A student not wishing to pursue teacher certification or a clinical program should refer to the major in speech and hearing science. For further information, contact the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, 219 Speech and Hearing Building, 901 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-2230.
| HOURS | GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| 6-7 | SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112, or RHET 105 and SPCOM 101, or RHET 108 and SPCOM 101 |
| 6-8 | Biological science |
| 6-8 | Physical science |
| 6-8 | Social science |
| 0-16 | Foreign language (See sciences and letters curriculum requirements for ways in which this requirement may be met.) |
| 3 | Health and/or physical education activity |
| 6 | Humanities |
| 33-54 | Total |
| HOURS | RECOMMENDED |
|---|---|
| 3-6 | Exceptional Children |
| 3 | Classroom problems in childhood education and special education |
| 3 | Mental and educational measurement of exceptional children |
| 9-12 | Total |
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR (PSYCHOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS) |
| 5 | PSYCH 235--Statistical Thinking in Psychology |
| 3 | PSYCH 216--Child Psychology, or EDPSY 236--Child Development |
| 3 | PSYCH 250--Psychology of Personality, or PSYCH 238--Abnormal Psychology |
| 3 | PSYCH 248--Psychology of Learning and Memory, or PSYCH 224--Cognitive Psychology |
| 3 | LING 200--Introduction to Language Science |
| 17 | Total |
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR (SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE) |
| 3 | SPSHS 102--Human Communication: Systems, Processes, and Disorders |
| 3 | SPSHS 201--General Phonetics |
| 8 | SPSHS 375 and SPSHS 376--Speech Science, I and II |
| 3 | SPSHS 383--Development of Spoken Language |
| 3 | SPSHS 378--Hearing Science |
| 6 | SPSHS 385 and SPSHS 388--Speech Pathology, I and II |
| 3 | SPSHS 386--Language Disorders in Children |
| 3 | SPSHS 389--Appraisal in Speech Pathology |
| 4 | SPSHS 390--Introduction to Hearing Disorders and Audiometry |
| 3 | SPSHS 393--Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation |
| 39 | Total |
Recommended Elective Areas. These include psychology, education, physiology, linguistics, psycholinguistics, and special education.
Departmental Distinction. To graduate with distinction, a student must have at least a 4.25 cumulative grade-point average and a 4.5 grade-point average in speech and hearing courses and must complete 4 hours of SPSHS 291 (in addition to the minimum hours required for the degree), and receive faculty recommendations.
Detailed statements of requirements, as well as requirements for graduation with high distinction and highest distinction, are available in the department office.