Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Major (SLPA), BA

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Graduates of the speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) program will be prepared to serve a diverse client population under the supervision of a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. (SLP). The BA in SLPA requires 64 hours in discipline-specific coursework, including two fieldwork courses. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the national credentialing exam and will have appropriate coursework and clinical experiences to meet licensure requirements in Arkansas and in most other states (state licensure guidelines vary).

Requirements

See Note(s) below.

Liberal Arts: 35

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of major:

BIOL 1200 and MATH 1200 satisfy 6 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
PSY 2010 or SOC 2030 and CSD 2760 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Recommended:

CHEM 1040/1040L , PHYS 2010 , or PHS 1060 are recommended for students wishing to attend graduate school.

Major: 70

BIOL 1200 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
CSD 1000 - Introduction to Practice for the Speech Language Pathology Assistant Credit Hours: 3
CSD 1150 - Normal Speech, Language, and Cognitive Development Credit Hours: 3
CSD 1240 - Introduction to Communication Sciences & Disorders Credit Hours: 3
CSD 2760 - Global Communication Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
CSD 2900 - Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3000 - Role of SLPA in the Educational Setting Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3010 - Screening Procedures and Data Collection Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3020 - Audiology Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3040 - Aural Rehabilitation Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3050 - Augmentative Communication for the SLPA Credit Hours: 1
CSD 3250 - Phonological and Articulation Disorders Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3260 - Language Disorders Credit Hours: 3
CSD 3810 - Clinical Methods and Procedures: Treatment Credit Hours: 3
CSD 4000 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Language Credit Hours: 3
CSD 4050 - Introduction to Neurogenic Cognitive and Communicative Disorders Credit Hours: 3
CSD 4100 - Fieldwork I for SLPA Credit Hours: 4
CSD 4200 - Fieldwork II for SLPA Credit Hours: 4
FCS 3300 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 1
MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3030 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3

Choose 6 hours from:

ASL 2750 - American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3
ASL 2770 - American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2070 - Child Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3310 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3780 - Therapeutic Perspectives of Play Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3050 - Culture of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 3500 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
SWK 4020 - Death, Loss, and Grief Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 15

Students are encouraged to add an education studies minor or psychology minor .

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Total Hours: 120

Note(s):

Students must have a 2.8 GPA to participate in the SLPA program. Students whose GPAs drop below 2.8 have one semester in which to raise the GPA to the required standard in order to continue through the course sequence. Students must have a 3.0 GPA to enter their fieldwork courses making the required minimum GPA for graduation a 3.0.

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