The Speech Pathology and Audiology major provides a preprofessional program for those preparing for graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology. The major is designed to satisfy some requirements for the N.C. license in speech-language pathology or audiology, although no license is awarded until completion of the master’s degree in speech-language pathology and the Au.D. or Ph.D. in audiology. Instruction is designed to meet American Speech-Language-Hearing Association standards. Coursework will also meet the academic (not clinical) requirements for a career as an SLP or Audiology Assistant in North Carolina. Transfer students may require an additional semester to complete the undergraduate degree program. All undergraduates will be required to register with the major code of SPAU but will not be allowed to take CSD courses at the 300 level or above until formally accepted into the major.

Student Learning Goals

Students majoring in Speech Pathology and Audiology will be able to meet the standards detailed below.

• Identify the foundations of normal communication (speech, language, hearing).
• Explain the theories and processes involved in the identification and evaluation of communication disorders.
• Identify disorders of receptive and expressive written and oral language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics).
• Identify disorders of speech production (articulation, voice, and fluency).
• Describe the cognitive and social aspects of communication.
• Relate issues of cultural diversity to communication and its disorders.
• Explain relationships of hearing and hearing disorders to speech and language development and disorders.
• Analyze and measure hearing function.
• Describe habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals with hearing impairment.

Admission Requirements

1. Students must be formally admitted to the Speech Pathology and Audiology Major. Only students with a written acceptance will be permitted to enroll in required courses at the 300 level or above.
2. Applicants for admission to the Speech Pathology and Audiology major may apply only after completion and/or transfer of 55 credit hours and must apply before enrollment in any required courses at or above the 300 level in the major. Applicants must have an overall grade point average of at least 2.5 to apply to the major.
3. The grade point average is a minimum requirement and simple compliance does not automatically imply admission. In all cases, admission is competitive and limited by space available in the program.
4. Students seeking admission to the Speech Pathology and Audiology Major must complete a Secondary Application and be accepted into the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Program before beginning upper-level (300-400 level) CSD courses (fall admission only).

Criteria for Progressing in the Speech Pathology and Audiology Major

Failure to meet the following criteria will result in dismissal from the major and loss of approval to graduate.

1. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA overall.
2. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in all CSD major courses (300 level and above).
3. Students who earn grades of C- to D will be automatically placed on probation and required to replace the grade at UNC Greensboro.  Student will remain on probation until the grade is replaced with a satisfactory grade of a C or better.
4. Student will be dismissed if:
   1. They earn more than 1 C- or below in a major course and/or
   2. They earn a grade of D- or below in a major course.  
5. Students can only replace 1 grade in a major course at UNCG.
6. Students cannot replace a CSD course grade with a CSD course from another institution.
7. Failure to comply with all university regulations, including the Academic Integrity Policy, will result in dismissal from the major.

CSD Residency Requirement

Students seeking an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) may not apply more than three semester hours from another college or university toward upper division (300 level or above) major coursework, unless prior written permission is received from the Department Chair. For the purpose of departmental residency, courses taken at schools in the Greater Greensboro Consortium (Bennett College, Elon University, Greensboro College, GTCC, Guilford College, High Point University, North Carolina A&T State University) will be counted toward the 3 credit hours of accepted transfer coursework.

Any student transferring to UNC Greensboro from another university with an undergraduate CSD program should contact the CSD Department Head or Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies to discuss specific course transfer requests prior to enrollment in the department.

Overall Requirements

• 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
• Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA overall.
• Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in all CSD major courses (300 level and above).

Degree Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
University Requirements
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC)

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required		39
CSD 150	Communication Disabilities in Film
CSD 250	Concepts in Communication Sciences
CSD 306	Introduction to Phonetics
CSD 307	Speech and Hearing Science
CSD 308	Language and Speech Development
CSD 309	Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
CSD 334	Introduction to Audiology
CSD 336	Speech Sound Disorders
CSD 337	Language Disorders
CSD 476	Structured Clinic Observations for Speech-Language Pathology Students
or CSD 477	Structured Clinic Observations for Audiology Students
CSD 456	Aural Rehabilitation
or CSD 457	Pediatric Aural Rehabilitation
CSD 487	Intro Adult Language Disorders
CSD 488	Neurology of Spch, Lang, Hear
Speech-Language Pathology		6
CSD 338	Voice and Fluency Disorders
CSD 450	Diag Prcdr: Inqry,Obsrv,Msrmnt
Related Area Requirements		27-30
PSY 121	General Psychology
SES 101	American Sign Language I
or ASL 101	Elementary American Sign Language I
STA 108	Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics *
BIO 105	Major Concepts of Biology
CHE 101	Introductory Chemistry
or CHE 103	General Descriptive Chemistry I
or PHY 101	Methods, Skills, and Strategies for Physics
Select an additional 3 credits from CTI in the Natural Sciences **
Select an additional 3 credits from CTI in the Social and Behavioral Sciences **
Select 6 credits of a foreign language through the 102 level 1

*

Or other course as approved by program director.

**

Not selected to fulfill the MAC requirement.

¹

Foreign language 102 may be substituted by a second-level sign language course. If ASL 102/SES 102 is selected, students must take an additional language course at the 101 level or higher. 

Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Disciplinary Honors in Communication Sciences and Disorders  

Requirements

• A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
• A UNC Greensboro GPA in the major of 3.50 and a grade of B+ or higher in all CSD course work with a 3.50 or higher overall GPA at graduation.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required		3
CSD 490	Senior Honors Project
Select 9 credits from the following:		9
CSD 493	Honors Independent Study
CSD 308	Language and Speech Development
CSD 336	Speech Sound Disorders
CSD 337	Language Disorders
CSD 450	Diag Prcdr: Inqry,Obsrv,Msrmnt
CSD 456	Aural Rehabilitation
CSD 457	Pediatric Aural Rehabilitation
CSD 471	Honors Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
CSD 488	Neurology of Spch, Lang, Hear

Recognition

Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Communication Sciences and Disorders; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.

Honors Advisor

Contact Jessica Obermeyer at jaoberme@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 

To apply: https://honorscollege.uncg.edu/lloyd-international-honors-college/academics/admissions-scholarships/disciplinary-honors-admissons/.