Prerequisite Courses for Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences Graduate Program

Bachelor's degree required prior to enrolling into the graduate program: Yes

NOTE Bachelor degree may be from a variety of related disciplines.

Prerequisite Courses

All courses must be taken prior to starting the Graduate program unless otherwise noted.

Course prerequisite name or subject area Required, Recommended, or Conditionally Required Semester Hours Quarter Hours Additional clarifying information (if any)
Introduction to Communication Disorders
Required Varies Varies
Phonetics
Required Varies Varies
Speech Science
Required Varies Varies
Hearing Science
Required Varies Varies
Anatomy/Physiology of Speech and Hearing
Required Varies Varies
Language Development
Required Varies Varies
Basic Audiology
Required Varies Varies
American Sign Language
Required Varies Varies Students may take during graduate school at OU
Aural Rehabilitation
Required for MA SLP only Varies Varies SLP students may take during graduate school at OU. The course is incorporated into the AuD curriculum.
Statistics
Required for MA SLP only Varies Varies This needs to be a stand-alone statistics course.
Physical Science
Required Varies Varies It must be a chemistry or physics course.
Biology
Required Varies Varies
Social or Behavioral Science
Required Varies Varies

Additional prerequisite course work highly recommended for anyone considering working as an slp in a public or private school or educational service center or k-12 setting of any type (i.e., MRDD)

Child Development (OHIO courses: PSY 2410 or EDEC 1600)

Exceptional Children/Special Needs/Mild to Moderate Leaners (OHIO Courses: EDSP 2710, PSY 3430 or EDSP 5700)

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