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*\/\n.elementor-widget-container,\n.elementor-widget-wrap,\n.elementor-widget-wrap > .elementor-element,\n.elementor-section .elementor-container,\n.elementor-section .elementor-row,\n.e-con,\n.e-con-inner,\n.e-child,\n.e-con > .e-con-inner {\n    padding: 0 !important;\n    margin: 0 !important;\n    gap: 0 !important;\n    background: transparent !important;\n    background-color: transparent !important;\n    background-image: none !important;\n    border: none !important;\n    box-shadow: none !important;\n    max-width: none !important;\n    width: 100% !important;\n}\n\n\/* Section-level Elementor wrappers *\/\n.elementor-section,\n.elementor-top-section,\n.elementor-inner-section {\n    padding: 0 !important;\n    margin: 0 !important;\n    background: transparent !important;\n    background-color: transparent !important;\n    background-image: none !important;\n}\n\n\/* Strip Elementor heading color overrides *\/\n.elementor-widget-container h1,\n.elementor-widget-container h2,\n.elementor-widget-container h3,\n.elementor-widget-container h4,\n.elementor-widget-container h5,\n.elementor-widget-container p,\n.elementor-widget-container a {\n    color: inherit !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Dark section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\n   .hero and .cta-band.dk MUST stay dark regardless of\n   Elementor theme color injection.\n\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero,\n.hero * {\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.hero__inner {\n    justify-items: center !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n}\n.hero__inner > div {\n    display: flex !important;\n    flex-direction: column !important;\n    align-items: center !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n    max-width: 780px !important;\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\n}\n.hero__btns {\n    justify-content: center !important;\n}\n.hero__desc {\n    max-width: 640px !important;\n    margin-left: auto !important;\n    margin-right: auto !important;\n}\n.hero__tag {\n    display: inline-block !important;\n}\n.hero {\n    background-color: #00152E !important;\n    background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 60%, #003366 100%) !important;\n    position: relative !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk {\n    background-color: #002147 !important;\n    background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 100%) !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk * {\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--primary {\n    background-color: #00659E !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--outline-white {\n    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Section background hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec {\n    background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--off {\n    background-color: #F3F7FB !important;\n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--surface {\n    background-color: #E6EEF6 !important;\n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Text color hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec .sec-title,\n.sec .sec-eyebrow,\n.sec h2,\n.sec h3 {\n    color: #002147;\n}\n.sec p,\n.sec li,\n.sec dd,\n.sec dt {\n    color: #4A5060;\n}\n.sec a {\n    color: #00629A;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 About section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.about-facts {\n    background: #E6EEF6 !important;\n    border-radius: 8px !important;\n    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) !important;\n}\n.about-facts__title {\n    color: #00629A !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dt {\n    color: #636B78 !important;\n    text-transform: uppercase !important;\n    font-size: .72rem !important;\n    letter-spacing: .08em !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dd {\n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n    font-size: .97rem !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.card {\n    background: #FFFFFF !important;\n    border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n    border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.card__eyebrow { color: #00629A !important; }\n.card__title   { color: #002147 !important; }\n.card__text    { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.card__link    { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Faculty card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.faculty-card {\n    background: #FFFFFF !important;\n    border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n    border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.faculty-card__name  { color: #002147 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*\/\n.program-card {\n    background: #FFFFFF !important;\n    border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n    border-radius: 8px !important;\n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.program-card__name  { color: #002147 !important; }\n.program-card__level { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.program-card__dot   { background: #008ED6 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Tab hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.tabs__btn {\n    background: transparent !important;\n    color: #002147 !important;\n    border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.tabs__btn[aria-selected=\"true\"] {\n    background: #002147 !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n    border-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Accordion hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.accordion__trigger {\n    background: #FFFFFF !important;\n    color: #002147 !important;\n    border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.accordion__trigger[aria-expanded=\"true\"] {\n    background: #002147 !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.accordion__body { \n    background: #FFFFFF !important; \n    color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Nav drawer hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-drawer {\n    background: #002147 !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__header {\n    background: #00152E !important;\n    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}\n.hero__btns .btn--primary       { background-color: #00659E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--outline-white { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.breadcrumb { background: #002147 !important; }\n.breadcrumb a, .breadcrumb span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75) !important; }\n.breadcrumb [aria-current=\"page\"] { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Contact section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.contact-items { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__label { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.contact-item__val   { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__val a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link:focus {\n    background: #008ED6 !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 BTT button \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.jsu-btt {\n    background: #00659E !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Menu toggle \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle {\n    background: #002147 !important;\n    color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-toggle:hover { background: #007ABB !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 WCAG: Ensure minimum contrast on all body text \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody { \n    background-color: #FFFFFF !important; \n    color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TICKER STRIP 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text-transform:uppercase;\n    padding:.35rem .75rem;\n    z-index:3;\n    white-space:nowrap;\n}\n.ticker-track{\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    gap:0;\n    width:max-content;\n    animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;\n    padding-left:160px;\n}\n.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}\n.ticker-item{\n    display:inline-flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    gap:.5rem;\n    white-space:nowrap;\n    padding:0 1.5rem;\n    font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n    font-size:.78rem;\n    font-weight:500;\n    color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);\n    transition:color .2s;\n    text-decoration:none;\n}\n.ticker-item:hover{color:#3DB4F0;}\n.ticker-item::before{\n    content:'';\n    display:inline-block;\n    width:4px;height:4px;\n    border-radius:50%;\n    background:#008ED6;\n    flex-shrink:0;\n}\n@keyframes ticker-scroll{\n    0%{transform:translateX(0);}\n    100%{transform:translateX(-50%);}\n}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\n    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href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/\">Speech-Language Pathology &amp; Audiology<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><span aria-current=\"page\">Prospective Students<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<main id=\"main-content\" class=\"jsu-main-content\">\n\n  <!-- HERO -->\n  <section class=\"hero dk\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-h\">\n  <div class=\"w\"><div class=\"hero__inner\"><div>\n    <span class=\"hero__tag\">College of Health Sciences<\/span>\n    <h1 class=\"hero__title\" id=\"hero-h\">\n      Prospective <em>Students<\/em>\n    <\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero__desc\">\n      Two degrees, a post-baccalaureate pathway, and a working clinic in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.\n    <\/p>\n    <div class=\"hero__btns\">\n      <a href=\"#Expect\" class=\"btn btn--primary\">What To Expect<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/apply\/\" class=\"btn btn--outline-white\">Apply<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- INCIDENT REPORTING ADVISORY -->\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"intro\" aria-labelledby=\"intro-h\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:.9rem;\">\n      <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Speech-Language Pathology &amp; Audiology<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"intro-h\">Prospective Students<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"deg-body\">\n      <p>The <strong>Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology<\/strong> at Jackson State University offers two degrees: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/master-of-science-degree\/#topOfContent\">Master of Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/bachelor-of-science-degree\/#topOfContent\">Bachelor of Science<\/a>. Additionally, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/post-bac\/\">Post-Baccalaureate Program<\/a> is for students who have completed an undergraduate degree that is not in speech language pathology, communicative disorders, or speech &amp; hearing sciences. The program operates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/cmslhc\/\"><em>Central Mississippi Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic<\/em><\/a> to facilitate the clinical education of students in speech-language pathology and to provide services to persons across the life span with speech, language, cognitive, swallowing and\/or hearing disorders in Jackson and the surrounding cities. The department is also home to an undergraduate and graduate chapter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/nsslha\/\">National Student Speech Language Hearing Association<\/a>&nbsp;(NSSLHA).<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cta-row\">\n      <a href=\"#Expect\" class=\"btn btn--primary\">What To Expect<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/apply\/\" class=\"btn btn--soft\">Apply<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/futuretiger.jsums.edu\/tourpicker.asp\" class=\"btn btn--soft\">Visit<\/a>\n      <a href=\"#Contact\" class=\"btn btn--soft\">Contact<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sec sec--off\" id=\"mission\" aria-labelledby=\"mission-h\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:.9rem;\">\n      <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Our Mission<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"mission-h\">Quality Education<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"deg-body\">\n      <p>The mission of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is to provide quality education to all pre-professional and graduate students, who are majoring in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. The program will: (a)&nbsp;prepare pre-professional students for entry into graduate programs; and, (b)&nbsp;guide graduate students to (i)&nbsp;acquire the knowledge and develop the skills, competencies and attitudes that are essential for the prevention of communication disorders, and the safe, effective and efficient practice of entry-level speech-language pathology, (ii)&nbsp;develop the ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate data, and to conduct research, (iii)&nbsp;provide professional and public services to local, state, national, and world communities, (iv)&nbsp;continue their professional growth by exploring developments in the profession and learning new models of management, and (v)&nbsp;develop an understanding and appreciation of social, linguistic, and environmental factors that influence typical and disordered communication.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ps-imgs\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jsums.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2026\/10\/IMG_2497-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology students in the clinic\" title=\"Prospective Students\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jsums.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2026\/10\/IMG_1874.jpeg\" alt=\"Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology clinical training\" title=\"Prospective Students\">\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"qe-quote\">Preparing Professionals<\/p>\n    <div class=\"deg-body\">\n      <p>The program in graduate education will guide graduate students to: (a)&nbsp;acquire the knowledge and develop the skills, competencies and attitudes that are essential for the prevention, assessment and intervention of communicative disorders, and the safe, effective, and efficient practice of entry-level speech-language pathology, (b)&nbsp;develop the ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate data, and to conduct research, (c)&nbsp;provide professional and public service to local, state, national, and world communities, (d)&nbsp;continue their professional growth by exploring developments in the profession and learning new models of prevention, assessment and intervention, and (e)&nbsp;develop an understanding and appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity on normal and disordered communication.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sec\" id=\"Expect\" aria-labelledby=\"expect-h\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:.9rem;\">\n      <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">What To Expect<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"expect-h\">Requirements &amp; Scholarships<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"band-tag\">General Requirements \/ Curriculum<\/span>\n    <ul class=\"prog-links\">\n      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/bachelor-of-science-degree\/#topOfContent\">Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/master-of-science-degree\/#topOfContent\">Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/post-bac\/#topOfContent\">Post-Baccalaureate Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <span class=\"band-tag\" style=\"margin-top:1.8rem;\">Scholarships<\/span>\n    <div class=\"schol-box\">\n      <p>Looking for a way to pay for your tenure at Jackson State University? Fear not! We are here to help. 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