These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2025-2026. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2025 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
The Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Science may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty upon the satisfactory completion of 122 credit hours. A grade of C is the lowest acceptable final grade for courses required of majors as well as departmental electives taken by majors. A grade of C- (C minus) is the lowest acceptable grade in GenEd courses. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders requires that students show a basic level of proficiency in a language other than English. This requirement may be met by taking college-level courses up to or beyond the equivalent of the 1002-level or by showing similar knowledge through a placement examination. Students may take American Sign Language to satisfy this requirement.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
Students must complete the requirements of the General Education (GenEd) program.
All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive (WI) courses as part of the major. The specific writing-intensive courses that are required for the Speech-Language-Hearing major are CSCD 1296 and CSCD 4496.
College Requirement
Students must complete the College Core Course, HRPR 1001 Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play.
Major Requirements
All of the following major requirements must be passed with a grade of C or better in order to successfully complete the major.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences & Disorders | ||
| CSCD 1107 | Introduction to Communication Disorders | 3 |
| CSCD 1108 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| CSCD 1296 | Studies in Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| CSCD 2108 | Phonetics | 3 |
| CSCD 2203 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism | 3 |
| CSCD 2301 | Development of Speech and Language | 3 |
| CSCD 2303 | Foundations in Hearing Science | 3 |
| CSCD 3203 | Audiology | 3 |
| CSCD 3403 | Foundations in Speech Science | 3 |
| CSCD 3503 | Foundations in Human Neuroscience | 3 |
| CSCD 4221 | Speech and Language Disorders: Children | 3 |
| or CSCD 4222 | Speech and Language Disorders: Adults | |
| CSCD 4302 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| CSCD 4496 | Diagnosis and Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology 1 | 3 |
| Related Discipline Courses | ||
| PSY 1001 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2301 | Foundations of Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Biological Science | ||
| BIOL 1001 | Human Biology | 4 |
| or BIOL 1012 | General Biology II | |
| Another course in biological science may be substituted with advisor approval. | ||
| One Physics or Chemistry Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
PHYS 1001 | Physics: Matter and Motion | |
PHYS 1021 | Introduction to General Physics I | |
CHEM 1011 | Chemistry: The Study of Matter I | |
CHEM 1021 | Introduction to Chemistry I | |
Another course in physics or chemistry may be substituted with advisor approval. | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Two semesters of a foreign language / ASL at the introductory level or one at the intermediate level. | 3-8 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
PSY 1003 | Statistics for Psychology | |
PSY 1167 | ||
SOC 1167 | Social Statistics | |
MATH 1013 | Elements of Statistics | |
EPBI 2219 | Biostatistics and Public Health | |
| Total Credit Hours | 58-64 | |
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Indicates writing capstone for major.