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Major in Speech-Language Pathology

Designed to prepare students to recognize and treat communication disorders, this major provides an excellent foundation for graduate study, which is required both for national certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and for a public school certificate in Illinois. In fact, we prepare our students so well that over the past several years, 100 percent of majors who applied to graduate school have been accepted.

you'll have ample opportunities to gain experience and skills at Elmhurst. Right here on campus at our own Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, you can gain the clinical hours necessary for ASHA certification. In addition, our majors often work at facilities such as the Rehabilitation Institute in Chicago, Children's Memorial Specialty Pediatric Center in Westchester, and public schools and special education centers. Our students also gain research experience; many have presented at the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Required Courses
Highly Recommended Courses
Program Admission Requirements

Required Courses
CSD 203 Phonetics I (Half course)
CSD 204 Phonetics II (Half course)
CSD 234 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
CSD 245 Survey of Communication Sciences and Disorders: Educational Settings (Half course)
CSD 246 Survey of Communication Sciences and Disorders: Medical Settings (Half course)
CSD 337 Language Development Across the Lifespan
CSD 339 Introduction to Audiology: Principles and Methods
CSD 340 Fluency Disorders (Half course)
CSD 341 Phonological and Articulatory Disorders
CSD 342 Voice Disorders (Half course)
CSD 344 Speech Science
CSD 354 Special Topics in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
CSD 443 Language Problems in Children
CSD 454 Clinical Methods and Diagnostic Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology
Four practica in speech-language pathology

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Highly Recommended Courses
BIO 100 Principles of Biology
   or
BIO 104 Human Biology
CHM 101 General Chemistry
   or
PHY 101 Physical Science or other earth science course
COM 114 Interpersonal Communication
COM 315 Intercultural Communication
CSD 233 Workshop in Sign Language I (Half course)
CSD 355 Aural Rehabilitation
EED/SEC 223 Education of PK-12 Learners with Exceptionalities
EED/SEC 311 Educational Psychology
MTH 345 Elementary Statistics
  or
PSY 355 Statistics for Scientific Research

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Program Admission Requirements
For admission to speech-language pathology, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above at the end of their sophomore year. To remain in the major, this level must be maintained, along with a GPA of 3.0 in the major classes. In order to participate in a practicum, a student must receive at least a 3.0 average in all major courses and practica. Enrollment in a clinical practicum is contingent upon appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills or enrollment in a recommended therapy program. Under exceptional circumstances these requirements may be waived.

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