Speech & Hearing Curriculum

Bachelor of Science (S. B.)

The Elmira College undergraduate program in Speech and Hearing provides students with two routes to the B.S. degree. The non-teaching major prepares students for continued studies in graduate schools. The Speech and Language Disabilities major leads to the New York State initial certificate in Speech and Language Disabilities. Both options provide students with a sound basis for continued study and ultimately for certification by the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association.

In addition to the required number of credits needed to complete the major, all students must also fulfill the general degree requirements in order to graduate.

Required Courses		credits
SPH 2100	Introduction to Communicative Disorders	3.0
SPH 2150	Anatomy and Physiology for Speech and Language	3.0
SPH 2250	Language Development	3.0
SPH 2300	Hearing Science	3.0
SPH 2320	Principles of Phonetics	3.0
SPH 2600	Hearing Disorders and Assessment	3.0
SPH 3230	Diagnosis and Appraisal	3.0
SPH 3590	Articulation and Phonology Disorders	3.0
SPH 3591	Disorders of Language (W course)	3.0

SPH 3750	Clinical Practice in Audiology	1.5
SPH 3751	Clinical Practice in Speech Pathology	1.5
	AND
SPH 3750	Clinical Practice in Audiology
	OR	1.5
SPH 3751	Clinical Practice in Speech Pathology

Electives	Major electives selected from courses in Speech and Hearing. (One sign language course, either SPH or ASL, can be counted as a Speech and Hearing elective. Should you choose to take a second sign language course, it may be counted as a related elective.)	9.0

Related Electives	Nine credits selected in consultation with the Speech and Hearing Faculty including the following disciplines:	9.0
	American Sign Language (ASL)
	Education (EDU)
	Human Services (HMS)
	Psychology (PSY)
	Statistics (MAT)
	Speech Communications (SPC)

Total credits required to complete the major:		49.5