Speech & Hearing Science, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
Students pursuing this major must select one of these concentrations:
Summary of Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 40-54 | |
| Speech and Hearing Science Core | 28 | |
| Area of Concentration (and Correlate, if required by concentration) | 19 | |
| Electives | 27-41 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. The minimum number of hours required for the BS degree is 128. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| SHS 170 | 3 | SHS 200 | 3 |
| SHS 191 | 1 | Language Other than English (3rd level) | 3 |
| Composition I or General Education Course | 3 | Composition I or General Education Course | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| SHS 320 | 3 | SHS 240 | 3 |
| SHS Concentration | 3 | SHS Concentration | 3 |
| General Education Course - choose Natural Science & Technology course from departmental list | 3 | General Education Course - choose Quantitative Reasoning I course from departmental list | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| SHS 300 | 4 | SHS 301 | 4 |
| SHS 450 | 4 | SHS 385 | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | SHS Concentration | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| SHS Concentration | 3 | SHS Concentration | 3 |
| SHS Concentration | 3 | SHS Concentration | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours 126 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
- Students will describe basic speech, language, and hearing processes across the lifespan from the biological, behavioral, and social science perspectives.
- Students will apply knowledge of how disruptions in speech, language, and hearing processes relate to human communication functioning and disability.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to read and evaluate literature related to human communication processes across academic disciplines.
- Students will apply knowledge of cultural-linguistic diversity to human communication functioning and disability.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
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