Official information concerning major and minor requirements in Speech Pathology and Audiology, as well as detailed course descriptions, may be found in the current General Catalog. The following information is intended to assist students and their advisors in planning a program which meets both major requirements and provides the strongest pre-professional training for prospective graduate students.

 Lower Division (First and Second Years): Students enrolled at CSUEB as Freshmen and Sophomores, as well as students at community colleges who anticipate transferring to this program, should focus their first two years on establishing a firm base of fundamental course work upon which specialized work will be built.

 Courses listed below are required and have been selected by the faculty for several reasons. First, it is the faculty's experience that these courses are necessary prerequisites to later specialized course work in the major. Second, students who do not have this background often do poorly in later course work. Finally, admission standards of most graduate programs in Speech Pathology and Audiology expect the students to have had preparation in the areas indicated.

REQUIRED LOWER DIVISION COURSES

Course #----------------Title--------------------Units

Psychology 1000- General Psychology I- 5

Biology 1001-2- Principles of Biology with lab- 5

Biology 2010- Human Anatomy and Physiology- 5

Statistics 1000- Elements of Probability and Statistics- 5

RECOMMENDED LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE COURSES

Comm 1000- Principles of Speech Communication- 4

Comm 1004- Interpersonal Communication- 4

Comm 3485- Voice and Speech Improvement- 4

Anthropology 2800- Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics- 4

UPPER DIVISION (THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS)

THIRD YEAR - REQUIRED COURSES IN THE MAJOR

SPPA 3852- Survey of Speech and Language Disorders-Part I- 4

SPPA 3853- Survey of Speech and Language Disorders-Part II- 4

SPPA 3854- Anatomy and Physiology of Speech- 4

SPPA 3855- Introduction to Phonetics- 4

SPPA 3856- Observation of Clinical Procedures in Communicative Disorders (taken concurrently with SPPA 3852 and SPPA 3853)-1,1

SPPA 3859- Introduction to Audiology-4

SPPA 4861- Introduction to Audiometry- 4

SPPA 4863- Phonological Disorders in Children- 4

FOURTH YEAR - REQUIRED COURSES IN THE MAJOR

SPPA 4852- Clinical Methods and Procedures in Comm Disord- 2

SPPA 4854- Diagnosis of Speech and Language Disorders- 4

SPPA 4855- Aural Rehabilitation- 4

SPPA 4856- Clinical Practicum in Speech Pathology and Audiology- (1 quarter)S

SPPA 4859- Seminar in Speech Pathology and Audiology- 4

SPPA 4865- Language Disorders in Children- 4

SPPA 4867- Introduction to Speech Science- 4

ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE ELECTIVES IN THE MAJOR

(Required for all graduate students)

SPPA 4853- Vocal Pathology and Rehabilitation- 4

SPPA 4862- Orofacial Anomalies- 4

SPPA 4864- Fluency Dysfunction- 4

SPPA 4866- Aphasia in Adults- 4

ELECTIVES IN RELATED DISCIPLINES - 16 UNITS REQUIRED

The selection of elective courses outside the major is intended to complement the offerings in the major and to provide fundamental information necessary for the understanding of specialized courses about various disorders. Selection must be made with and approved by a faculty advisor in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders.

The following is a guideline used by advisors in approving elective courses.

 At least one of:

Psychology 4740- Psycholinguistics

Human Dev. 4520- Language Acquisition and the Symbolic Function

At least one of:

Psychology 4420- Developmental Psychology

Human Dev. 4510- Cognitive Development

Highly Recommended:

Psychology 4410- Abnormal Psychology

Acceptable:

Any one Sign Language Course

Anthropology 3700- Medical Anthropology

Anthropology 3800- Language and Culture

English 3005- The Study of Language

English 3010- Modern English Grammar

English 3015- Introduction to Phonology

Ed. Psych 6750- Foundations of Counseling

Psychology 3520- Interpersonal Processes

Psychology 3250- Behavior Modification

Psychology 4220- Cognitive Processes

Psychology 4320- Physiological Psychology I

Psychology 4330- Physiological Psychology II

Psychology 4345- Sensation and Perception

Psychology 4346- Perceptual Processes

Psychology 4630- Intro. to Psychotherapy and Clinical Methods

Comm 4810- Human Communication Theory

 Other courses may be submitted by students for approval by their advisor.

Sample Undergraduate Program

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