Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (BSSLH)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| SLH 308K | Perspectives on Deafness (Major) | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
| COM 301E | Introduction to Communication Foundations (General Education) | 3 |
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
| or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| SLH 306K | Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Major) | 3 |
| Statistics course (Core, Major) 020 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 6 | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| SLH 313L & SLH 113P | Hearing Science and Hearing Science: Laboratory (Major) | 4 |
| COM 302E | Interdisciplinary Communication Foundations (General Education) | 3 |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 6 | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| SLH 311K | Phonetic Description of Speech (Major) | 3 |
| SLH 312 & SLH 118L | Developmental Language Science and Development Language Science: Laboratory (Major) | 4 |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| Language/Culture course (General Education) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| 5th Semester | ||
| SLH 315S | Speech Science (Major) | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective course (Elective) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 093 | 3 | |
| E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
| 6th Semester | ||
| SLH 341 | Principles of Audiology (Major) | 3 |
| Upper-division elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 080 | 3 | |
| 7th Semester | ||
| SLH 350 | Language and the Brain (Major) | 3 |
| SLH 358 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (Major) | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 050 | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| SLH 158L | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing: Laboratory (Major) | 1 |
| 8th Semester | ||
| SLH 367K | Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders Assessment and Treatment in Children (Major) | 3 |
| SLH 371 | Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders Assessment and Treatment in Adults (Major) | 3 |
| SLH 373 | Principles of Aural Rehabilitation (Major) | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective courses (Elective) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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