To be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, the candidate must complete 120 semester hours of coursework and must fulfill the University's General Requirements, the college graduation requirements, the requirements and policies listed in Academic Policies and Procedures, and the requirements given in Degree Requirements Common to All Moody Majors, and Major Requirements, below.

A candidate for a degree must have an officially declared major in the Moody College of Communication at the time the degree is awarded.

Degree Requirements Common to All Moody Majors

1. Core curriculum^†
2. Six semester hours of coursework focusing on communication foundations: Communication 301E and 302E.
3. Students must satisfy a language and culture requirement in one of the following ways: (a) Demonstrating intermediate proficiency in a single language other than English; (b) Demonstrating beginning-level proficiency in a language other than English and taking one approved culture course in a culture that is relevant to the language. A list of approved culture and language courses and combinations is posted on the Student Advising website. An extensive language testing program is available at the University. Students with knowledge of a language other than English are encouraged to take appropriate tests both to earn as much credit as possible and to be placed at the proper level for further study. Students should consult with an academic advisor for information on testing.
4. ​Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Major Requirements

Students specializing in speech/language pathology or audiology must complete at least 42 semester hours of coursework in speech, language, and hearing sciences. No more than 54 semester hours of coursework in speech, language, and hearing sciences may be counted toward the degree. The course requirements for each track are as follows:

Speech/language pathology

1. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 306K
2. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 311K
3. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 312 and 118L
4. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 313L and 113P
5. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 314L
6. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 315S
7. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 341
8. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 350
9. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 352 (any topic)
10. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 358 and 158L
11. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 367K
12. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 371
13. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 373
14. Three semester hours of coursework in introductory statistics. Courses that fulfill this requirement include:
    1. Educational Psychology 308
    2. Educational Psychology 371
    3. Statistics and Data Sciences 301
    4. Statistics and Data Sciences 302F
    5. Statistics and Data Sciences 320E
    6. Statistics and Data Sciences 320H

Audiology