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Speech Pathology and Audiology - B.S. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; 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, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (49 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  ENG 31001 Fundamental English Grammar 3  
  PSYC 21621 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I 3  
  PSYC 41043 Basic Learning Processes 3  
  SPA 33101 Hearing Science 2 3 C
  SPA 34102 Applied Phonetics 3  
  SPA 34103 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech 2 3  
  SPA 34104 Speech and Language Acquisition 2 3  
  SPA 34106 Articulatory and Phonological Disorders 2 3  
  SPA 34107 Language Disorders in Children and Adolescents 2 3  
  SPA 43402 Audiometry 2 3  
  SPA 43404 Aural Rehabilitation 2 3  
ELR SPA 43403 Clinical Preparation in Audiology 2 2  
  SPA 44110 Speech Science 2 3  
  SPA 44111 Neural Processes 2 3  
  SPA 44112 Age-related Changes in Communication 2 3  
  SPA 44310 Clinical Procedures 2 3  
WIC/ELR SPA 44311 Clinical Preparation in Speech-Language Pathology 2 2 C 3
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (70 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KBS BSCI 10001 Human Biology 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 20651 Child Psychology 3  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences CHEM or PHY course (must include a laboratory from any Kent Core Basic Sciences discipline) 3-4  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  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  
  Kent Core Additional 3  
  General Electives 4 34  
MINIMUM TOTAL 120  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Professional Phase coursework: a minimum 3.0000 cumulative GPA (after 60 hours) is required to be admitted into the professional phase of the major
  3. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.
  4. Maximum 12 credit hours may be used from the M.A. program for those students accepted into the combined B.S./M.A. program.