2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, B.A.

Coordinator: Dr. Karen Kushla

East Campus 104G, (908) 737-5824

Students desiring pre-professional preparation for successful entrance into a graduate program in speech-language pathology or audiology can prepare for this goal by enrolling in the Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Program.

Requirements for Admission:

Students are considered “intended majors until they have met all requirements for declaring the major which include:

GPA: A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better from Kean and all transfer institutions is required.

Praxis I (Core Academic Skills for Educators): All students must take and earn the New Jersey Qualifying score for the reading, writing and math sections of the Core Academic Skills exam.

Course Credits: At least 45 credits must be completed before becoming eligible to declare Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences as the major.

Course Requirements: All students must complete the following five courses with a B- or better before becoming eligible to declare: CDD 2250, CDD 2253, CDD 2254, CDD 2256, and CDD 2260.

Requirements for Retention:

Resident and transfer students are required to meet all admission requirements before declaring Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences as their major. Once declared, students may begin taking the 3000-4000 level CDD courses. A grade of B- or better is required in all CDD courses and an overall GPA of 3.0 must be maintained. Students not adhering to these standards will be advised to choose an alternative educational path.

General Ed Requirements 45

Foundation Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Requirements

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

Two courses from two different areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

One course from areas below:
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Sciences and Mathematics 11

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

BIO 2402HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY

4

Health/Physical Education 3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

Additional Required Courses 23

Additional Requirements: 23

COMM 2425INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

3

ID 2052HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY

3

PSY 2100CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSY

3

PSY 3200PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

3

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

CHEM 1030ESSENTIALS OF CHEMISTRY

4

Academic Major 48

All major courses require a grade of B- or better.

Major Requirements

ASL 1101BASIC AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

3

CDD 2250INTRO FIELD EXPERNCE: DEAF/HARD HEARING

3

CDD 2253SCOPE OF PRACTICE: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

3

CDD 2254PHONETICS

3

CDD 2256EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

3

CDD 2260ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR AND SPEECH MECHANISM

3

CDD 3250LATER LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

3

CDD 3252SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

3

CDD 3259BASIC AUDIOLOGY

3

CDD 3262AURAL REHABILITATION

3

CDD 3269Neuroscience for Speech & Hearing Scienc

3

CDD 3271SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE

3

CDD 4101DEAFNESS AND SOCIETY

3

CDD 4256MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE -HEARING SCIENCES

3

CDD 4269PROFESSIONAL/CLINICAL ISSUES IN SPEECH- LANG-HRNG-SCIENCES

3

CDD 4272CAPSTONE FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING SCIENCES

3

Free Electives 6

Select with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.

Total Credit Hours: 122