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Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements SLHSBS

Requirements

The major requires at least 31 credit hours (55 credit hours with the Addenda Requirements), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Gateway. One (1) of the following options:
    • Human Communication and Its Disorders
    • Both of the following:
      • Hearing Science: An Overview
      • Speech and Language Sciences: An Overview
  2. Core.
    1. Introduction to Phonetics. One (1) course:
      • Introduction to Phonetics for Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
    2. Speech Anatomy and Physiology. One (1) course:
      • Speech Anatomy and Physiology
    3. Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging. One (1) course:
      • Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging
    4. Introduction to Research in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. One (1) course:
      • Introduction to Research in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
      • Methods of Experimental Psychology with departmental approval
    5. Childhood Language. One (1) course:
      • Childhood Language
    6. Speech Science. One (1) course:
      • Speech Science
    7. Hearing Science. One (1) course:
      • Hearing Science
  3. Advanced. Two (2) courses (selecting a different topic of the same course will not fulfill this requirement):
    • Topical Seminar in Speech Science
    • Topical Seminar in Language Sciences
    • Topical Seminar in Hearing Science
    • Topical Seminar in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
    • Assessment and Treatment of Hearing Loss
  4. Addenda requirements*.
    1. Psychology. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science
      • Introductory Psychology I
      • Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
    2. Linguistics. One (1) course:
      • Introduction to the Study of Language
      • Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
    3. Statistics. One (1) course:
      • Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences
      • Statistical Techniques
    4. Biology. One (1) course:
      • 3 credit hours in biology
      • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
      • Human Physiology
      • ANAT-A 225 Human Anatomy
    5. Physics. One (1) course:
      • Basic Physics of Sound
    6. Mathematics.
      1. One (1) course:
        • Both of the following:
          • Introduction to Finite Mathematics I
          • Introduction to Finite Mathematics II
        • Finite Mathematics
        • Honors Finite Mathematics
        • Finite Mathematics with Applications
      2. One (1) course:
        • Introduction to Calculus with Applications
        • Brief Survey of Calculus I
        • Brief Survey of Calculus II
        • Any MATH-M 200–299
        • Any MATH-M 300–399
        • Any MATH-M 400–499
      3. Six (6) additional credit hours in mathematics
  5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Major Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the SLHS subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements:

  • Undergraduate Teaching Internship in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  • Any SLHS-A 100–499
Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the major:

  • May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours:
    • Readings in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
    • Research in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences (SPHSBA)
  • Minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences (SPHSMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (SLHSBA)
  • [Name unavailable] (SLHSBS)
  • [Name unavailable] (SLHSMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (PPSLPACRT)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.