Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017
BS-SP SLP
Speech-Language Pathology Department
Bachelor of Science (HEGIS 1220)
Ketchum Hall 208 (716) 878-4412
The undergraduate program in speech-language pathology prepares students with a strong foundation in normal acquisition of speech, language, and hearing, and provides an introduction to the field of communication sciences and disorders. The undergraduate curriculum provides students with necessary prerequisite courses for graduate study. The master's degree is required for the initial teaching certificate, the license to practice speech-language pathology, and for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, www.asha.org. The master’s degree program in speech-language pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
Admission Requirements: Undeclared, change of major and transfer students are eligible to apply for admission to the department as a junior. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for admission, no exceptions.
Academic Performance Policy: Students who have a GPA of less than 3.0 in SLP-prefixed courses required for the major at the end of a semester will be placed on departmental probation. The student will then have one semester to raise their GPA to a 3.0 or greater in SLP-prefixed required courses or they will be dismissed from the department.
Intellectual Foundations Requirements |
33-39 cr |
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Total Required Credit Hours in the Major |
46 cr |
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Nature and Needs of Individuals with Special Needs |
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Community Service with Individuals with Special Needs |
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Child Development and Education |
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Educational Psychology: Elementary Education |
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Clinical Phonetics |
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Language Acquisition |
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Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms |
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Communication Disorders I |
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Audiology |
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Audiology Lab |
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Language Acquisition Lab |
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Aural Rehabilitation |
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Communication Disorders II |
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Language Diagnosis and Remediation |
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Speech Acoustics and Perception |
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Organization and Administration of School Speech and Language Programs |
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Acoustics Lab |
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Clinical Observation |
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All College Electives |
35-41 cr |
Recommended speech-language pathology electives:
Statistics in Psychological Research |
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Introductory Probability and Statistics |
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Language and Literacy for Speech-Language Pathologists |
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Total Required Credit Hours |
120 cr |
Academic Road Map for Speech-Language Pathology, B.S.
Student Learning Outcomes for Speech-Language Pathology, B.S.
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