Program Overview

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Speech Pathology and Audiology - B.S.

College of Education Health and Human Services

School of Health Sciences

About This Program

The Speech Pathology and Audiology B.S. program at Kent State University offers a dynamic and innovative learning experience for students passionate about helping individuals with communication disorders. With state-of-the-art facilities, expert faculty, and a curriculum that emphasizes hands-on clinical experience, this program provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this rewarding field.

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Program Delivery

• Delivery: In-person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Audiologists
  • 13.3% much faster than the average
  • 13,800 number of jobs
  • $81,030 potential earnings
• Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
  • 20.5% much faster than the average
  • 254,000 number of jobs
  • $99,090 potential earnings
• Speech-language pathologists
  • 24.9% much faster than the average
  • 162,600 number of jobs
  • $80,480 potential earnings

Admission Requirements

Admission to this major is selective. A minimum 3.000 GPA is required to be admitted to the major. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement at the time of admission for this major will be admitted to the EHHS General non-degree program until which time they have established a Kent State GPA of 3.000. They may then submit a change of program to declare this major.

Program Requirements

• Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
  • MATH 10041 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR)
  • or PSYC 21621 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I
  • PSYC 41043 BASIC LEARNING PROCESSES
  • SPA 10002 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AND DIFFERENCES
  • SPA 14500 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS FOR COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
  • SPA 33101 HEARING AND SPEECH SCIENCE
  • SPA 34102 APPLIED PHONETICS
  • SPA 34103 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH AND HEARING
  • SPA 34104 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
  • SPA 34106 ARTICULATORY AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS
  • SPA 34107 LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
  • SPA 43402 AUDIOMETRY
  • SPA 43404 AURAL REHABILITATION
  • SPA 43405 CLINICAL PREPARATION IN AUDIOLOGY (ELR)
  • SPA 44111 NEURAL PROCESSES
  • SPA 44112 AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN COMMUNICATION
  • SPA 44310 CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY
  • SPA 44311 CLINICAL PREPARATION IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (ELR) (WIC)
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
  • PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
  • PSYC 20651 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
  • UC 10001 FLASHES 101
  • Biology (BSCI) Course from Kent Core
  • Chemistry (CHEM) or Physics (PHY) Course from Kent Core (except PHY 11030)
  • Kent Core Composition
  • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning
  • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)
  • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)
  • Kent Core Additional
  • General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)

Progression Requirements

• Minimum 3.000 overall GPA (after 60 credit hours) is required to be admitted into the professional phase of the major.
• Students will not be able to register for professional phase courses until they meet the required GPA.

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Major GPA: 2.250
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001)
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG)
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)
• Kent Core (see table below)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC)
• Upper-Division Requirement
• Total Credit Hour Requirement: 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP): 6
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR): 3
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each): 9
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines): 6
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory): 6-7
• Kent Core Additional (KADL): 6
• Total Credit Hours: 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of speech, language and hearing processes and disorders in children and adults.
2. Demonstrate the skills necessary to be successful speech-language pathologists, audiologists or other health and human service professionals.
3. Gain entry into graduate programs in speech pathology, audiology and/or related fields, or obtain positions in health and human services related professions.

Why Kent State University

• Speech and Hearing Clinic
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