Undergraduate Studies: Major
The Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Arizona State University offers an undergraduate degree in speech and hearing science through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This is an academic program with emphasis on normal aspects of speech, language and hearing. For your information, the required courses are listed below, but students are strongly encouraged to visit an advisor from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at ASU.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all university and department requirements are completed.
Required Classes
The Bachelor of Science in speech and hearing science consists of 40 credit hours of speech and hearing science courses emphasizing the developmental and scientific aspects of language, speech and hearing. The following courses, or their approved equivalents, are required, for a total of 36 credit hours:
| Course number | Title | Credits |
| SHS 105 | Introduction to Human Communication Disorders | 3 |
| SHS 250 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3 |
| SHS 310 | Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech | 3 |
| SHS 311 | Physical and Physiological Bases of Hearing | 3 |
| SHS 367 | Language Science, SB | 3 |
| SHS 375 | Speech Science | 3 |
| SHS 401 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 |
| SHS 402 | Clinical Methods in Treatment of Communication Disorders | 3 |
| SHS 465 | Speech and Language Acquisition | 3 |
| SHS 470 | Developmental Language Disorders | 3 |
| SHS 485 | Acquired Speech and Language Disorders | 3 |
| SHS 496 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
Electives
The remaining speech and hearing science courses to complete the major are determined by the students in consultation with an advisor. A list of approved electives is available through the department. Supporting courses from related fields must include the following or their equivalents:
| Course number | Title | Credits |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I, SG | 4 |
| ENG 215 | Strategies of Academic Writing, L | 3 |
| MAT 170 | Precalculus, MA | 3 |
| PGS 101 | Introduction to Psychology, SB | 3 |
| PHY 101 | Introduction to Physics, SQ | 4 |
| PSY 230 | Introduction to Statistics, CS | 3 |
Note: PSY 290 Research Methods (4) is strongly recommended.
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