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 2197 and CSCD 4396.
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 1108 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| CSCD 2197 | Communication Deviations and Disorders (WI) | 3 |
| CSCD 2201 | Research Methods in Communication Sciences | 3 |
| CSCD 2209 | Phonetics and Phonology | 4 |
| CSCD 2219 | Psycholinguistics | 4 |
| CSCD 3233 | Basic Speech Science | 4 |
| CSCD 3234 | Basic Hearing Science | 4 |
| CSCD 3235 | Human Neuroscience | 4 |
| CSCD 3301 | Speech and Language Development | 3 |
| CSCD 4301 | Principles of Audiology | 3 |
| CSCD 4396 | Orientation to Clinical Management (WI) 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. | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Two semesters of a foreign language at the introductory level or one at the intermediate level. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 48 | |
| 1 | Indicates writing capstone for major. |
Recommended Electives
- PHYS 0872 is not required for the major, but is recommended to fulfill an ASHA physical science requirement for post-graduate work, and will also fulfill one of the two GenEd Science & Technology requirements.
- Statistics is part of the content of CSCD 2201. An additional statistics course is not required for the major, but is recommended to fulfill an ASHA statistics requirement for post-graduate work. Recommended statistics courses are the following:
Course List Code Title Credit Hours PSY 1003 Statistics for Psychology 3 PSY 1004 Critical Thinking in Psychology 3 EPBI 2219 Biostatistics and Public Health 3