Speech-Language Pathology, Pre-Professional Program Option

Dr. Shivani Raina, Program Coordinator
Room: EC-104F
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Program Description

The Speech-Language Pathology Pre-Professional Program is housed in the School of Communication Disorders and Deafness. The purpose of the program is to provide foundational preparation for students who have an academic and/or professional background in a field other than speech-language-hearing sciences and disorders who intend to apply for entrance into a graduate program in speech-language pathology or audiology. This is a non-degree program that does not meet the requirements for SLP-As.

Courses Required by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

• One course in Statistics
• One course in Biological Science
• One course in Behavioral or Social Science
• One course  in either Chemistry or Physics

Required Coursework

CDD 2254	PHONETICS	3
CDD 2256	EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT	3
CDD 2260	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR AND SPEECH MECHANISM	3
CDD 3252	SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	3
CDD 3259	BASIC AUDIOLOGY	3
CDD 3271	SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE	3
CDD 3269	NEUROSCIENCE FOR SPEECH AND HEARING	3

*CDD 3269 - This course is recommended for pre-professional students, however is not a required course for admission to the M.A. Speech-Language Pathology Program at Kean University.

Total Credit Hours: 21