What do the Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Degrees Offer?
Career Options
A major in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) provides a sound background for students pursuing careers in education, health care, and vocational rehabilitation. Graduates in Speech, Language, 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.
Additionally, the SLHS program offers an optional concentration in Childhood Communication and two certificates. The Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate prepares students to become Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) and the Leveling Certificate allows students with a bachelor’s degree in another field to show they have completed the prerequisite coursework to apply to graduate school in speech-language pathology or audiology.
A minor is required for students majoring in SLHS. Options include but are not limited to: biology, gerontology, linguistics, psychology Spanish, special education, or speech communication. 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.
Requirements
REQUIRED PREREQUISITE COURSES*................................... SEMESTER HOURS
SPE 1010 Public Speaking....................................................................................... 3
BIO 1080 General Biology I..................................................................................... 3
BIO 1090 General Biology Laboratory I................................................................... 1
MTH 1110 College Algebra...................................................................................... 3
*Required prerequisite courses may be used to fulfill General Studies requirements.
Students seeking a Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences minor (below) are required to take a minimum of 21 semester hours, 9 of which must be upper division. Click the upcoming link to see requirements for the Speech, Language, Hearing Communication minor.
Listed below are requirements for the Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Emphasis. See the Course Descriptions page for details about each course.
Speech Communication Major, Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Major
Required courses for a Major
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Minor
Required courses for a Minor
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate
Required courses for SLPA
Application letter and explanation for SLPA Methods and Internship Course
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Leveling Certificate
Required courses for SLHS Leveling Certificate