School of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences at Ohio University

Minor in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences

Minor in HSLS

Admission Criteria

Requirements

Contact the Program
Sally Marinellie, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Undergraduate Education
marinels@ohio.edu

The minor in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences (HSLS) fosters learning related to communication science and normal processes of human communication, and will provide an introduction to the field of communication disorders. The field of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences is inherently interdisciplinary. Few academic or clinical realms are unrelated to hearing, speech and language sciences. Study in this area is relevant to students with almost any major. Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in any clinical field may develop a good foundation through this minor. Even those without professional interests related to communication disorders per se may benefit from an improved appreciation of issues related to a host of vital human communication issues that affect their everyday lives.
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Admission Criteria
No specific course work is required for students to be eligible for the HSLS minor. Student must complete an application form and submit it to their college for appropriate entry on DARS forms and transcripts.
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Hours and Required Courses
To earn a minor in HSLS, students must earn a minimum or 28 hours in HSLS courses. All student must take the following: HSLS 108 (5 credits) (2) a total of 23 credit hours from a combination of any of the HSLS elective courses listed below. Students considering pursuits of graduate study in the HSLS graduate programs at Ohio University are encouraged to take those courses required for HSLS graduate study (marked with * in the table of electives below).

Required Course:
	HSLS 108	Intro to Communication Disorders (5 credit hours)

Elective Courses (Choose at least 23 credits)
*	HSLS 208	Phonetics (5 credit hours)
*	HSLS 251	Speech and Language Science (4 credit hours)
*	HSLS 253	Hearing Science (4 credit hours)
	HSLS 300	Aging and Disorders of Communication (4 credit hours)
*	HSLS 310	Language Development (4 credit hours)
*	HSLS 213	Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing, Speech and Language (4 credit hours)
*	HSLS 380	Basic Audiology (5 credit hours)
	HSLS 385	Sign Language I (4 credit hours)
	HSLS 390	Intro to Research in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences (4 credit hours)
	HSLS 499	Independent Reading in Speech Pathology, Audiology, and Speech Sciences (3-5 credit hours)
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Updated: May 26, 2004

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