Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences

Graduate Clinical Programs

The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences offers the Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology and the Au.D. in Audiology. These programs are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

Prerequisites for the M.A. Degree

Students enter the M.A. program in speech and hearing sciences with a diverse array of undergraduate backgrounds. There are certain courses, however, that must be completed either to comply with American Speech-Language-Hearing Association regulations for certification or because these courses form the essential foundation for graduate study in the field.

The following courses, or their equivalents, are prerequisites for graduate students in speech-language pathology. Students who have not taken these courses prior to graduate enrollment will be required to complete them as graduate students.

Introduction to Phonetics
Anatomy of Speech and Hearing
Human Hearing and Communication
Children’s Language Development
Children’s Language Disorders
Phonological Disorders
Introduction to Clinical Practice
Rehabilitative Audiology

In addition to required course work for the master's degree, students hoping to achieve the Certificate of Clinical Competence in either speech-language pathology or audiology and to practice in either profession must meet KASA standards and document coursework in the basic sciences, including:

Course work in biological sciences, physical sciences, and mathematics
Course work in behavioral and/or social sciences
Course work in basic human communication processes, including anatomic, physiological, physical, psychophysical, linguistic, and psycholinguistic bases of communication

This course work may be carried forward from the undergraduate degree or taken at the graduate level; if they are taken at the graduate level, they may not be counted to satisfy any requirements for the Master’s degree. Students are encouraged to visit the ASHA web site (http://www.asha.org/) to review KASA and additional certification requirements. It is ultimately the students' responsibility to assure they have fulfilled these requirements.

Feel free to contact the department to arrange a meeting with a faculty member and a tour of our facilities. To arrange a visit, contact Kim Elkins by phone at (812) 855-4202 or by e-mail at kelkins@indiana.edu.