General Information about The Bachelor's Degree
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The undergraduate major in Speech & Hearing Science (SPHS) is a pre-professional degree for speech-language pathology and/or audiology.
The undergraduate student in this major obtains a combined degree in Speech & Hearing Science, then chooses to study either speech-language pathology or audiology at the graduate level.
A master's degree, or its equivalent, is required for professional practice in speech-language pathology and an doctor of audiology (AuD) is required for professional practice in audiology.
Contact the department office for a packet containing information about current curriculum requirements and admission procedures for the speech and hearing science pre-professional major. The basic information letter may also be downloaded. It is essential that students obtain up-to-date information.
Admission
Students who have enrolled in CSD 1010 (formally 3000) (Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) or who have completed a CSD course at another university and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 are eligible to declare a major in speech and hearing science.
Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the department's undergraduate adviser either prior to or soon after declaring the major.
Requirements
Course work specific to the major may be initiated during the freshman year or any subsequent year. Typically, most of the courses in the major will be taken during the student's junior or senior years.
Students must also complete 12 credit hours of allied course work from a list of pre-approved allied classes and are also required to take MATH 1030 or 1050 and Math 1070.
A student must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA average in CSD courses to remain in the program. Undergraduate students who fall below the required GPA averages (2.5 overall and 3.0 in the major) will be notified in writing and placed on conditional status for one semester. If, after being placed on conditional status, the student fails to raise his or her GPA to the acceptable level, notification will be sent that he or she is being dropped from the program.
In addition, to comply with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) standards for certification, students must complete three credit hours in biological sciences, three credit hours in physical sciences, and six credit hours in behavioral and/or social sciences.
Students must also complete 25 clock-hours of observation of speech, language, and /or hearing treatment before graduation.
