BS Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences students typically enjoy working with people and their families and are highly motivated to explore communication problems in depth. These individuals display excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They are highly motivated to complete the training necessary to become licensed professionals.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Speech Language And Hearing Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

Courses in the listed curriculum include SLH 225 Intro to SLHS, SLH 244 Phonetics, SLH 261 A&P Nerv Aud Artic Res, SLH 262 A&P Resp Phon Swallow, SLH 277 Preprof Lab Exp, SLH 305 Language Development.

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Entry requirements

Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in any SLH course. Students are expected to formally declare a major no later than the fourth semester of full-time enrollment (or at 61 semester hours for transfer students). Students who would like to declare Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences as their major should contact the department. Sophomore standing is required to enroll in any SLH course except for SLH 102 Disability & Society and SLH 103 Disability & Society Honors. Completion of all 200-level SLH courses (with the exception of SLH 277 Pre-professional Lab Experience) is required for enrollment in 300- and 400-level SLH courses. Students are strongly encouraged to take courses in a sequential series – 200 level courses before 300 level courses, and 300 level courses before 400 level courses. SLH 305 Language Development is a prerequisite for SLH 420 Pediatric Disorders SLH 352 Neurology for SLP is a prerequisite for SLH 440 Acquired Neurological Disorders SLH 430 Introduct University-level freshman admission (not programme-specific): 4 units English, 3 units mathematics, 3 units natural sciences (two with labs) and 10 other academic units; ACT or SAT is required if the cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0 for 2027 entry (all applicants for 2028 entry).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

First-year priority deadlines: November 2 for Spring entry and December 4 for Summer/Fall entry. Applications are accepted through the UA Undergraduate App, and first-time freshmen may also apply through the Common App.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer/Fall entry. The application fee is $50 (nonrefundable); Alabama residents applying via the UA Undergraduate App pay no fee.

First-year applicants for a 2027 entry term must submit an ACT or SAT score if their cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0; all students applying to enroll in 2028 must submit test scores.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

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