Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS)
Students desiring a degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences may declare the major without formal admission to the program. Students must earn a C or higher in all major courses. SLHS courses with grades below C must be repeated to count in major which may cause graduation to be delayed.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| Foreign Language I (College Core) | 4 | Foreign Language II (College Core) | 4 |
| Core History1 | 3 | Core Fine Arts | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | Core Social Science or Core History to complete sequence1 | 3 |
PSYC 2010/2017 Introduction to Psychology | SLHS 3000 Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences3 | 3 | |
ANTH 1000 Anthropology: Culture and Adaptation | |||
SOCY 1000 Sociology: Global Perspective | |||
| Elective/Supporting course2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 1000 Introduction to Biology & BIOL 1001 Introduction to Biology Laboratory | 4 | BIOL 1010 A Survey of Life & BIOL 1011 A Survey of Life Laboratory | 4 |
| SLHS 4600 Audiology and Hearing Science | 3 | Core Literature1 | 3 |
| SLHS 3400 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech4 | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 | SLHS 4520 Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Core Math | 3 | SLHS 3410 Articulatory Phonetics and Phonological Development | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Elective/Supporting courses2 | 6 | Elective/Supporting course2 | 6 |
| Core Humanities or Core Literature to complete sequence1 | 3 | SLHS 4100 Language Disorders Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| SLHS 4200 Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan | 3 | SLHS 3100 Linguistics in SLHS | 2 |
| SLHS 3550 Speech and Hearing Science | 3 | PSYC 2130 Analytics for Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Elective/Supporting courses2 | 6 | SLHS 4620 Hearing Rehabilitation | 3 |
| SLHS 3560 Neuroanatomy for Communication Disorders | 3 | SLHS 4580 Introduction to Clinical Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology | 3 |
| Physical Science6 | 4 | SLHS 5100 Motor Learning, Generalization, and Adherence for Speech Language Pathology | 2 |
CHEM 1010 Survey of Chemistry I | SLHS 5200 Cultural Aspects in Applied Health Sciences | 2 | |
CHEM 1011 Survey of Chemistry I Laboratory | Elective/Supporting course2 | 4 | |
PHYS 1000 Foundations of Physics | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Students are required to complete a two-course history sequence or a two-course literature sequence. They are also required to complete at least one Core History or one Core Literature course in the area not selected as the sequence.
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Students should meet with their advisors for the listing of approved courses. SLHS majors are required to select a minimum of 3 electives (total of 6–8 credit hours) from the SLHS elective course offerings.
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This course can be taken during the summer or fall terms.
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Minimum of a B in SLHS 3400 is required for admission into many graduate speech language pathology programs.
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This course may be taken in person or online before the term in which it is listed in order to be eligible for registration for other major courses.
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Students should choose a chemistry or physics course with a corresponding lab to complete this requirement.