Sample Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Year 1 (Fall Semester)
(3) ENG 101 English Composition I
(3) ACS 101 Public Speaking or ACS 103 Interpersonal Communication Skills
(3) PSYC 111 Foundations of Psychology (BSS)
(3-4) Breadth Life Science (BLS) with a lab (EL) (BIOL 111 recommended)
(3) STAT 107 Concepts of Statistics (BICS, PS)
(1) FST 101 Succeeding & Engaging at SIUE
16-17 - Total Credits
Year 1 (Spring Semester)
(3) ENG 102 English Composition II
(3) SPPA 101 Human Comm & Its Disorders
(3) QR 101, MATH 150 or Higher
(3) Breadth Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA)
(3-4) PHYS or CHEM (BPS) (EL recommended)
15-16 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Fall Semester)
(3) RA 101 Reasoning & Argumentation
(3) Breadth Humanities (BHUM)
(3) Experience Health (EH)/Global Cultures, Race, and Equity Education (EREG) (NUTR 210 recommended)
(3) SPPA 210 Fundamentals of Language Analysis
(3) SPPA 220 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanisms
15 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Spring Semester)
(3) SPPA 321 Hearing Sciences
(3) SPPA 397 Neuroanatomy and Physiology
(3) PSYC 201 Child Psychology (BSS)(recommended)
(3) Life, Physical or Social Science (EL if not previously completed with BPS)
(3) Experience U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity (ERGU)
15 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Fall Semester)
(3) SPPA 231 Phonetics
(3) SPPA 361 Basic Audiometry
(3) Life, Physical or Social Science
(3) Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)
(3) Elective
15 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Spring Semester)
(3) SPPA 250 Cultural Diversity in SLP/A
(3) SPPA 312 Normal Lang & Speech Acquisition
(3) SPPA 322 Speech Science
(3) Life, Physical or Social Science (EL if not previously completed with BLS)
(3) Elective
15 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Fall Semester)
(3) SPPA 441 Speech Sound Disorders in Children
(3) SPPA 442 Intro to Voice, Fluency and Motor Speech Disorders
(3) SPPA 446 Clinical Procedures in Communication Disorders
(3) Elective
(3) Elective
15 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Spring Semester)
(3) SPPA 444 Language Disorders
(3) SPPA 471 Aural Rehabilitation
(2) SPPA 499 Senior Assignment
(3) Elective
(3) Elective
14 - Total Credits
Total Hours 120
Transfer Students: To maximize your transfer experience, complete the bold course requirements pre-transfer and satisfy either the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS or AAT (early childhood, special ed or math) degree from an IAI community college. If minor requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed. Visit the transfer credit website to find course equivalency guides.
Curriculum for the Leveling Plan
Fall Semester
(3) SPPA 231 Phonetics
(3) SPPA 210 Fundamentals of Language Analysis
(3) SPPA 320 Anat & Phys Speech Mechanism
(3) SPPA 446 Clinical Obs and Procedures
(3) SPPA 461 Basic Audiometry
Spring Semester
(3) SPPA 312 Normal Lang & Speech
(3) SPPA 321 Hearing Science
(3) SPPA 322 Speech Science
(3) SPPA 397 Neuroanatomy
(3) SPPA 471 Aural Rehab
Total Hours 30
In addition to these courses, students should complete coursework in biological science, physical science, statistics and social/behavioral science. Acceptance of coursework that is that is 10 years or older is at the discretion of the faculty. Students have the option of completing the above coursework in one or two years. A fall semester start is required.
Completion of the above sequence of courses provides students with the prerequisites necessary to apply to many graduate programs in speech-language pathology or audiology but does not result in a second bachelor's degree. Students should check requirements of specific programs to which they with to apply and customize the above recommended sequence.
The leveling sequence is only offered in an in-class format - there is no online option to complete the sequence. Courses in the fall and spring are approximately 16 weeks in length.
Students who already have a bachelor's degree and seek a second undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology and audiology will be required to meet additional SIUE requirements. These students will follow the traditional plan of student as outlined in the SIUE undergraduate catalog.
