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Speech and Hearing Science - Bachelor of Science 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 13 Total Winter Credits 13 Total Spring Credits 13

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 SPHR 222 4
General Elective 4 STAT 243 4 STAT 244 4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

Second Year Milestone: Complete SPHR 222 and STAT 244 (by end of Spring term).

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
SPHR 371 4 SPHR 461 4 SPHR 495 4
SPHR 372 4 SPHR 463 4 SPHR 464 4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 SPHR 370 4 SPHR 394 1
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 13

Third Year Milestones: Complete SPHR 370, SPHR 371, SPHR 372, SPHR 461, SPHR 463, SPHR 464, and SPHR 495 (by end of Spring term).

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6 SPHR 465 4 SPHR 496 4
SPHR 487 4 SPHR 488 4 SPHR 489 4
SPHR Elective 4 SPHR Elective 4 General Elective 4
General Elective 2 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 16

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • General Elective: For ASHA requirements if pursuing graduate school - Need 1 Biological Science, 1 Physical Science (Physics of Chemistry) and 1 Social Science. 
  • BS Science with Lab and BS Science: For ASHA requirements if pursuing graduate school - Need 1 Biological Science, 1 Physical Science (Physics of Chemistry) and 1 Social Science.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • STAT 243 and STAT 244: SOC 396 can be taken instead of STAT 244. If SOC 396 is taken, then a "BS Arts & Letters/Social Science" must be replaced with a "BS Math/Statistics" course. STAT 243 is not specifically required for the major.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • SPHR 487, 488, and 489: For students interested in Audiology graduate school, it is recommended to take the Audiology sequence of courses (487, 488, 489) during their 3rd year.
  • SPHR Elective: Choose from SPHR 385, 410, 471, 473 or 480, 485, 491 or other Advisor approved electives. May be taken any term/swapped in place of General Electives.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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