B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders, 3+2 Program
For select incoming freshman students, there is the opportunity to participate in the 3+2 Program at FHSU. This program is offered to freshman students with ACT scores of 26 or higher and a high school GPA of 3.7 or higher. Students complete the undergraduate program in three years and are able to gain entry to the competitive on-campus graduate program for a master's degree in speech-language pathology if entry criteria are met. For answers to frequently asked questions, see our FAQ for 3+2 program.
B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders, 3+2 Program
Program Summary ( Downloadable PDF)
Core Curriculum (21 hours)
Required General Education Courses (19 hours)
Education/Psychology Cognates (6 hours)
Other CSD Electives (25 hours)
Other FHSU Electives (49 hours)
Total Hours: 120
Courses in bold are required for graduation. Elective courses that are highly recommended for entry into the graduate program are included in the suggested sequence of courses. General education courses, educational/psychology cognates, and additional CSD electives are listed below:Year One, Fall
SLP 160 Intro to Communication Disorders 3
UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar 1
SLP 303 Speech & Hearing Science 2
Year One, Spring
SLP 340 Language Science 3
SLP 140 Communication Disorders in Society 1
SLP 305 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing 3
Year Two, Fall
SLP 464 Audiology 4
SLP 402 Clinical Phonetics 3
SLP 470 Later Language Development 3
Year Two, Spring
SLP 370 Early Speech and Language Development 3
SLP 371 Early Speech and Language analysis 1
Year 3, Fall
SLP 425 Principles of Intervention for Speech and Language Disorders 3
SLP 464 Audiology 4
SLP 370 Later Language Development (if not taken fall 2)
SLP 471 School-Age Analysis of Speech and Language 1
SLP 480 Principles of Research in CSD
Year 3, Spring
SLP 465 Developmental Speech and Language Disorders 3
SLP 610 Principles of Evaluation and Assessment 3
*SLP 426 Introduction to Clinical Procedures (senior spring) 2
**SLP 426L Undergraduate Clinic (senior spring) 1
General education courses, educational/psychology cognates, and additional CSD electives are listed below:
Required General Education Courses (19 credit hours)
PSY 100 General Psychology 3
BIOL 100 Human Biology (consider lab) 3+(1)
MATH 110 College Algebra 3
MATH 250 Elements of Statistics 3
IDS 350 Diversity in the United States 3
1 of the following 3 courses:
PHYS 102 Physical Science (consider lab) 3+(1)
CHEM 100 Chemist's View of the World 3
PHYS 111 Physics I (consider lab) 3+(1) *does NOT meet General Education Requirements
Education Cognates (6 credit hours)
TEEL 231 Human Growth and Development 3
OR
PSY 400 Child and Developmental Psychology 3
TESP 302 Educating Exceptional Students 3
Other CSD Electives
Additional Communication Sciences and Disorders Electives (minimum of 9 hours)
SLP 320 Basic Sign Language - Fall 3
SLP 420 Advanced Sign Language - Spring 3
SLP 414 Undergraduate Research Experience - In consultation with academic advisor 1-3
SLP 440 Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (when available)
SLP 450 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Social Communication (online course, spring course) 3
SLP 663 Managing Hearing Loss - Summer (must be a junior, senior, or grad student) 3
SLP 665 Communication and Aging - Spring (online course) 2
BIO 245 Medical Terminology 2
SLP 473 Communication Disorders in Special Populations (spring course) 3