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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Subtotal: 33


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

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