Undergraduate Requirements

Our aim is to provide the information you need to make the best decisions regarding your undergraduate career. Please use this two-page major checklist to plan your coursework.  A great introduction to the field is “Survey of Human Communication and Its Disorders” (SPH 207). You can contact our academic advisor, Tharini Wijeweera (raini@email.arizona.edu), to set up an appointment. Should you decide to choose this major, this is a departmental course plan a typical student may follow (UA Course Catalog):

Freshman year: Fall semester
Survey of  Human Communication and Its Disorders (SPH 207)

Sophomore year: Fall semester
Acoustics for Speech and Hearing Sciences (SPH 267)
Scientific Thinking (SPH 270)

Sophomore year: Spring semester
Phonetics (SPH 367)

Junior year: Fall semester
Hearing Science (SPH 380)
Language Science (SPH 340)
Neurobiology of Communication (SPH 362)

Junior year: Spring semester
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (SPH 261)

Senior year: Fall Semester
Communication Disorders  I (SPH 477)
Principles of Audiology (SPH 483R/L)

Senior year: Spring Semester
Communication Disorders II (SPH 473)
Language Acquisition (SPH 441)

In addition, students are also required to take one course in statistics and one course from the
following listed courses: PSIO 201, 202,  or SPH  263, 282.

The ability to write well is an integral skill in this department. Please utilize the Writing Skills Improvement Program, a free service for all UA students, if you are having any difficulty in this area.

The Program Requirements (Cactus Book) provides a detailed guide to the Bachelor of Science program offered by the department.

A wide variety of minors are appropriate for an undergraduate major in Speech, Language and Hearing sciences. Examples of possible minors include special education and rehabilitation, psychology, and biology.

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