Overall, being a BBS student here at UTD has been an unbelievable experience, and I believe it has pushed me constantly to strive for the best, become the very best, and continue to inspire others to do the same.

โ€“ Prasanth Chalamalasetty, 2022 graduate, Neuroscience

Prasanth Chalamalasetty

Overall, being a BBS student here at UTD has been an unbelievable experience, and I believe it has pushed me constantly to strive for the best, become the very best, and continue to inspire others to do the same.

โ€“ Prasanth Chalamalasetty, 2022 graduate, Neuroscience

Overall, being a BBS student here at UTD has been an unbelievable experience, and I believe it has pushed me constantly to strive for the best, become the very best, and continue to inspire others to do the same.

โ€“ Prasanth Chalamalasetty, 2022 graduate, Neuroscience

Prasanth Chalamalasetty

Award & Symposium

Four young scholars with diversity-related research interests in brain or behavioral sciences will be recognized.

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SURF Fellowship Program

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Program Accreditation and Outcome Data

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at The University of Texas at Dallas is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.

Student Outcome Data

On-Time Completion Rates

Year# Completed within
Expected Time Frame
% Completed within
Expected Time Frame
2020-2021121100
2019-202012198
2018-201911497

Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Test-Takers

Year# Taking the Exam% Passed Exam Rate
2020-20219499
2019-202066100
2018-2019113100

Employment Rates of Graduates

Year# of Graduates from Prior Year% of Graduates Employed from Prior Year
2019-2020121100
2018-201911498
2017-201811197

Student Outcome Data

Year# Completed within
Expected Time Frame
% Completed within
Expected Time Frame
2020-2021121100
2019-202012198
2018-201911497
On-Time Completion Rates
Year# Taking the Exam% Passed Exam Rate
2020-20219499
2019-202066100
2018-2019113100
Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Test-Takers
Year# of Graduates from Prior Year% of Graduates Employed from Prior Year
2019-2020121100
2018-201911498
2017-201811197
Employment Rates of Graduates

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Degrees Offered

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The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences includes three interdisciplinary and integrated departments. Our long history of working across different fields allows faculty, students, and trainees to easily complete coursework and research between different research groups.

Department of Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science Degrees

Neuroscience

Master of Science Degree

Applied Cognition and Neuroscience

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Cognition and Neuroscience

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing

Bachelor of Science Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Master of Science Degree

Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology Degree

Audiology

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Department of Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science Degrees

Neuroscience

Master of Science Degree

Applied Cognition and Neuroscience

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Cognition and Neuroscience

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing

Bachelor of Science Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Master of Science Degree

Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology Degree

Audiology

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Department of Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science Degree

Neuroscience BS

Master of Science Degree

Applied Cognition and Neuroscience MS

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Cognition and Neuroscience PhD

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing

Bachelor of Science Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences BS

Master of Science Degree

Speech-Language Pathology MS

Doctor of Audiology Degree

Audiology AuD

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences PhD

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The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences holds many events throughout the year. We have the events organized chronologically by date or you can also view events by the name of the series.

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Degrees Offered

Department of Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science Degree

Neuroscience

Master of Science Degree

Applied Cognition and Neuroscience

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Cognition and Neuroscience

Department of Psychology

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing

Bachelor of Science Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Master of Science Degree

Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology Degree

Audiology

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

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  • The following is an announcement from The University of Texas System. Dear UT Dallas Community, Today the Board of Regents made it official: Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe will become the next president of UT Dallas, effective Aug. 2, 2025. You may read more […]
  • Materials science and engineering doctoral student Jiaqi Ke conducts electrochemical testing using a three-electrode cell setup to evaluate the stability of a newly developed electrolyte. An emerging technology to make lithium-ion batteries safer and more powerful involves using solid rather than liquid electrolytes, […]
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Academics

Academics

BBS offers 5 undergraduate degree programs, 4 master of science programs, 3 doctor of philosophy programs, and 1 clinical doctoral program.

Enrollment

Enrollment

BBS has about 2,500 undergraduate students, 500 graduate students, and 15,000 alumni.

Rankings

Rankings

Our audiology and speech-language pathology programs are ranked No. 2 and No. 10 in the nation respectively, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Get to Know BBS

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5 Undergraduate Degrees
4 Master of Science Degrees
3 Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

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2,500 Undergraduate Students
500 Graduate Students
15,000 Alumni

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#2 Ranked Audiology Program
#10 Ranked Speech-Language Pathology Program

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