A discussion of the field of clinical linguistics outlines the scope of the discipline, notes its relationship to other speech- and language-related fields, and describes the components of an undergraduate program for individuals in a linguistically relevant clinical field. It suggests general linguistics curriculum components for clinical undergraduates (including general and descriptive linguistics, phonetics, field methods and problem-solving, and current theories of syntax and phonology) and the clinical linguistics appropriate for the linguistics undergraduate. Comments on the relationship of linguistics to American Sign Language are also presented. (MSE)