BA HUMAN BIOLOGY
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SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING SCIENCE CONCENTRATION
At least 124 hrs. (45 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs unique to each major.
I. General College Requirements (min. 55 hrs.):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211); ____
Oral Communication/Logic (3 hrs., one of following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310 OR Exemption/Exam ___
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ___ and
HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Timetable or Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list)
Humanities (9 hrs.):
(HT) ________, (HL) ________, (HR)________
Social Science (9 hrs. including PSYC 104):
(SC) _________, (SI) PSYC 104, (SF) ________
Non-Western Culture (3 hrs.): ________ (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency): ________, ________, _______, ________
(Math and Natural Science requirements are usually met by fulfilling the Human Biology requirements.)
II. General Science Requirements (min. 33 hrs.):
_____ ANTH 304 Physical Anthropology (3-4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 150/151 Molecular & Cellular Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 152/3 Principles of Organismal Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____ MATH 115 + MATH 116 (6 hrs) OR MATH 121
(5 hrs.) Calculus I
_____ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____ PHSX 114 College Physics I OR PHSX 211 General
Physics I (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 570 Intro. Biostatistics (3 hrs.) OR PSYC 300
Statistics/Psychol. Res. (3 hrs.) OR
MATH 365 Elem. Statistics (3 hrs.)
III. Speech-Language-Hearing Concentration (min. 29 hrs.):
_____ PHYSICS (4 hrs.): SPLH 120 Physics of Speech OR PHSX 115 College Physics II
_____ RESEARCH METHODS (3 hrs.): SPLH 660 Research
Methods in Human Communication
_____ GENETICS (3 hrs.): BIOL 350, Principles of Genetics
_____ SEMINAR (1 hr.): BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Human
Biology (must be taken in senior year)
Complete two of the following four categories:
Development and Genetics (9 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 417 Biology of Development
_____ Six hours selected from the following courses: ANTH 762 Human Growth & Development; BIOL 405 Laboratory in Genetics; BIOL 416 Cell Biology; BIOL 595 Human Genetics; PSYC 333 Child Development; PSYC 430 Cognitive; SPLH 464 Infant Development; SPLH 764 Infant Development; SPLH 466 Language Science; SPLH 566 Language Development
Anatomy and Physiology (10 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 646 Mammalian Physiology
_____ Six hours selected from the following courses: BIOL 440 Advanced Human Anatomy (lecture and lab); BIOL 647 Mammalian Physiology laboratory; SPLH 662 Speech Science; SPLH 663 Hearing Science; HSES 672 Exercise Physiology
Neuroscience (9 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 408 Physiology of Organisms
_____ Six hours selected from the following courses: BIOL 435 Introduction to Neurobiology; PSYC 370 Brain & Behavior; PSYC 380 Brain & Pathology; PSYC 475 Cognitive Neuroscience; SPLH 320 Neuroscience of Human Communication; SPLH 464 Neural Bases of Speech & Voice; SPLH 464 Speech Motor Control
Research Practicum (9 hrs.)
_____ SPLH 464 Circuit Theory & Bioinstrumentation; SPLH 449 Laboratory/Field Work in Human Biology (TOPICS: Orofacial Neurophysiology, Deep Brain Stimulation in Progressive Neuromotor Disease, Perceptual Neuroscience and Functional Brain Imaging; Neuroscience of the Premature Human Infant; Brain-Behavior Mapping of Language); SPLH 499 Directed Study in SPLH
SPLH courses are recommended for the Speech-Language-Hearing Science Concentration for fulfilling the requirements in each area. Research practicum courses must be arranged with the course instructor prior to enrollment.
