Students who have already earned a bachelor's degree in a major other than communication disorders can participate in the Graduate Leveling Program to ensure that they are well-prepared for the rigor of a graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology. Leveling students can choose whether to complete their courses in-person or asynchronously online.

Students should meet with a department advisor to develop a personalized leveling program. Additional pre-requisite courses may be required for pursuing graduate school if the student has not yet completed coursework in statistics, physical/chemical science, biological science, or social science/psychology.

A sample leveling curriculum is presented below:

Suggested Fall Semester Schedule

Suggested Fall Schedule
Course Number Course Description Credit Hours
CD211   Anatomy of the Speech Mechanism *fall or spring 3
CD399  Speech and Hearing Science  *fall only 3
CD395 Introduction to the Hearing Mechanism and Audiological Assessment *fall only 3
CD230 Introduction to Communication Disorders *fall or spring 3

CD409

or

CD413

Articulation and Voice Disorders  *fall only

OR

Written Language Disorders  *fall only

3
Total Credit Hours 15

Suggested Spring Semester Schedule

Suggested Spring Schedule
Course Number Course Description Credit Hours
CD406  Introduction to Clinical Practice *fall or spring 4
CD340 Normal Language Acquisition *fall or spring 3
CD225 Phonetics *fall or spring 3
CD408 Language and Fluency Disorders *spring only 3
CD480 Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology for Speech and Hearing *spring only 3
Total Credit Hours 16

Total Credit Hours: 31