This program provides the necessary preparation for graduate programs accredited by the Council for Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The department requires a 2.5 grade point average in the major.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Clinical Sciences, School of department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/speech-language-pathologists.htm

Total Credits Required 120
Liberal Studies
30-40
Health Promotion Requirements 2
Required Courses in Major58
SL 150 Introduction to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences 4
SL 160 Anatomy of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism 4
SL 200 Phonetics 4
SL 220 Speech and Voice Science 4
SL 351 Introduction to Audiology 4
SL 355 Language Development 4
SL 356 Language Disorders 4
SL 357 Fluency Disorders 4
SL 370 Observation in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 2
SL 400 Speech Sound Disorders 4
SL 451 Aural Rehabilitation 4
SL 459 Cognitive Neuroscience 4
SL 460 Cognition, Communication and Aging 4
SL 464 Methods of Diagnosis 4
SL 465 Methods of Treatment 4

Other Required Courses15
PY 100G Psychology as a Social Science [Div II] or4
     PY 100H Honors Psychology as a Natural Science (4 cr.) [Div II] or
     PY 100L Psychology as a Natural Science with Laboratory (4 cr.) [Div II] or
     PY 100S Psychology as a Natural Science (4 cr.) [Div II]
PY 305 Psychological Statistics [Div V] or 4
     MA 171 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 cr.) [Div V]
Physics (PH) or Chemistry (CH) Elective3-4
Biology (BI) Elective in Human or Animal Science3-4
Choose from following courses:
     BI 104 Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 cr.) [Div II]
     BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles (4 cr.) [Div II]
     BI 203 Medical Microbiology (3 - 5 cr.)
     BI 207 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (4 cr.)
     BI 208 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (4 cr.)
     BI 221 Comparative Anatomy (4 cr.)
     BI 225 Physiology of Aging (3 cr.)
     BI 312 Genetics (4 cr.)