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Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Area Certificate in Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements PPSLPACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 22 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory Courses.
    1. Human Communication and Its Disorders. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 104 Human Communication and Its Disorders
    2. Introduction to Phonetics. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 111 Introduction to Phonetics for Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  2. Core Courses.
    1. Speech Anatomy and Physiology. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology
    2. Childhood Language. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 333 Childhood Language
    3. Speech Science. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 350 Speech Science
    4. Hearing Science. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 375 Hearing Science
    5. Additional course. One (1) course:
      • SLHS-S 470 Assessment and Treatment of Hearing Loss
  3. Clinical Observation.
    • 25 hours of clinical observation are required at an approved site
  4. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate 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 certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate 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-S 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

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

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

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate 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.