Audiology and Speech Language Sciences B.S. – Second Baccalaureate
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Contact: Pam Balzer, Administrative Assistant or Marsha MooreJazayeri, Administrative Assistant
Location: Gunter 1400
Telephone: 970.351.2734
Website: www.unco.edu/NHS/asls
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences undergraduate program offers a pre-professional bachelor's degree in audiology and speech-language sciences. Training focuses on a broad-based education with emphasis on: the sciences, anatomy and physiology, psychology, development of audition, language and speech, principles of hearing science, technical instrumentation and problem solving. Students learn about individuals with communication disorders due to head injury, stroke, ear disease,noise exposure, vocal disease and misuse, autism, developmental delays, brain injury, genetics and many other issues. Additionally, students will explore the science behind how we talk, formulate language, hear and process our auditory environment, as well as how to diagnose, treat, and prevent communication disorders. Students who have interests in medical fields, applied sciences, psychology, acoustics, music or education are encouraged to consider audiology and speech-language sciences..
The degree program can be modified to serve as an excellent undergraduate foundation for entry into master's degree programs in Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Public Health or Gerontology. Students interested in pursuing this option should see their advisor.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC – 40 credits
Students whose first bachelor's degree is identified as liberal-arts based will be exempted from completing the specific LAC requirements, but still must meet the 120-hour minimum for the degree.
2. Required Major Credits – Minimum 30 credits
Take all of the following courses:
ASLS 260 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3 |
ASLS 266 | Normal Speech and Language Development | 3 |
ASLS 267 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism | 4 |
ASLS 343 | Fundamentals of Physiological and Biological Acoustics | 2 |
ASLS 360 | Articulation and Voice Disorders | 3 |
ASLS 365 | Language Disorders in Children | 3 |
ASLS 370 | Basic Audiology | 4 |
ASLS 469 | Clinical Processes in Speech-Language Pathology | 4 |
ASLS 478 | Aural Rehabilitation and Amplification | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits – 50 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 50 credits. For most students with a previous bachelor's degree, coursework from the first awarded degree will completely satisfy this requirement.
In addition to the above coursework, it is recommended that students select from the following courses to achieve the 30 credit minimum:
ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
ASLS 160 | Introduction to Human Communication and Its Disorders | 3 |
ASLS 366 | Language Sampling Processes | 1 |
ASLS 431 | Organically-Based Communication Disorders | 3 |
ASLS 473 | SLPA Seminar and Field Experience | 4 |
ASLS 487 | Advanced Audiology | 3 |
BIO 245 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
Coursework in the following areas is required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to obtain professional certification:
- Statistics
- Psychology or Sociology
- Life Sciences (Biology)
- Physical Science (Chemistry or Physics)