B.S. in Communicative Disorders

Internships

We encourage all of our undergraduates to pursue experiential opportunities, especially if you plan to go on to graduate study. During your junior and senior years, you can get involved and gain exposure to clinical populations by participating in internships and volunteer activities. The Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) are available to support students in their search for internship experiences, and students are able to participate in an internship in any semester, fall, spring or summer. You may also become involved in faculty sponsored internships, or participate in community based volunteer work.

If you are interested in registering for an independent study to accompany an internship experience, you should first contact an advisor or faculty member who teaches in the general area of the internship experience to request a CMD 492 registration. If accepted, this registration will involve some meetings with the faculty member during the semester to discuss the internship experience in light of the scope of practice of professional speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists.

Below are just a few examples of sites where our students have interned in the past:

  • Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI
  • Central Region Early Intervention, Warwick RI
  • Chariho Public School System
  • Grodon Center, Providence RI
  • Hasbro Children’s Hospital
  • Narragansett Public School System
  • Sargent Rehabilitation Center, Warwick RI
  • South County Early Intervention
  • South County Head Start
  • South Kingstown Public School System
  • URI’s International Student Program
  • URI’s Speech and Hearing Centers
  • University Otolaryngology
  • Westerly Head Start
  • Women and Infants Hospital, Providence RI