ATSU Speech-Language Pathology

Our first-year students recently visited Tempe Post Acute, where they offered hearing and cognitive screenings to residents as part of their growing clinical experiences. 💙

It was a meaningful opportunity to connect with the community, practice hands-on skills, and continue learning the importance of compassionate, patient-centered care.

We are so proud of the professionalism, kindness, and dedication our students continue to show in every experience! ✨

Proud of our first-year students for completing their interprofessional standardized patient experience alongside OT students! 💙

This experience highlighted teamwork, communication, clinical reasoning, and collaborative patient-centered care across disciplines. Our students demonstrated professionalism, dedication, and a growing confidence as future clinicians.

So proud of all their hard work and the way they continue to step up to every new challenge and learning opportunity. 👏

A special milestone for our first-year students as they celebrated their Pinning Ceremony and the transition into the next stage of their SLP journey. 💙

This moment reflects the hard work, growth, resilience, and dedication they have shown throughout their first year. We are so proud of the Class of 2027 and excited to watch them continue developing into compassionate, skilled clinicians.

Congratulations, Class of 2027! The journey continues. ✨

From speech and voice to swallowing, AAC, anatomy, and telepractice, our students get hands-on experience with the tools that shape clinical practice.

This is where knowledge becomes skill and confidence begins.

Don’t think twice or wait any longer. No leveling courses. No CSD background needed. Holistic admissions.

Come on over and apply. 💙

We are so proud to celebrate bringing the Diversity Festival Cup back to our program this year! 💙

Thank you to ATSU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion for this recognition and for creating spaces that celebrate community, culture, and inclusion.

A huge shoutout to our students and faculty who made this possible. This one is for all of you! 🙌

You don’t need to be a CSD major to become an SLP 💙

We’re accepting applications with a holistic admissions process and NO leveling courses required. YES, you read correctly… NO leveling courses needed to begin your SLP career.

Come on over and apply! Your future starts here. ✨

✨ SLPA Networking Night! ✨

Join us for a free professional development hour to connect, collaborate, and grow!

📅 April 24, 2026
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM
📍 ATSU Mesa Campus

Come network, explore our instrumentation lab, and leave with tools to elevate your practice. Light refreshments provided!

Register through the link or QR code, or feel free to reach out to our DMs with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there! 💙

We’re excited to be at NBASLH and would love to connect with you! 💙

📍 Visit us at Booth 27
🎤 Dr. Hines presents Friday

Stop by, say hi, and learn more about our program. We can’t wait to see you there! ✨

How amazing to see all three cohorts come together, our alumni from 2024 and 2025 alongside our current 2026 students, at a CEU event with Ensign Services! 💙

Moments like this remind us of the strength of our community. From students to alumni, it’s so special to stay connected, continue learning together, and support one another as we grow in the profession.

We love seeing our SLP family come full circle! 🙌

ATSU-SLP WRAPPED: 2nd Years Edition ✨
Our Class of 2026 has officially wrapped another powerhouse semester, and they continue to set the standard.

In three semesters, they have completed:
• 32 courses
• Advanced clinical simulations and evaluations
• Thousands of minutes in clinical practice
• A full transition into their advanced practicum rotations

They now stand at 75% SLPs, confidently stepping into the final stretch. Only 20 more weeks remain in their graduate journey. 2 advanced practicums, 1 final course and the Culminating Event Presentation, separate them from becoming 100% speech-language pathologists.

This fall they continued to grow, refine their clinical reasoning, strengthen their assessment and intervention skills, and fully embrace the role of advanced clinicians. FEED, MBS scoring, bedside swallow evaluations, speech-language-cognitive assessments, and report writing have now become part of their everyday language and workflow.

With more than 24,000 minutes logged in clinical settings (CALIPSO is already preparing for spring), our second years have shown dedication, professionalism, and heart in every setting they enter.

Here is to the Class of 2026 as they step into their final sessions. You are almost at the finish line, and we are incredibly proud of you.