College of Professional Studies

The State Board of Education adopted changes that affect all of PA's instructional and educational specialist programs by adding 9 credits or 270 hours or equivalent combination for adaptations and accommodations for diverse student in an inclusive setting and 3 credits or 90 hours or equivalent combination to meet the instructional needs of English Language Learners. Therefore, additional program requirements will be developed and incorporated into your certification program to comply with new regulations for certifying teachers that become effective on January 1, 2013.

Dr. Richard Angelo - Chairperson

Kathy Miller - Administrative Assistant
Office: 338 Centennial Hall
Phone: 570.389.5380

Vacant- Secretary
Office: 230 Centennial Hall
Phone: 570.389.5381

The Audiology and Speech Pathology department attracts a wide variety of students from throughout the world. The programs are structured to allow students flexibility in determining career direction toward audiology or speech-language pathology. The undergraduate program has a comprehensive speech science and audiology laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment. Access and familiarity with speech and audiology instrumentation is regarded as an important plus for students applying to graduate programs. Many Bloomsburg students are accepted in nationally recognized graduate programs throughout the country, including Bloomsburg's own CAA accredited master's program in speech pathology and doctoral program in audiology.

AudioSpeech Photo Collage

The pictures above represent (clockwise from upper left) Dr. Tom Zalewski, assistant professor, teaching during one of his courses; Dr. Richard Angelo, Chairperson, explaining lab equipment; and others working with various pieces of equipment in the labs.

For more information regarding this department and the programs within, please visit the Audiology and Speech Pathology website.