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Nov 21, 2024
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2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Speech and Hearing Science [SHS]
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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Information
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A. Speech Pathology and Audiology Courses: 33 credit hours
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.
Optional Courses for Concentration
Select one course from the following:
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120
Example of Speech and Hearing Science [SHS] over four years
General Education (GE); Foreign Language
Total credit hours for semester: 16
Total credit hours for semester 15
Total credit hours for semester 16
Total credit hours for semester 12
Total credit hours for semester 15
Total credit hours for semester 16
Total credit hours for semester 16
Fourth Year Spring
- SHH 486 - Introduction to Medical Speech Pathology (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 488 Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr hr)
Total credit hours for semester 15
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