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 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
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
One course from areas below:
| Economics or Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Sciences and Mathematics 11
Health/Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
| OR | |
| ID 1010 | LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 23
Additional Requirements: 23
Academic Major 48
All major courses require a grade of B- or better.
Major Requirements
| ASL 1101 | BASIC AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 3 |
| CDD 2250 | NATURE/LANG FOR SLP | 3 |
| CDD 2253 | SCOPE OF PRACTICE: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY | 3 |
| CDD 2254 | PHONETICS | 3 |
| CDD 2256 | EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| CDD 2260 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR AND SPEECH MECHANISM | 3 |
| CDD 3250 | LATER LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| CDD 3252 | SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 3 |
| CDD 3259 | BASIC AUDIOLOGY | 3 |
| CDD 3262 | AURAL REHABILITATION | 3 |
| CDD 3269 | NEUROSCIENCE FOR SPEECH AND HEARING | 3 |
| CDD 3271 | SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE | 3 |
| CDD 4101 | DEAFNESS AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| CDD 4256 | MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE -HEARING SCIENCES | 3 |
| CDD 4269 | PROFESSIONAL/CLINICAL ISSUES IN SPEECH- LANGUAGE-HEARING-SCIENCES PROF CLINICAL ISSUES/SPCH LANG HRG SCI | 3 |
| CDD 4272 | CAPSTONE 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