The BA and the B.G.S. degrees require the same course work in the major, blending knowledge from psychology, biology, linguistics, anatomy, and physiology. They also require a generous sampling of courses in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Students earning a BA also take courses in a foreign language and a laboratory science.
A BA or B.G.S. will give you a broad liberal arts education and prepare you for graduate studies. To practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, you will need to earn at least a master's degree. Plan to pursue doctoral studies if you want to do research in speech, language, and hearing processes and disorders. Courses with clinical content can be taken as directed study with the permission and support of a faculty mentor. To qualify for the honors program, students should have an overall KU GPA of 3.25 and a GPA of 3.5 in the major.