Interested in becoming a Speech Language Pathologist?
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Responsibilities and Education
Responsibilities: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
Salary: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual wage for a Speech Language Pathologist is $90,000+.
Education:
Preparation and Application for Speech Language Pathology Programs
Cross-Registration Process
Since Mississippi State University does not offer the Speech and Language Disorders pre-requisites that most Speech Language Pathology programs require, we partner with The W to cross-register our students. Cross registration allows for our Pre-Speech Language Pathology students to be full-time MSU students, while obtaining 1-2 courses a semester at The W typically within their Sophomore year. It is best to start the process beginning Spring semester of Freshman year to ensure paperwork is filed to begin the following Fall.
If interested in cross-registration or learning more about this process, please make an appointment with Mrs. Taylor Allen. Here you will go over the necessary steps for the cross-registration process and be advised for your Pre-Speech Language Pathology pathway.