Post Baccalaureate Requirements for SLP Program Non-Major Applicants

Students from other majors must complete coursework in speech-language pathology, audiology, and speech and hearing science to be considered for the graduate program. The list of courses required at UA appears below. Course are offered once a year.

Fall Semester

• 7700:210 Introduction to Clinical Phonetics- 4 credits
• 7700:230 Language Science and Acquisition- 4 credits
• 7700:335 Principles of Audiology- 4 credits
• 7700:365 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms- 3 credits
• 7700:366 Anatomy and Physiology Lab- 1 credit

Spring Semester

• 7700:215 Introduction to Hearing and Speech Science- 4 credits (Prereq: Intro to Clinical Phonetics)
• 7700: 321 Articulation and Phonologic Disorders-4 credits (Prereq: Intro to Clinical Phonetics)
• 7700: 330 Language Disorders-4 credits (Prereq: Language Science and Acquisition)
• Must have 7700:215, 7700:321, 7700:330 and choose one of the following two:
• 7700:345 Audiologic Treatment-4 credits (prereq Principles of Audiology) or
• 7700:446 Observations and Clinical Techniques-4 credits (prereq SLPA elective)

Call for advising to determine the correspondence between UA courses and the online courses below.

• www.omnie.org

Out of major-(transcript credit required for the following):

See the website below for more info on coursework.

• www.asha.org

 

Mathematics:

• At least one course in the college-level mathematics (e.g., mathematics, statistics). Remedial math courses do not count; nor do research methodology courses which contain a small portion of statistics. A course in statistics is strongly recommended.

 

Biological Science:

• One course in the biological sciences (e.g. general human anatomy, physiology, biology, zoology, microbiology).

 

Physical Science:

• One course in physical sciences (e.g. chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy).

 

Behavioral/Social Science Coursework:

• One course in behavioral and/or social sciences. (Include courses which pertain to understanding normal and abnormal human behavior, development across the life span, social interaction, and/or issues of culturally diverse populations. Typical categories of courses which may be included in this area include psychology, sociology, gerontology, etc.

 

Electives/Optional Coursework (NOT REQUIRED)

• 3100:265 Intro to Human Physiology-4 credits
• 7700:101 American Sign Language I-3 credits
• 7700:110 Intro to Disorders of Communication-3 credits
• 7700:422 Organic Disorders-4 credits
• 7700:445 Multicultural Considerations in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology-3 credits