Speech-Language Pathology, B.A.

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Admission Under Impaction

Please review the CSULB Admissions website for information related to Major Specific Requirements and Impaction Criteria based on student status as a prospective, admitted or transfer.

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all the following courses:

“C” or better required

SLP 100 - Introduction to Communication Disorders: Media and Culture (3 units)
SLP 261 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (3 units)
SLP 271 - Phonetics (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

“C” or better required

STAT 108 - Statistics for Everyday Life (3 units)
STAT 118 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 units)
PSY 110 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
HDEV 190 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
SOC 170 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)

Upper Division:

Take all of the following upper division courses:

First Semester (Spring)

“C” or better required.

SLP 329 - Language Acquisition: From Birth Through Adolescence (3 units)
SLP 330 - Speech and Hearing Science (3 units)
SLP 373 - Introduction to Audiology (3 units)
SLP 477 - Introduction to Swallowing and Feeding (3 units)

Second Semester (Fall)

“C” or better required.

SLP 440 - Aural Rehabilitation (3 units)
SLP 464 - Cultural Competence in Behavior Management in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3 units)
SLP 476 - Introduction to Voice Disorders/Oro‑facial Mechanism (3 units)
SLP 481A - Introduction to Language Disorders in Children (3 units)

Third Semester (Spring)

“C” or better required.

SLP 456 - Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders (3 units)
SLP 466 - Introduction to Motor Speech Disorders and Fluency Disorders (3 units)
SLP 472 - Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3 units)
SLP 483 - Introduction to Clinical Management (3 units)

Fourth Semester (Fall)

“C” or better required.