Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Course Prerequisites

The listing below is to help you and your advisor decide if you are prepared to take a specific course. Students should review this list before meeting with their faculty advisor.

Requirements for ASHA Certification (12 credits total with some credits in each area):

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences

  • Biological Science

  • Mathematics

  • Physical Science

New York State Language Requirement (3 credits total):

Credits in a language other than English (3)

Undergraduate Courses:

E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism (3)

Prerequisites:None

E34.0009 Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Communication (3)

Prerequisites:None
Undergraduate courses appropriate to fulfill prerequisite: Human Neuroanatomy, Human Neuroscience, Brain and Behavior, Physiological Psychology

E34.0061 Phonetics & Phonemics of American English (3)

Prerequisites:None

E34.0402 Acoustic Phonetics (3)

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: E34.0061 Phonetics & Phonemics of American English, E34.0008 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and & Hearing Mechanism

E34.1015 Communication Disorders & Aging (3)

Prerequisite or Co-requisites: E34.0017, E34.0018 Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology I and II

E34.1065 Speech Pathology: An Introduction to Methods and Materials for Diagnosis and Therapy in the Schools (4)

Prerequisite or Co-requisites: E34.0017, E34.0018 Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology I and II

E34.1045 Science and Neurology of Language (3)

Prerequisites: None
Undergraduate courses appropriate to fulfill prerequisite: Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Neurolinguistics, or an upper level course in Linguistics
The following do not fulfill the prerequisite: Anthropological Linguistic; Languages of the World

E34.1101 Introduction to Articulation Disorders (3)

Prerequisite: E34.0061 Phonetics & Phonemics of American English

E34.1205 Audiology: Intervention Strategies with Children (3)

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: E34.1230 Introduction to Audiology

E34.1207 Introduction to Language Disorders in Children

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: E34.1601 Language Development in Preschool Years

E34.1210 Reading and Writing: Children with Speech Disorders (3)

Prerequisite: E34.1610 Language Development in the Preschool Years

E34.1230 Introduction to Audiology (3)

Prerequisites: None

E34.1601 Language Development in the Preschool Years (3)

Prerequisites: None

Graduate Courses:

E27.2999 Drug and Alcohol Education, Child Abuse, School Violence Protection (0)

Prerequisites: None

E34.2000 Independent Study (1-3)

Prerequisites: Determined by the professor

E34.2010 Research Colloquium (0)

Prerequisites: None

E34.2015 Augmentative Communication (1)

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: E34.2016 Motor Speech Disorders

E34.2016 Motor Speech Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: All department prerequisites,
Prerequisite or Co-requisites: E34.2037 Voice Disorders, E34.2021 Adult Language Disorders

E34.2019 Therapeutic Approaches in Speech Pathology: Voice Disorders (3)

Prerequisite: E34.2037 Voice Disorders

E34.2020 Therapeutic Approaches in Speech Pathology: Aphasia (3)

Prerequisite: E34.2021 Adult Language Disorders

E34.2021 Adult Language Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: E34.1045 Science and Neurology of Language, E34.0009 Neuroanatomy & Physiology of Communication

E34.2022 Craniofacial Anomalies (3)

Prerequisites: E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism, E34.1101 Introduction to Articulation Disorders, E34.2037 Voice Disorders

E34.2023 Neurogenic Speech Disorders in Children (3)

Prerequisites: E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism, E34.0009 Neuroanatomy of the Speech& Hearing Mechanism, E34.1101 Introduction to Articulation Disorders,

E34.2028 Fluency Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: None

E34.2037 Voice Disorders (3)

Prerequisite or Co-requisites: E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism, E34.0402 Acoustic Phonetics

E34.2039 Language Disorders in Children (3)

Prerequisites: E34.1045 Science and Neurology of Language, E34.1601 Language Development in the Preschool Years

E34.2041 Advanced Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (3)

Prerequisites: All department prerequisites

E34.2051 Advanced Audiology (3)

Prerequisites: E34.1230 Introduction to Audiology

E34.2060 Dysphagia in Adults and Children (3)

Prerequisites: All department prerequisites

Prerequisite or Co-requisites: E34.2037 Voice Disorders, E34.2016 Motor Speech Disorders

E34.2062 Dysphagia in Infants and Toddlers (1)

Prerequisites: E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism, E34.2062 Dysphagia in Adults and Children

E34.2067 Baby Trachs (1)

Prerequisites: E34.0008 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism, E34.2062 Dysphagia in Adults and Children

E34.2075 Principles of Intervention with Speech-Language Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: 3 Courses on disorders

E34.2108 Phonological Analysis of Normal and Disordered Speech (3)

Prerequisite: E34.1101 Introduction to Articulation Disorders

E34.2109 Critical Evaluation of Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences and Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: None

E34.2110 Current Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (1)

Prerequisites: None, but it is best to take it after taking a few courses on disorders

E34.2111 Diagnostic Methods in Speech Pathology and Audiology I (3)

Prerequisites: 3 Courses on disorders
Prerequisites or Co-requisites: E34.2108 Phonological Analysis of Normal and Disordered Speech, E34.2039 Language Disorders in Children, E34.2021 Adult Language Disorders

E34.2114 Salt Course (1)

Prerequisites: E34.1045 Science and Neurology of Language, E34.1601 Language Development in the Preschool Years, E34.2039 Language Disorders in Children

E34.2115 On-Campus Evaluation: Practicum (1)

Prerequisites: Completed a personal speech evaluation; Completed all undergraduate prerequisite course; Taken the Departmental Writing Examination; Completed 25 hours of observation; Completed 20 credits of graduate level courses before E34.2117.04; GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall and spring semesters; GPA of 3.5 or higher for summer semesters; Completed Diagnostic Methods in Speech Pathology and Audiology I; Completed the "Request for Practicum Form" for the First Semester in the middle of the semester before taking the first practicum; Arranged schedule to be available five days per week for clinical assignments.

E34.2116 On-Campus Treatment: Practicum (1)

Prerequisites: Completed all of the requirements listed under On-Campus Evaluation; Completed Principles of Intervention prior to starting On-Campus evaluation; Completed the On-Campus Practicum: Evaluation with a grade of "C" or better; Completed 30 credits of graduate level courses before E34.2117.0; Completed the "Request for Practicum Form" for the On-Campus Practicum: Treatment course in the middle of the semester before taking the practicum; Arranged schedule to be available five days per week for clinical assignments; GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall and spring semesters; GPA of 3.5 or higher for summer semesters

E34.2117 Off-Campus Pediatrics: Practicum (2)

Prerequisites: Completed all of the requirements listed under On-Campus Evaluation and Treatment; Completed the On-Campus Evaluation and On-Campus Treatment with a grade of "C" or better; Completed the "Request for Practicum Form" for the Off-Campus Practicum course in the middle of the semester before taking the practicum; Arranged schedule to be available five days per week for clinical assignments; GPA of 3.0 or higher

E34.2118 Off-Campus Adults: Practicum (2)

Prerequisites: Completed all of the requirements listed under On-Campus Evaluation and Treatment; Completed the On-Campus Evaluation and On-Campus Treatment with a grade of "C" or better; Completed the "Request for Practicum Form" for the Off-Campus Practicum course in the middle of the semester before taking the practicum; Arranged schedule to be available five days per week for clinical assignments; GPA of 3.0 or higher

E34.2119 Off-Campus Practicum (2)

Prerequisites:Completed all of the requirements listed under On-Campus Evaluation and Treatment; Completed the On-Campus Evaluation and On-Campus Treatment with a grade of "C" or better; Completed the "Request for Practicum Form" for the Off-Campus Practicum course in the middle of the semester before taking the practicum; Arranged schedule to be available five days per week for clinical assignments; GPA of 3.0 or higher

E34.2125 Speech Science: Instrumentation (2)

Prerequisites: E34.0402 Acoustic Phonetics

E34.2127 Aural Rehabilitation: Adults (3)

Prerequisites: E34.1205 Introduction to Audiology, E34.2051 Advanced Audiology

E34.2420 Research Colloquium in SLP (1)

Prerequisites: None

E34.2421 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Research Colloquium (1)

Prerequisites: None