Communication is vital to life. Talking, listening, reading, writing, and gesturing connect us to what we value most: family, friends, work, school, and recreation. Speech-Language Pathologists can help you or a loved one reach full potential.
The IUP Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic provides diagnostic and treatment services for persons with speech, language, and hearing disabilities. Services are available to all without regard to age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
IUP Education Majors
All IUP students majoring in education are required to have a speech and hearing screening for admission to teacher certification. Clinics are scheduled several times each semester. No appointment is necessary. Please bring your I-Card and know your advisor's name.
What Services do We Provide?
People with communication disorders are young, old, and in-between. Their problems may have existed from birth or resulted from illness, accident, or injury.
Our clinic provides evaluation and treatment services, both groups and individuals, for the following communication disorders:
- Language disorders in children
- Speech sound disorders
- Acquired neurological disorders
- Voice disorders
- Stuttering or fluency disorders
- Hearing and auditory problems
- Autism spectrum disorders
In addition to providing speech-language evaluation and therapy services for communication disorders, we also provide services for:
The clinic serves both the university and the regional community. More than 1,000 persons of all ages are served each year, including persons with disabilities, persons with hearing impairment, and senior citizens.
Where are We Located?
The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic is located in room 263, Davis Hall, on IUP's main campus. Visit Map, Directions, and Parking for travel and campus parking information, or call us for assistance.
Practical Experience for Students
The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic provides closely supervised practical experience for 125 graduate and undergraduate students. Completion of the required hours of supervised clinical experience is one of several requirements to obtain graduate and undergraduate degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at IUP. You can find information on our undergraduate program and graduate programs at our IUP department website, Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services.
Clinic Hours and Appointments
Evaluation and therapy services are provided throughout the year and follow the IUP academic calendar. Our clinic is open Monday through Friday. Hours of operation vary by semester and include both morning and afternoon appointments. Late afternoon appointments are also available to accommodate your after-work and school needs.
Fees
We are currently not charging fees for our diagnostic or treatment services.
Contact Us
Please contact us at 724-357-2451 or by e-mail at speech-clinic@iup.edu to schedule an appointment or to obtain more information.