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Speech and Hearing Science - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 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 2023-24 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 CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits13Total Winter Credits13Total Spring Credits13

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4STAT 2444
SPHR 2224SPHR 372U4SPHR 3714
General Elective4STAT 243Z4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits15-16Total Winter Credits15-16Total Spring Credits15-16

Second Year Milestone: Complete SPHR 222, SPHR 371, SPHR 372U and STAT 244(see Note for STAT 244) (by end of Spring term).

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4SPHR 4954SPHR 4964
SPHR 4614SPHR 4634SPHR 4644
General Elective4SPHR 3704SPHR 3941
    General Elective2
Total Fall Credits15-16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits15

Third Year Milestones: Complete SPHR 370, SPHR 461, SPHR 463, SPHR 464, SPHR 495 and SPHR 496 (by end of Spring term).

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6SPHR 4654SPHR 4894
SPHR 4874SPHR 4884General Elective4
SPHR Elective4SPHR Elective4General Elective4
  General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits14Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits16

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • General Elective: For ASHA requirements if pursuing graduate school - Need 1 Biological Science, 1 non-SPHR Social Science, and 1 Physics or Chemistry course. If not, then General Elective. 
  • BS Science with Lab:  For ASHA requirements if pursuing graduate school - Need 1 Biological Science, 1 non-SPHR Social Science, and 1 Physics or Chemistry course. If not, then General Elective. 
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • STAT 243Z and STAT 244: SOC 396 can be taken instead of STAT 244. If SOC 396 is taken, then a "General Elective" must be replaced with a "BS Math/Statistics" course. STAT 243Z 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, 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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