Department of Speech-Language Pathology

(Formerly Communicative Disorders)

Boult, Bryan, Hayes, A. Johnson, Whited

Admission to Pre-Speech-Language Pathology

Applicants for admission to Pre-Speech-Language Pathology curriculum must meet the general admission requirements for admission to the University. Applications are to be submitted to the University Admissions Office.

Progression of Majors in Speech-Language Pathology

Students enrolled in this curriculum are not eligible for American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification upon completion of the degree plan. Graduate work is necessary to secure the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) professional credentials. All Speech-Language Pathology courses must have a “C” or better upon graduation. A course transferred from another institution must show a grade of “C” or better in order to be considered for SPLP credit. Only approved 1000- and 2000-level courses may be transferred.

Beginning Summer I, 1995, all students declaring a SPLP major must meet the following requirements before applying for regular admission to the degree program: 1) satisfactory completion of any required developmental course, 2) satisfactory completion of all courses under the “Freshman Year” requirements of the SPLP curriculum, 3) satisfactory completion of all special requirements of the SPLP major. These special requirements include a) completion of SPLP 1013 , SPLP 1052 , SPLP 2001 , and SPLP 2002 with a “C” or better; b) completion of a speech, language, and hearing screening test; c) an uncorrected cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better; d) an uncorrected GPA of 3.0 or better in the 1000- and 2000-level SPLP courses, e) SPLP faculty approval. Note that meeting the basic requirements does not guarantee that the student will be selected to progress to upper-level SPLP courses. The above requirements also apply to transfer students. Applications for regular admission will be reviewed only in the fall semester. Applications are to be completed with the student’s adviser and forwarded to the department head by October 20 for review.