We explore undergraduate students’ perceptions of components of science and of helping within the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) major. Speech-Language Pathology and other human services professions embrace components of both science and of helping within the curriculum and professional practice. Students may be drawn to one component more than the other, and there may be (mis) perceptions regarding the presence of both components within the field, potentially drawing students towards, or pushing students away from, the field as a potential vocation. Participants include 20 freshman level CSD majors rating science and helping content on universities’ CSD department website landing page. A pre- and post- review survey will gather student input on the role of university websites in their decision to choose the CSD major. The students will then have five minutes on each landing page and use a slider to rate the presence of science and helping content. Data gathering and analysis is currently underway. Results will be presented in terms of participant perceptions of science and helping across five CSD department websites, and how those perceptions align with our past study of senior level CSD majors. Implications will be discussed related to how university websites may impact student perceptions and expectations of CSD majors
