Nov 23, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Language, Speech, and Hearing Sciences B.A. - 4 Year Plan of Study (Fall Start)

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NOTES:

SCIV - Civics Literacy needs to be completed prior to graduation. For more information, see https://www.usf.edu/undergrad/students/civics-literacy.aspx or talk with your academic advisor.

Items that are critical are marked with a ✳️ and are included in the plan for a student to stay on track.

Potential Entry Level Job Titles:

Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech Pathologist

Potential Entry Level Salary Range:

$48,000 - $73,000

Year 1

Semester 1 (Fall)

ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
PSY 2012 - Introduction to Psychological Science Credit(s): 3
STA 2122 - Social Science Statistics Credit(s): 3
TGEC - Creative Thinking Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 2 (Spring)

BSC 2085 - Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Professionals Credit(s): 3
BSC 2085L - Anatomy and Physiology Lab I for Nursing and other Healthcare Professionals Credit(s): 1
ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 2
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 3 (Summer)

Please consider pursuing opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Community Engagement, job shadowing, or Research Opportunities.

Year 2

Semester 4 (Fall)

✳️ FLEX - Foreign Language I Exit Credit(s): 4
SCIV - Civics Literacy Credit(s): 3
SGEH - General Education Core Humanities Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 5 (Spring)

✳️ FLEX - Foreign Language II Exit Credit(s): 4
TGEI - Information and Data Literacy Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 6 (Summer)

General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 9

Year 3

Semester 7 (Fall)

✳️ SPA 3002 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3030 - Introduction to Hearing Science Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3112 - Applied Phonetics in Communication Disorders Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3261 - Language Science for Comm. Sciences & Disorders Credit(s): 3
General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 1

Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 8 (Spring)

✳️ SPA 3004 - Introduction to Language Development and Disorders Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3011 - Introduction to Speech Science Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3101 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 3310 - Introduction to Disorders of Hearing Credit(s): 3
Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 9 (Summer)

Please consider preparing graduate school applications by taking the GRE, drafting letters of intent, resume, etc.

Year 4

Semester 10 (Fall)

✳️ ASL 3514 - Deaf Culture Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4104 - Neuroanatomy for Speech, Language and Hearing Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4250 - Introduction to Speech Disorders Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4321 - Introduction to Audiologic Rehabilitation Credit(s): 3
NOTE: ASL 3514 meets TGED - Human & Cultural Diversity

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 11 (Spring)

✳️ SPA 3470 - Culture and Diversity in CSD Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4050 - Advanced Clinical Methods Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4257 - Adult Communication Disorders Credit(s): 3
✳️ SPA 4901 - Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit(s): 3
NOTE: SPA 3470 meets TGEE - Ethical Reasoning & Civic Engagement

NOTE: SPA 4050 meets TGEH - High Impact Practice

Total Credit Hours: 12

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