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
Course | Title | Credits | Fall | Winter | Spring/summer | Prerequisites | |
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SLP 5080 | Phonetics | 3 | WSU | WSU | N/A | ||
SLP 5090 | Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism | 3 | WSU | WSU | N/A | ||
SLP 5300 | Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology | 3 | WSU | WSU | N/A | ||
AUD 5400 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 | WSU | WSU | N/A | ||
SLP 5320 | Normal Language Acquisition | 3 | WSU | WSU | N/A |
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.
Course | Title | Credits | Fall | Winter | Spring/summer | Prerequisites | |
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SLP 5120 | Speech Science | 3 | WSU | WSU | SLP 5080; 5090 | ||
SLP 5310 | Clinical Methods | 3 | WSU | WSU | WSU | SLP 5080; 5090; 5300; 5320 | |
SLP 6460 | Language and Phonological Disorders | 3 | WSU | WSU | SLP 5080;5300; 5320 | ||
SLP 6480 | Organic Disorders | 3 | WSU | WSU | SLP 5090,5300, 5320 | ||
AUD 5420 | Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation | 3 | WSU | WSU | AUD 5400 |