Postbaccalaureate coursework in communication sciences and disorders requirements

ASHA's general education requirements

Students who plan to pursue an M.A. in speech-language pathology or doctor of audiology (Au.D.) degree and the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) or Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) must complete undergraduate general education courses that meet the ASHA requirements below.

Only courses appearing on the student's official transcript will be counted as meeting ASHA requirements.

• College mathematics: Three semester hours (STA 1020 or equivalent required for WSU graduate programs)
• Biological sciences: Three semester hours
• Physical sciences: Three semester hours
• Behavioral-social sciences: Six semester hours

Wayne State University requirements

Au.D. postbaccalaureate pre-requisite coursework

The Au.D. program requires a bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0. Currently the department does not require any specific prerequisite courses to qualify for the AuD program.

Au.D. advanced coursework

The Au.D. program requires a bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0. Currently the department does not require any specific prerequisite courses to qualify for the AuD program.

SLP pre-requisite foundational coursework

SLP pre-requisite advanced coursework

It is departmental policy that a student may earn one grade of "C" or below in the CSD foundation courses (SLP 5300, 5320, 5080, 5090, and AUD 5400). If two or more grades of "C" or below are earned, students will not be allowed to register for advanced coursework or declare CSD as a major. Students must also have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 and a major GPA of 3.0 to register for advanced coursework in any given semester.