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Speech and Hearing Sciences B.S. - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences is for you if you are interested in pursuing work in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology. This degree is a springboard into further graduate and postgraduate study. This program may be beneficial in preparing you for future academic or professional work in other fields. It's offered only on-campus and its coursework includes speech sound disorders in children, clinical processes, fluency disorders, etc. It's important to note that speech and hearing science careers typically require graduate and postgraduate degrees. 

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
HIST 1301 U S History I 1763-1877 3 ______ MATH 1314 College Algebra 3 ______
SPHS 1371 Introduction to Speech Language Disorders 3 ______ HIST 1302 U S History II Since 1877 3 ______
Creative Arts 3 ______ Communication 3 ______
DSDE 1374
or DSDE 1377
 Introduction to Deaf Studies 
or Introduction to Deaf Education
 3 ______ Social and Behavorial Sciences 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
Life and Physical Science 3 ______ Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro to American Government II 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ SPHS 2370 Phonetics 3 ______
Additional Psychology Course 3 ______ Life and Physical Sciences 3 ______
Professional Elective 3 ______ Professional Elective 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPHS 3310 Language Acquisition 3 ______ SPHS 3314 Speech and Hearing Science 3 ______
SPHS 3312 Hearing Anatomy, Physiology and Disorders 3 ______ SPHS 3320 Language Disorders in Children 3 ______
SPHS 3316 Professional Report Writing 3 ______ SPHS 3324 Speech Sound Disorders in Children 3 ______
SPHS 3318 Speech Anatomy and Physiology 3 ______ SPHS 4332 Neurology 3 ______
Professional Elective 3 ______ SPHS 4336 Clinical Processes 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPHS 4334 Audiology I 3 ______ SPHS 4338 Medical Speech - Language Pathology 3 ______
SPHS 4337 Fluency Disorders 3 ______ Professional Electives 9 ______
SPHS 4352 Counseling in Communication Disorders 3 ______ SPHS 4340 or SPHS 4342 or SPHS 4350 Audiology II or Audiologic Rehab (Audiology Diagnostics and Rehab) or Problems and Projects 3 ______
SPHS 4350 Problems and Projects 3 ______
Professional Elective 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______