Speech & Hearing Science Undergraduate

Admission & Requirements

Speech and Hearing Science Major

Admission & Requirements

Students who have enrolled in CSD 1010 (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.
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 and senior years.
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.

Required Courses | Speech and Hearing Science undergraduate

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
CSD 1010	Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders	3
CSD 2200	Physics of Speech-Hearing	3
CSD 2201	Physics of Speech-Hearing Lab	1
CSD 3100	Phonetics	3
CSD 3120	Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing	3
CSD 4200	Hearing Science	3
CSD 4201	Hearing Science Lab	1
CSD 4260	Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology	3
CSD 4270	Medical Speech-Language Pathology	3
CSD 4400	Language Science	3
CSD 4401	Language Science Lab	1
CSD 4500	Introduction of Audiology	3
CSD 4700	Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders	3
CSD 5380	Speech and Language Development	3
CSD 5400	Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders	3
CSD 5520	Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation	3
CSD 5540	Psychometrics	3
	Total Credit Hours	45

Required Allied Courses

Undergraduate majors in Communication Sciences and Disorders are required to complete at least 9 hours in allied subjects. Three allied credit hours from each of the following areas are required to comply with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) standards for certification:

3 credit hours of a biological science (e.g., biology, general anatomy & physiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, genetics, etc.)
3 credit hours of a physical science (e.g., physics, chemistry, etc.)
3 credit hours of social or behavioral science (e.g., psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, etc.)

Allied courses may also be used to fulfill university general education requirements.

STATISTICS COURSE (e.g., FCS 3210 Statistics for Family and Consumer Studies (4), PSY 3000 Statistical Methods Psychology (4), or SOC 3112 Social Statistics (4)) (QI)

*QI - Meets BS Quantitative Intensive Requirement

Clinical Observation Hours

Student must also complete 25 clock-hours of observation of speech, language, and/or hearing treatment before graduation.

Transfer Students

Many courses from other universities may be used to fulfill the Allied Course Requirement. Please meet with the Departmental Advisor to determine which courses transfer.