Foundational and Prerequisite Course Requirements
Foundational science/math course requirements:
As stated in the ASHA 2014 Standards, IVA, application for ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence on or after September 1, 2014 must include four Science/Math courses. "The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of the biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and the social/behavioral sciences."
You must have at least one 3-credit course in each of the following areas. Classes from the Communication Sciences & Disorders discipline cannot be used to meet these foundational requirements.
- Biological Sciences (biology, human anatomy & physiology, neuroanatomy & neurophysiology, human genetics, veterinary science)
- Physical Sciences (recommended: physics, chemistry) (accepted: astronomy, archaeology, forestry, geology, earth or environmental science)
- Statistics (Standalone statistics course; research methodology not accepted; statistics course from Education department not accepted; may require verifying in the academic catalog of the designated university when the word "statistics" is not included in the title)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology, public health)
Prerequisite course requirements:
- Phonetics
- Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
- Language Development in Children
- Speech-Language Sciences
- Hearing Science
- Neurological Foundations of Speech, Language and Hearing (If not previously taken, this course will be integrated into your graduate program of study.)
- Survey of Audiology
The title of an equivalent course should contain the same key word(s) as those in the descriptive titles above.