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What is the best undergrad degree to get to become a speech therapist?

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Kikanza’s Answer

The easiest answer is to major in speech! Your university might offer a speech and drama degree, but you can specialize. An undergraduate degree is important to give you a platform for understanding life. Study as broadly as you can. English, History, Sociology, Biology, Kinesics, all of these things will help you perform as a speech pathologist. Learn about deaf culture. Learn about the psychological reasons people need speech therapists. If you understand people and the world they live in, you will be better able to serve the people who come to you.
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G. Mark’s Answer

There are many degrees that are accepted, but in my opinion, those centering on communications and various sciences are best. Not that they're necessary, but I find that communications and particularly psychology lend themselves to understanding the basic frameworks surrounding speech therapy. From what I've been told by others, these fields provide the practitioners an appreciation of the practice. I would recommend, as usual, getting to know folks involved in the practice itself. This is not only good to get a feeling for the day-to-day activities of the practice, but also for connecting with folks in the business. I would recommend that for pretty much every occupation: Don't go solely on the advice of folks without first-hand experience or what you read.
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