Speech Language Pathology, Bachelor of Arts - SLP

Major Requirements (42-43 Hours)

Recommended Courses
The following are highly recommended to fulfill General Education Requirement (see advisor for details):
One Sophia Program approved Literature ENLT course
One Sophia Program approved Natural Science BIO course
One Sophia Program approved Natural Science PHYS course or CHEM course (these courses can be at the non-major level)
Required
SLP 220Introduction to Communicative Disorders3
SLP 230Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism3
SLP 240Phonetics3
SLP 310Child Language Development3
SLP 330Speech and Hearing Sciences3
SLP 340Audiology for the Speech-Language Pathologist3
SLP 412Clinical Methods and Supervised Observation3
SLP 420Aural Rehabilitation3
SLP 485SLP Clinical Practicum3
Required Supporting Courses
PSYC 156Introduction to Psychology: Culture and Systems3
or PSYC 157 Introduction to Psychology: Science for the Citizen
PSYC 201
201L
Child Development
and Child Development Laboratory
3-4
or PSYC 305 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 324Statistics in Psychology3
or SOC 372 Sociological Statistics
or MATH 114 Introduction to Statistics
Electives
Select two of the following (or other courses substituted by permission):6
Sign Language
American Sign Language 2
Evaluation Procedures in Speech and Language Pathology
Speech Sound Disorders
Research Practicum
Special Topics
Research Methods in Psychology
Total Credits42-43

Advanced Writing Proficiency

The Advanced Writing Proficiency is fulfilled through successful submission of a writing sample from SLP 412 Clinical Methods. This paper will be submitted for review at the end of a student’s junior year.

Senior Comprehensive

Successful completion of SLP 485 SLP Clinical Practicum or SLP 585 Clinical Practicum satisfies the Senior Comprehensive requirement.