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Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Major

Course Sequence (69 - 72 units)

The following is a suggested program of study for the SPPA major that lists all required courses in sequence. This program is designed for students who begin as pre-majors in their freshman year. Students who begin as sophomores or juniors will have a different course sequence in their final year. Because many of these courses are only offered one semester each year, students must plan their program of study carefully. Courses that fulfill General Education requirements are listed with an asterisk. The SPPA Student Handbook provides more information regarding the recommended course sequence.

First Year (PSPA Pre-major Year)

Fall or Spring	BIOL 190	Biol for Health Science Majors * (or BIOL 201) (4)
Fall or Spring	ENGL 102	Writing for a Liberal Education (or ENGL 190) (3) *
Fall or Spring	SPPA 101	Intro to Human Communication & Disorders (3)
Fall or Spring	DFST 104	American Sign Language I (3) *
Fall or Spring	PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology (or PSYC 102) (3) *
Fall or Spring	MATH 111	Algebra for Applications (3) (or MATH 109, or MATH 115, or MATH 119) (3-4) *
Fall or Spring	Cat A or B Course	Complete one. See Note below (3-5) *

Note: Category A courses include CHEM 121+121L, CHEM 115, PHYS 202, PHYS 211.
Category B courses include SOCI 101, SOCI 102, EDUC 203, ANTH 207, ANTH 208.
The second required Category A or B course must be completed before graduation.

Second Year (following admission to the major)

Fall	SPPA 215	Language Development in Children (3)
Fall	SPPA 210	Phonetics of American English (3)
Fall	BIOL 221 +221L	Anatomy and Physiology I (3) A&P Lab Component (1)
Fall	SPPA 303	Hearing Science (3)
Fall		Elective or GenEd
Spring	SPPA 200	Anatomy & Physiology Auditory & Vocal Mechanism (3)
Spring	PSYC 212	Behavioral Statistics (4) *
Spring	SPPA 302	Articulation and Phonological Disorders (3)
Spring		Elective or GenEd

Third Year

Fall	SPPA 321	Introduction to Audiology (3)
Spring	SPPA 306	Neur & Func Dis Sp & Lang (or 341 in Spring) (3)
Fall	SPPA 313	Speech Science (3)
Fall	SPPA 304	Language Disorders in Children (3)
Fall		Elective
Fall		Remaining Cat A or B Requirement
Spring	SPPA 325	Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation (3)
Spring	SPPA 416	Clinical Observation and Techniques (3)
Spring	SPPA 341	Clinical Audiology (or 306 in Fall) (3)
Spring		Elective
Spring		Elective

Fourth Year

Fall or Spring

SPPA 417

Research Writing in Comm. Disorders (3) *

Fourth Year Recommended Electives (3 credits required)

Fall or Spring

SPPA 487

Clinical Practicum (3) (requires GPA of 3.5 or better, SPPA 416, space available basis)

Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
Van Bokkelen Hall, Room 105
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-4153
Fax: 410-704-4131
E-mail: Donna Fox- Dtfox@towson.edu

Diana Emanuel- Demanuel@towson.edu