Communication Sciences and Disorders
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of university courses. Included in the 120 semester hours are 55 hours of Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology courses.
Students must also:
- Maintain a minimal 3.0 grade point average or better in the course of study.
- Maintain a minimal 3.0 grade point average overall.
- Make a grade of “C” or better in all major core courses.
- Repeat any core courses or clinical practicum courses in which a grade of “D” or lower was achieved and receive a grade of “C” or better, only once.
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 if the student entered the university with major “undecided,” to be accepted as a Speech / Language Pathology & Audiology major.
- Be admitted to Clinical Phase with Privileges (i.e., admission to the clinical component of the program) prior to the junior year. This consists of a minimal 3.0 grade point average in all freshman and sophomore level major courses as well as the required application.
Speech Language Pathology
Program Curriculum
Freshman Year - First Semester |
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Freshman Year - Second Semester |
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FRST 100 College Success (SS) (3 Credit Hours) |
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ENGL 101 Ideas and Their ExpressionsII (WC) (3 Credit Hours) |
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ENGL 100 Ideas and Their Expressions I (WC) (3 Credit Hours) |
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MATH 102 Fundamentals of Alg & Trig II (MLAR) (3 Credit Hours) |
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MATH 101 Fundamentals of Alg & Trig I (MLAR) (3 Credit Hours) |
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FOLA xxx (3 Credit Hours) |
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FOLA xxx (3 Credit Hours) |
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PHYS 110/111 Survey of Physics/LAB (SR) (3 Credit Hours) |
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BIOL 100 Biological Science and Lab (SR) (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 105 Intro to Health Communication (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 116 Voice and Diction Lab (3 Credit Hours) |
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Sophomore Year - First Semester |
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Sophomore Year - Second Semester |
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Free Elective (1 credit Hour) |
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PSYC 101 General Psychology (SBS) (3 Credit Hours) |
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Knowledge of African American Culture and |
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SPCH 235 Intro to Health Advocacy (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 319 Development of Speech & Lang in Child (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPED 250 Intro to Exceptional Children |
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SPCH 250 Speech Fundamentals (HFA) (3 Credit Hours) |
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Free Elective (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 259 Intro to Speech-Language Pathology (3 Credit Hours) |
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Global Awareness (GL) 2 (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 309 Phonetics (3 Credit Hours) |
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HPED (1 Credit Hour) |
Junior Year - First Semester |
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Junior Year - Second Semester |
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SPCH 269 Intro to Audiology (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 381 Diag Test Mea Proce in Com Sci (3 Credit Hours) |
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Free Elective (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 424 Diag Lab Pro in Com Sci Disor (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 385 Multicultural Practices in Health Professions (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 379 Anat Phys of Spch Hearing Mech (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 315 Communication in Public Health (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 484 Phonological & Articulatory Disorders (3 Credit Hours) |
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PSYC 250 Psychological Statistics (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 382 Observ in Comm Disorders (3 Credit Hours) |
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Senior Year - First Semester |
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Senior Year - Second Semester |
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SPCH 487 Neuro for Comm Sci Disor (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 427 Aural Rehabilitation (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 485 Comm Disor in Inf & Tod (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 432 Case Studies in Acquired Disorders (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 426 Voice and Fluency Disorders (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 478 Hearing and Speech Sciene (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 429 Case Studies in Develop Dis/Clinical |
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SPCH 486 Intership (3 Credit Hours |
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SPCH 483 Language Disorders (3 Credit Hours) |
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SPCH 475 Computer Ap in Com Sci and Disor (3 Credit Hours) |
Questions?
Please direct inquiries to Dr. Deana Lacy McQuitty, Communication Sciences and Disorders Chairperson at dlmcquit@ncat.edu.
