2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 25, 2024  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Speech and Hearing Science [SHS]


This major in the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department  prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, teacher of the deaf, or special education.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Retain theoretical knowledge of normal processes related to the development of speech, language, hearing and communication and demonstrate in key assessments defined in specific course syllabi in the Speech and Hearing Science curriculum.
  2. Retain theoretical knowledge of disorders of speech, language, hearing and communication and demonstrate in key assessments defined in specific course syllabi in the Speech and Hearing Science curriculum.
  3. Learn, describe and demonstrate clinical assessment and intervention techniques and strategies utilizing evidence-based practice and demonstrate in key assessments defined in specific course syllabi in the Speech and Hearing Science curriculum.
  4. Develop and refine oral, written and professional communication skills and demonstrate in key assessments defined in specific course syllabi in the Speech and Hearing Science curriculum.
  5. Identify diversity in the global society and use this knowledge to guide interactions with clients and their families and demonstrate in key assessments defined in specific course syllabi in the Speech and Hearing Science curriculum.

B. Non-Departmental Requirements: 12 credit hours


C. Foreign Language Requirement


Students are expected to demonstrate successful completion of two semesters (through the 102 level) of a college-level foreign language or confirm proficiency equivalent to successful completion of the second semester (102) of a college-level foreign language sequence through a testing program approved by the Modern Languages Department.

Optional Concentration: Speech and Hearing Science in Schools (SCSH): 12 credit hours


This concentration provides students with coursework to support employment in an educational setting.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120


Example of Speech and Hearing Science [SHS] over four years


 General Education (GE); Foreign Language

First Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester: 16


First Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester 15


Total credit hours for semester 16


Second Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester 12


Total credit hours for semester 15


Third Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester 16


Fourth Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester 16


Fourth Year Spring


  • (3 cr. hr.)
  • GE course (3 cr. hr.)
    *Elective/Minor (3 cr. hr.)
    *Elective/Minor (3 cr. hr.)
    Elective/Minor (3 cr. hr.)

    *recommended electives - SHH 485 Ethics in Practice: Habilitation & Rehabilitation Sciences (3 cr hr) or
                                           SHH 486 Introduction to Medical Speech Pathology (3 cr hr)

     

Total credit hours for semester 15