Kent State University Catalog 2011

University Catalog

Speech Pathology and Audiology - B.S. Program Requirements

Speech Pathology and Audiology semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (49 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ENG	31001	Fundamentals of English Grammar	3
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology I	3
		31043	Basic Learning Processes	3
	SPA	33101	Hearing Science*	3
		34102	Applied Phonetics	3
		34103	Anatomy and Physiology of Speech	3
		34104	Speech and Language Development	3
		34106	Articulatory and Phonological Disorders	3
		34107	Language Disorders in Children and Adolescents	3
		43402	Clinical Audiometry	3
		43404	Aural Rehabilitation	3
		43492	Clinical Preparation in Audiology	2
		44110	Speech Science	3
		44111	Neural Processes	3
		44112	Age-related Changes in Communication	3
		44310	Clinical Procedures	3
WIC		44492	Clinical Preparation in Speech-Language Pathology*	2
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (71 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10001	Human Biology	3
KSS DD	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
KAD DD		20651	Child Psychology	3
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include a laboratory)**			3-4
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities or Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			3
	General Electives***			35
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned. A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.
**Must be a Physical Science for National Certification.
***Maximum 12 credit hours may be used from the M.A. program for those students accepted into the combined B.S./M.A. program.

Master of Arts

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (42-45 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
SPA	64098 64199	Research (Non-Thesis Option) (3) or Thesis (6)	3-6
	64301	Aphasia and Apraxia	3
	64302	Language Assessment and Intervention in Early Childhood	3
	64303	Disorders of Articulation and Phonology	3
	64304	Cognitive-Communicative Disorders	2
	64305	Fluency Disorders	3
	64306	Voice Disorders	2
	64307	Dysarthria	1
	64308	Language Assessment and Intervention with School-Age Populations	3
	64354	Maxiofacial Anomalies	1
	64356	Apraxia Dysarthria Dysphagia	1
	64391	Seminar: Articulation and Phonology	3
	64500	Language Science	2
	64504	Experimental Phonetics	3
	64600	Research Methods in Speech Pathology and Audiology	3
	64891	Seminar: Communication Modalities and Assistive Technologies	3
	64991	Seminar: Critical Topics in Speech-Language Pathology	3
TOTAL			42-45