Communication Disorders Clinic. On the\u00a0<a title=\"HPA II Map\" href=\"http:\/\/map.ucf.edu\/?show=90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCF Orlando campus<\/a>, we are located in Health Sciences building II (HS II), Suite 101. 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