Program of Study
The Bachelor of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) provides students with a broad education, covering content related to speech, language, communication, and cognitive and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. It will build important foundational skills in professional oral and written communication, evidence-based practice, and cultural sensitivity. As the coursework has both breadth and depth in related fields, the Bachelor’s degree can lead to careers in fields including communication, counseling, general education, health, human development, rehabilitation, social service, and special education.
The program provides foundational coursework necessary for application to graduate programs that lead to a career in speech-language pathology. Students who earn this Bachelor of Science in SLP will be eligible to apply to the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology.+
+The coursework associated with the major will satisfy most other speech-language pathology/communicative sciences and disorders master’s programs’ admissions requirements, but this may differ from program to program, and applicants are encouraged to contact specific programs for additional information. Application to the Speech-Language Pathology Master’s program at CSUSM does not guarantee admission.
*The Speech-Language Pathology, B.S. is offered through Extended Learning.
Admission and Graduation Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology has the same general undergraduate admission and graduation requirements and/or transfer policies/requirements described in the California State University San Marcos catalog. In addition to the general undergraduate admission and/or transfer policies/requirements described in the California State University San Marcos catalog, Speech-Language Pathology, B.S. applicants must have completed the majority* of lower-division general education requirements (Areas A-F), including the American Institutions requirement, prior to the start of the major.
*Applicants may be missing no more than three lower-division general education requirements upon admission and these are required for graduation.
Degree Requirements
The courses are sequenced as a cohort model such that accepted students go through the same courses at the same time. Students must complete 15 units of lower-division preparatory coursework prior to beginning the major. The lower-division preparatory coursework can be satisfied at any college/university that offers this content. All courses taken for the major, including Preparation for the Major, must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
