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University Catalog 2026-2027

Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology (BA)

CIP Code = 510204

Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology Courses (BA)

Objectives

The Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology is designed to prepare a student for graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology. The undergraduate preparation includes a broad educational experience in the liberal arts and sciences and a strong foundation in addition to basic course work in normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing. The undergraduate/pre-professional degree is the first degree that leads to graduate study for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The master’s degree in speech pathology and the doctoral degree in audiology are the entry-level degrees for most professional settings in these fields.

Freshman Year

English (GER) 6HRS

Fine Arts (GER) 3HRS

Humanities (GER) 3HRS

Mathematics (GER) 6HRS

Natural Sciences (GER) 3HRS

In addition to the two required Natural Sciences (GER) courses specified in the Sophomore year, student will select one additional Natural Sciences (GER) course selected from the following disciplines:

  • Select one Biological Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
    • or
  • Select one Physics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses 9HRS

Total: 30 SCH

Sophomore Year

Natural Sciences (GER) 6HRS

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER) 3HRS

Major Courses 18HRS

Electives 3HRS

  • Electives 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 30 SCH

Junior Year

Humanities (GER) 6HRS

  • Select two Humanities (GER) courses from the following disciplines: Literature, Foreign Languages, History, Classical Studies, Communications, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Interdisciplinary.  NOTE: some of these subject matter disciplines may not be offered at Louisiana Tech University.  6 Semester Credit Hours

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER) 3HRS

Major Courses 13HRS

Electives 8HRS

  • Electives  8 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 30 SCH

Senior Year

Major Courses18HRS

Electives 12HRS

  • Electives 12 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 30 SCH

Total Semester Credit Hours 120

Concentration area offered

Students wishing to pursue the Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology Concentration (BA)  must have a 2.5 earned grade point average for graduation, and no grade lower than a “C” in any required Audiology course in the concentration sequence.