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Sample Four-Year Curriculum

Year One - Fall Semester
ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
Foreign Language 101 (4) (BA only)
SPC 103 or 105 Speech Communication (3) (BS only)
Intro Fine Arts & Humanities (3)
Intro Natural Sciences & Mathematics* (3)
Intergroup Relations (IGR)** (3)

(Total Hours 15-16)

Year One - Spring Semester
ENG 102 English Composition II (3)
Foreign Language 102 (IC) (4) (BA only)
PHIL 106, MATH 106, or FL 106 (3) (BS only)
PSYC 111 Foundations of Psychology (Intro SS) (3)
Intro General Education (3)
Intro General Education (3)
(Total hours 15-16)
Year Two - Fall Semester
STAT 107 Concepts of Statistics or CMIS 108 Computer Concepts+ (3)
Dist Fine Arts & Humanities (3)
Dist Natural Sciences & Mathematics* (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
(Total hours 18)
Year Two - Spring Semester
SPPA 201 Human Communication & Its Disorders (3)
PSYC 201 Child Psychology (Dist SS) (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
(Total hours 15)
Year Three - Fall Semester
SPPA 231 Phonetics (3)
SPPA 320 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanisms (3)
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
(Total Hours 15)
Year Three - Spring Semester
SPPA 312 Normal Language & Speech Acquisition (3)
SPPA 321 Hearing Science (3)
SPPA 322 Speech Science (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
(Total hours 15)
Year Four - Fall Semester
SPPA 441 Articulation Disorders (3)
SPPA 442 Voice & Fluency Disorders (3)
SPPA 444 Language Disorders (3)
SPPA 446 Clinical Observations & Procedures in Communication Disorders (3)
SPPA 461 Basic Audiometry (3)
(Total hours 15)
Year Four - Spring Semester
SPPA 449 Clinical Practicum/SPPA (3)
SPPA 452 Clinical Procedures in Speech Path/Aud (3)
SPPA 471 Aural Rehabilitation (3)
SPPA 499 Senior Assignment Seminar (2)
Elective (3)
(Total hours 14)
* Students must have one physical science and one biological science.

** Courses that fulfill this requirement may satisfy another General Education requirement. Refer to the SIUE Undergraduate Catalog for a list of approved courses.

+ Must have a statistics course. If STAT 107 is not taken, students may take PSYC 220, STAT 244, 380, or 480.

TRANSFER STUDENTS — Maximize your transfer experience: complete the boldface courses/requirements pre-transfer and satisfy the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS, or AAT (early childhood, special ed, or math) degree from an IAI community college. If ‘Minor’ requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed.

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 B.A. degree requires two semesters of the same foreign language.


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