The program of each undergraduate student will include a minimum of 15 credit hours dealing with normal development of speech, hearing, and language, some of which are SPA courses, some of which are included in the general requirements just listed, and some of which are electives. A total of 124 credit hours are required, with not less than 60 credits from non- introductory courses. This status will be changed to regular when all deficiencies are removed with not less than a B average in all courses taken. Since the number of applicants to be admitted is limited, those with the best academic records and with no or a limited number of undergraduate deficiencies will be considered for admission first. Enrollment in graduate courses in SPA is by permission of the Graduate Division.
Some students elect to pursue graduate courses as unclassified students.
If such a student completes the first 12 semester credits in SPA, and the GPA obtained in these courses is less than 3.0, no further registration will be permitted. If a student with this status has a baccalaureate degree in speech pathology and audiology and completes 12 credit hours of advanced study in this field at the 600 level with a GPA of 3.0 or better, application must be made for admission to the Graduate Division before additional enrollment in the SPA division will be permitted. A conference will be held with each entering graduate student prior to initial enrollment, during which an analysis of the student's undergraduate preparation will be made. The necessity for removal of undergraduate deficiencies will be determined at this time. Qualification for admission to candidacy will depend upon this analysis together with the student's performance during the first semester of graduate study.