Speech & Hearing Science, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
department page: Speech & Hearing Science
department website: http://shs.illinois.edu/
department faculty: Speech and Hearing Science Faculty
college catalog page: Applied Health Sciences
college website: http://www.ahs.illinois.edu/
Students pursuing this major select one of these concentrations:
Summary of Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 40-54 | |
| Speech and Hearing Science Core | 25 | |
| Area of Concentration (and Correlate, if required by concentration) | 22-23 | |
| Electives | 21-41 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Speech & Hearing Science
General Education: Students are advised to select their General Education course requirements from the University’s approved list of courses and to work in close consultation with their academic advisor to ensure graduation requirements are addressed.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Skills | ||
| Composition I | ||
| RHET 105 | Writing and Research | 4-6 |
| or CMN 111 & CMN 112 | Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | |
| Advanced Composition | 3 | |
| One course in Advanced Writing/Composition II from approved list 1 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | 3 | |
| One course from the approved Gen. Ed. list 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | 3 | |
| One course from the approved list required. | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | 6 | |
| Minimum of two courses from approved list required | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Minimum of two courses from approved list required | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | 6 | |
| Two classes or six hours from the university approved Gen. Ed. list required. 3 | ||
| Cultural Studies | 9 | |
| One course from Western Cultures approved campus list | ||
| One course from Non-Western Cultures approved campus list | ||
| One course from U.S. Minority Cultures approved campus list | ||
| Foreign Language | 0-12 | |
| May be satisfied if had three years of one non-English language in high school or completed the equivalent of three semesters of college level foreign language (through the intermediate level). | ||
| Total Hours | 40-54 | |
| 1 | must be taken at U of I |
| 2 | A course in general statistics will address the BS degree requirement; however, those planning to pursue a graduate degree in communication science and disorders are advised to consider taking additional math (calculus may be required by some programs). |
| 3 | While not specifically required for the BS degree, students planning to pursue the Speech-Lanugage Pathology or Audiology cencentrations and eventual graduate studies in these areas, are advised to take one course in Life Science (a biological science is suggested) and one course in Physical Science (a course in Physics or Chemistry is recommended) to satisfy eventual ASHA certification requirements. |
Speech and Hearing Science Professional Core Requirements
All students must complete a series of SHS core classes regardless of their area of concentration. Students are advised to work with the undergraduate academic advisor to ensure courses are taken in proper sequential order. One area of concentration (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Neuroscience of Communication, or Cultural-Linguistic Diversity) must be declared prior to the senior year.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | 3 |
| SHS 191 | Freshmen Seminar | 1 |
| SHS 200 | General Phonetics | 3 |
| SHS 240 | Intro Sound & Hearing Science | 3 |
| SHS 300 | Anat & Physiol Spch Mechanism 1 | 4 |
| SHS 301 | General Speech Science 2 | 4 |
| SHS 320 | Development of Spoken Language | 3 |
| SHS 450 | Intro Audiol & Hear Disorders | 4 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
| 1 | Same as LING 300. |
| 3 |
Electives
All students are encouraged to take electives in and outside the department that will count towards the 128 required hours for graduation (the total number of electives students may take may vary with each individual). Students are encouraged to select electives that will complement their areas of interest and future goals. Areas listed below are only a sampling of possibilities; they are not to be considered as requirements and students are not limited to these choices. All students are responsible for addressing course pre-requisites and course availability may vary.
Anthropology (ANTH), Communications (CMN), Kinesiology and Community Health (KIN, CHLH), Educational Organization and Leadership (EOL), Curriculum & Instruction (CI), Educational Policy Studies (EPS), Educational Psychology (EPSY), English (ENGL), English as a Second Language (ESL), Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS), Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), Library and Information Science (LIS), Linguistics (LING), Psychology (PSYC), Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (RST), Rehabilitation Counseling (REHB), Special Education (SPED ), Sociology (SOC), Social Work (SOCW). Additional areas to explore may include: courses in a foreign language beyond the completion of the University’s requirement, as well as additional courses in science, such as Biology (IB, MCB), Physics (PHYS), microcomputer applications (e.g. ACE), and courses in cultural studies.