语言和听力科学本科课程是预专业学位，它强调语言，听力和语言的正常过程，并允许您探索其他感兴趣的学术领域。由于硕士学位是该领域寻求专业职业的人士的最低准备水平，因此BS学位并不使您具备专业工作的资格，但旨在为您为研究生学习做好准备。获得硕士学位后，您可以选择以经过培训的专业人员的身份来诊断和治疗无法有效沟通的人员。<br> <br>您将在春季学期申请语言和听力科学学士学位。你大二 在大三和高三期间，您将学习语音，语言发展，语音和呼吸机制的解剖，语音和发音，语音科学，听力科学，听力学，听觉康复以及语音和语言的
The undergraduate program in speech and hearing sciences is a pre-professional degree, which emphasizes the normal processes of speech, hearing and language and allows you to explore other academic areas of interest. Since the master's degree is the minimum level of preparation for persons seeking professional careers in this field, the BS degree does not qualify you to work professionally, but is designed to prepare you for graduate studies. After you earn a master's degree, you can choose to work as a trained professional who diagnoses and treats people who are unable to communicate effectively.<br><br>You would apply to the BS in speech and hearing sciences in the spring semester of your sophomore year. During your junior and senior year, you will learn about phonetics, language development, anatomy of the speech and respiratory mechanism, phonology and articulation, speech science, hearing science, audiology, aural rehabilitation, and neural processing in speech and language. During your career as a speech-language pathologist, you will have maximum patient contact and must be able to communicate effectively with individuals with disabilities. You must have a sincere interest in the handicapped population, with particular interest in communication problems.