Speech Language Hearing Sciences 4-Year Plan

The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your Speech Language Hearing Science degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the SLHS degree. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding.

  • Program: Bachelor of Science: Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
  • Total Credits: 120
  • Catalog: 2024-2025

First Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (1st Fall)
Core Requirement: SLHS 101 Survey of SHLS Sciences 3
Core Requirement: SLHS 150 Observation of the Practice in SLHS 2
First-Year Experience Course FYE 101 First Year Experience 1
LASC Goal 1B ENGL 101 English Composition 3
LASC Goal 3 BIOL 104 Human Biology 3
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 4 MATH 134/234 Applied Stats or Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3
Total Credits: 15
Spring (1st Spring)
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
LASC Goal 2     3
LASC Goal 1A COMM 100 Speech Communication 3
LASC Goal 3 CHEM 150/150L General Chemistry I w/Lab 4
LASC Goal 5 PSY 113 General Psychology 3
Total Credits: 16

 

Second Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (2nd Fall)
Core Requirement: SLHS 204 Language Development 3
Writing Intensive: 200-level or higher     3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
LASC Goal     3
LASC Goal     3
Total Credits: 15
Spring (2nd Spring)
Core Requirement: SLHS 201 Linguistics Phonetics 3
Core Requirement: SLHS 202 Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Speech and Hearing 3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
LASC Goal     3
LASC Goal/WI     3
Total Credits: 15

 

Third Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (3rd Fall)
Core Requirement: SLHS 320 Hearing/Vestibular Disorders & Assessment 4
Core Requirement: SLHS 322 Language Disorders 3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
LASC Goal     3
Total Credits: 16
Spring (3rd Spring)
Core Requirement: SLHS 321 Speech Sound Disorders 3
Core Requirement: Writing Intensive 200-level or higher SLHS 343 Clinical Procedures (WI course) 3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
LASC Goal     3
LASC Goal     3
Total Credits: 15

 

Fourth

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (4th Fall)
Core Requirement: SLHS 402 Neuroanatomy & Physiology 3
Core Requirement: SLHS 427 AAC and Literacy 3
Core Requirement: SLHS 491 Research Applications 3
Related Requirement: WI for major ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing 3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
Total Credits: 15
Spring (4th Spring)
Core Requirement: SLHS 421 Speech Science 3
Core Requirement: SLHS 473 Rehab Audiology 4
SLHS Elective: SLHS *** SLHS 301/424/446/482 3
SLHS Elective: SLHS *** SLHS 301/424/446/482 3
Total Credits: 13