Major in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
This is a screened program. Please see the admission requirements for additional information.
In addition to Core Curriculum requirements, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology majors must complete 75 to 80 units. The Pass/Fail grading option may not be applied to any SPPA course or required major course. All required courses must be completed with a grade of 2.00 or better. Some SPPA major required courses and electives can be taken during the premajor year and are indicated with a 1 after the course title.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Premajor Required Course Sequence | ||
| BIOL 191 & 191L | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS [LECTURE] and INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS [LAB] | 4 |
| or BIOL 200 & 200L | BIOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS [LECTURE] and BIOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS [LAB] | |
| ENGL 102 | WRITING FOR A LIBERAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| or ENGL 190 | HONORS WRITING SEMINAR | |
| PSYC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| or PSYC 102 | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| PRE-CALCULUS | ||
| Select one course from Category A or B below (students must complete both categories as a graduation requirement but only one category during the premajor year): | 3-5 | |
| Category A - Physical Science | ||
| ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY I LECTURE and ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I; NON CALCULUS-BASED | ||
| Category B - Social/Behavioral Science | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
or SOCI 102 | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
or ANTH 210 | HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
| TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | ||
| SPPA Major Required Courses | ||
| BIOL 221 & 221L | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LECTURE] and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LAB] | 4 |
| DFST 104 | AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 1 | 3 |
| PSYC 212 | BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
| SPPA 101 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 1 | 3 |
| SPPA 200 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE AUDITORY AND VOCAL MECHANISM | 3 |
| SPPA 210 | PHONETICS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH | 3 |
| SPPA 215 | LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN | 3 |
| SPPA 302 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH AND SOUND DISORDERS | 3 |
| SPPA 303 | HEARING SCIENCE | 3 |
| SPPA 304 | LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN | 3 |
| SPPA 313 | SPEECH SCIENCE | 3 |
| SPPA 321 | INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY | 3 |
| SPPA 325 | INTRODUCTION TO AURAL REHABILITATION | 3 |
| SPPA 416 | CLINICAL OBSERVATION AND TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| SPPA 417 | RESEARCH AND CLINICAL WRITING IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | 3 |
| SPPA 306 | NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE | 3 |
| or SPPA 341 | CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY | |
| SPED 301 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| Remaining Category A or B course (see premajor sequence above) | 3-5 | |
| SPPA Electives | ||
| Select one of the following (minimum of 3 units is required): | 3 | |
| APPLIED GRAMMAR 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STUTTERING 1 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND RELATED AREAS | ||
| CLINICAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY | ||
| PROCTORING IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS | ||
| Total Units | 75-80 | |
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Course can be taken during the premajor year.
Suggested Four-Year Plan
Based on course availability and student needs and preferences, the selected sequences will probably vary from those presented below. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| Select one of the following: (Core 3) | 3 | DFST 104 (Core 5) | 3 |
| SPPA 101 | 3 | ||
| Select one course from Group A or Group B | 3-4 | ||
| Select one of the following: (Core 7) | 4 | Group A (Core 8) | |
| PSYC 101 or 102 (Core 6) | 3 | Group B | |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | ANTH 207 (Core 12) | |
| Core 4 | 3 | ANTH 210 (Core 12) | |
EDUC 203 (Core 13) | |||
| Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 | ||
| Core 11 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15-16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| BIOL 221 & 221L | 4 | SPED 301 | 3 |
| SPPA 210 | 3 | SPPA 200 | 3 |
| SPPA 215 | 3 | SPPA 302 | 3 |
| SPPA 303 | 3 | SPPA 321 | 3 |
| Core 10 | 3 | Core 14 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| SPPA 304 | 3 | PSYC 212 | 4 |
| SPPA 306 or 341 | 3 | SPPA 325 | 3 |
| SPPA 313 | 3 | SPPA 416 | 3 |
| Select one course from Group A or B (group not taken as a pre-major) | 3-4 | Core (if needed) or Elective | 3 |
| Core (if needed) or Elective | 3 | Core (if needed) or Elective | 3 |
| 15-16 | 16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| SPPA 417 (Core 9) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core (if needed) or Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Units 120-122 | |||
- Students will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of human communication and its disorders.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of assessment of basic speech, language, and hearing difficulties and the ability to design a lesson plan to address such difficulties.
- Students will display competency in essential skills required of a college graduate by writing and presenting clearly and accurately on evidenced-based clinical practice topics.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of principles of anatomy and physiology associated with the auditory and vocal mechanisms as well as brain structures that support communication.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of discipline-appropriate electronic resources and software applications appropriate for communication sciences and disorders.