Course Sequence
Below is the recommended sequence for SHS courses completed in two years. For the full 4-year, 120-credit online degree plan in the USU catalog, browse the catalog.
Every semester, consult with your academic advisor to be assured you have the correct courses in the correct sequence and matched to your individual program of study.
- Degree-seeking students take a minimum of 14 SHS courses: 12 core courses and at least 2 Options courses
- SHS courses should be taken in the sequence listed
- Students may take more option courses based on their educational interests and career plans
- All required courses are typically taught on campus annually and online every semester
- Availability of option courses offered online vary by semester of availability
- To get your current textbook list go to the USU Bookstore.
- All courses required for the SHS major within a student's Program of Study
- Taken for a letter grade
- Grade of C or higher in SHS-prefix courses
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher
- See Catalog or Speech and Hearing Sciences Policies for further information on grade requirements
- For possible minors along with the SHS major, go to: https://www.usu.edu/degrees-majors/browse/; in All degrees and programs, choose Minor; for minors in this college, in All colleges choose Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
Contact the Advisor
Victor Blocher
Academic Advisor / Campus Bachelor Degree
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS | PREREQUISITES* | SEMESTER OFFERED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER JUNIOR YEAR | ||||
| SHS 2600 | Introduction to Communicative Disorders | 3 | Fall | |
| SHS 3500 | Phonetics and Phonological Development | 3 | Fall | |
| SHS 3800 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing | 3 | Fall | |
| SPRING SEMESTER JUNIOR YEAR | ||||
| SHS 2400 | Orientation and Observation | 1 | SHS 2600 (may be taken concurrently) | (only online) |
| SHS 3200 | Child Language Development | 3 | Spring | |
| SHS 3600 | Language Science (CI) | 3 | Spring | |
| SHS 4700 | Basic Audiology | 3 | SHS 3400 or 3800 | Spring |
| FALL SEMESTER SENIOR YEAR | ||||
| SHS 4450 | Developmental Communication Disorders | 3 | SHS 3200 & 3500 | Fall |
| SHS 4500 | Acquired Communication Disorders | 3 | SHS 3100 or 3800 | Fall |
| SHS 5330 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 | SHS 3400 or 3800 | Fall |
| SPRING SEMESTER SENIOR YEAR | ||||
| SHS 4200 | Clinical Methods (CI) | 3 | SHS 4450 | Spring |
| SHS 5070 | Acoustics of Speech and Hearing | 3 | SHS 3500 & 3800 | Spring |
| OPTIONS | ||||
| ASL 1010 | American Sign Language I | 4 | Fall, Spring | |
| SHS 5120 | Management of Speech Sounds Disorders (ONLINE ONLY) | 3 | SHS 3200 & 3500 | (only online) |
| ASL 1020 | American Sign Language II | 4 | ASL 1010 | Spring |
| ASL 4780 | Deaf Culture (ONLINE ONLY, Fall semester) | 3 | ASL 4910 | (only online: Fall) |
| SHS 5240 | Neural Bases of Cognition and Communication | 3 | SHS 3100 or 3800 | Fall |
SHS Course Syllabi
For past and current syllabi for all SHS courses, go USU Canvas Course Syllabus Tracker. Enter the following:
- Term = your choice
- College = EEJ Education & Human Service
- Department = Comm Disorders & Deaf Ed or Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Delivery Method = All Delivery Methods
- Campus = All Campuses
- Click on Blue Button “Open Direct Link Course Syllabus List”
- Select and click on desired course
Additional Required Courses
statistics*, biological science, physical science, and social/behavioral science
Students must take a set of General Education and Additional Core courses toward the SHS major. These courses include the foundational courses required by our national governing body of ASHA for SLP graduate school.
General Education:
- Introduction to Biology, BIOL 1010, 3 credits OR Science and Application of Human Nutrition, NDFS 1020, 3 credits
- Introduction to Chemistry, CHEM 1010, 3 credits OR Introduction to Physics by Hands-on-Exploration, PHYS 1200, 4 credits OR Elementary Physics, PHYS 1010, 3 credits
- General Psychology, PSY 1010, 3 credits OR Introductory Sociology, SOC 1010, 3 credits OR Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 1010, 3 credits
- Development Across the Lifespan, HDFS 1500, 3 credits OR Lifespan Development, PSY 1100, 3 credits
- Introduction to Statistics, STAT 1040, 3 credits OR Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra, STAT 1045, 5 credits OR Introduction to Statistical Methods, STAT 2000, 3 credits
Additional Core:
- Human Anatomy, BIOL 2320, 4 credits OR Human Physiology, BIOL 2420, 4 credits OR SHS 1500, 3 CREDITS
- Education of Students with Disabilities, SPED 4000, 3 credits
*If it has been more than two years since you have completed the prerequisite math course, taking Statistics through USU will require completion of a math placement exam.