Speech-Language Pathology Major

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Students in this program will complete one of two options for the undergraduate major as a prerequisite for admission to a graduate program for professional preparation in speech-language pathology. Option I (clinical) includes an additional clinical experience and student teaching. Option II (academic) replaces the advanced clinic and student teaching with nine credits of professionally related academic course work. Upon completion of a master’s degree, the holder of the Indiana teacher license as a “teacher of children with communication disorders” will be licensed to work with students at all age levels, including preschool children, who have communication disorders, within an educational setting. Individuals practicing in settings other than educational institutions (e.g., private practice, hospitals, rehabilitation centers) must hold the ASHA-CCC and/or appropriate state licensure. Baccalaureate degree requirements are outlined below.

Required Courses:

6 credits from professionally related areas as approved by the advisor
9 credits from Option I (clinical)
or
9 credits from Option II (academic )

CD 211 - Phonetics 3 credits
CD 212 - Anatomy and Physiology Basic to Communication 3 credits
CD 213 - Speech and Language Development 3 credits
CD 224 - Speech and Hearing Science 3 credits
CD 225 - Articulation Disorders and Management 3 credits
CD 226 - Language Disabilities 3 credits
CD 311 - Evaluation of Communication Disorders 3 credits
CD 312 - Assessment of Auditory Pathologies 3 credits
CD 323 - Introduction to Rhythm, Voice, and Neurogenic Communication Disorders 3 credits
CD 324 - Speech and Language for the Hearing Impaired 3 credits
CD 399 - Clinical Practicum in Speech, Language, and Hearing I 3 credits
CD 411 - Phonological Theories and Disorders 3 credits
CD 422 - Methods and Administration in Communication Disorders 3 credits
SPSY 428 - Tests and Measurement 3 credits

Choose one from the following:

CD 303 - Psycholinguistics for Communication Specialists 3 credits
LING 210 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 credits

Option I (clinical):

CD 400 - Clinical Practicum in Speech, Language, and Hearing II 3 credits
CD 498 - School Practicum 3-9 credits

Option II (academic):

9 additional credits from professionally related areas as approved by the advisor.

Note:

All students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 to enroll in 300 level courses.

All freshman and sophomore communication disorders majors are required to take and pass the Praxis I before they will be allowed to sign up for junior level courses (any course with a 300 or higher designator number).

Non-traditional students who transfer to the undergraduate communication disorders program as junior, senior, post-associate degree, or post-bachelor degree students are required to take and pass the Praxis I examination within the first two semesters of course work (fall and spring) in the major. If students do not pass the Praxis I within this time period, they are not allowed to sign up for the remaining portion of the recommended sequence of courses for “students entering the program as juniors or seniors.” The only 300/400 level course that they will be allowed to take before meeting this Praxis I requirement is Communication Disorders 312 (Assessment and Audiology Pathologies).

To be eligible to take advanced clinic (Communication Disorders 400) and student teaching (Communication Disorders 498), students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

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