Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Major with Elementary Licensure

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A major in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) provides a sound background for candidates pursuing careers in education, health care, and vocational rehabilitation. Graduates in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences who complete the SLHS major will have the prerequisite coursework to pursue a graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology, which opens careers in schools, community clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and private practice. The Childhood Communication concentration within the SLHS major will provide early childhood and elementary educators with an option to concentrate their study of communication science in the area of language from birth to age 18. The Childhood Communication Concentration does not provide all required coursework to prepare students for graduate school admission in speech-language pathology or audiology or for the SLPA Certificate.

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses required for the major in order to progress through the program. Courses with grades lower than C- will need to be repeated in order for the student to progress to courses requiring that course as a prerequisite. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Major

General Studies Exception for Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Major with Elementary Licensure (without the Childhood Communication Concentration): Students must take SPE 1010 and do not have the option of substituting SPE 1710 for this requirement. Students must also take BIO 1080 and BIO 1090 instead of SCI 2620. Students may substitute MTH 1610 and MTH 1620 for the MTH 1110 prerequisite for SLHS 2530 if they also pass a logarithm/exponent assessment administered by SLHS.

Required Prerequisite Courses

Required prerequisite courses may be used to fulfill General Studies requirements.

BIO 1080 - General Biology I Credits: 3
BIO 1090 - General Biology Laboratory I Credits: 1
MTH 1110 - College Algebra Credits: 4 or
MTH 1112 - College Algebra Through Modeling
SPE 1010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Required Courses

BIO 2310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
ENG 2010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
SLHS 2890 - Language Acquisition Credits: 3
SLHS 3511 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Credits: 4
SLHS 3540 - Phonetics and Phonological Awareness Credits: 3
SLHS 3580 - Speech, Sound and Fluency Disorders Credits: 3
SLHS 3600 - Audiology I Credits: 3
SLHS 4500 - Principles of Assessment and Intervention Credits: 3
SLHS 4510 - Child Language Disorders Credits: 3
SLHS 4610 - Aural Rehabilitation Credits: 3
SLHS 1500 - Introduction to Communication Sciences Credits: 3
-or-
SPE 3760 - Diversity and Communication in the U.S. Credits: 3 ^*

Subtotal: 37

^*course has additional prerequisites that must be satisfied.

Additional Courses (Select at least 1 hour)

Students who do not complete all the requirements for licensure in Elementary Education must select at least 5 hours of electives. See Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department for details.

SLHS 1500 - Introduction to Communication Sciences Credits: 3
SLHS 1610 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
SLHS 1620 - American Sign Language II Credits: 3
SLHS 4550 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Methods Credits: 7
SLHS 4551 - Early Childhood Communication Assessment Credits: 3
SLHS 4552 - Early Childhood Communication Intervention Credits: 1

Totals:

Major Total required for SLHS Major	38
Prerequisite Total required for SLHS Major	4
General Studies Total	34
Licensure Total	49
Grand Total	125

Childhood Communication Concentration

General Studies Exception for Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Major with Childhood Communication Concentration and Elementary Licensure:
Students must take SPE 1010 and do not have the option of substituting SPE 1710 for this requirement. Students may substitute MTH 1610 and MTH 1620 for the MTH 1110 prerequisite for SLHS 2530 if they also pass a logarithm/exponent assessment administered by SLHS.

Required Prerequisite Courses

Required prerequisite courses may be used to fulfill General Studies requirements.

MTH 1110 - College Algebra Credits: 4 or
MTH 1112 - College Algebra Through Modeling
PSY 1001 - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3
SPE 1010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Required Courses

ENG 2010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
SLHS 1500 - Introduction to Communication Sciences Credits: 3
SLHS 1610 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
SLHS 2890 - Language Acquisition Credits: 3
SLHS 3540 - Phonetics and Phonological Awareness Credits: 3
SLHS 3590 - Classroom Intervention for Communication Disorders Credits: 3
SLHS 4500 - Principles of Assessment and Intervention Credits: 3
PSY 3250 - Child Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 3340 - Cognitive Development and Learning Credits: 3
THE 3200 - Performance of Literature I: Solo Credits: 3

Subtotal: 33

Additional Courses (Select 3 hours)

Students who do not complete all the requirements for licensure in Elementary Education must select at least 5 hours of electives. See Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences program for details.

ECE 3750 - The Young Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learner Credits: 3
RDG 3530 - Foundations of Language and Literacy for English Language Learners in Elementary Classrooms Credits: 3
SLHS 1620 - American Sign Language II Credits: 3
SLHS 3580 - Speech, Sound and Fluency Disorders Credits: 3
SLHS 4551 - Early Childhood Communication Assessment Credits: 3
SLHS 4552 - Early Childhood Communication Intervention Credits: 1
SPE 1710 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
SPE 3760 - Diversity and Communication in the U.S. Credits: 3

Totals:

Major total for SLHS Major with Childhood Communication Concentration	36
Required Prerequisite Total	7
General Studies Total	33
Licensure Total	49
Grand Total	125