Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences BS + Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences MS SF Scholars Roadmap

The San Francisco State Scholars program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult your Degree Planner and an advisor for further guidance.

To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterUnits
GE Area 1A: English Composition 1 3
GE Area 1: English Communication 3
GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities 3
GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 2,3 3
SF State Studies or University Elective 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
Select One (Major Prerequisite, GE 2): 4 3
Data Analysis in Education  
Elementary Statistics  
Quantitative Reasoning in Psychology  
Major Prerequisite: A course in human or animal biology, human anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, human genetics, or veterinary science 3
GE Area 1: English Communication 3
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6
 Units15
Second Year
Fall Semester
GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities 3
GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 2,3 3
GE Areas 5A + 5C: Physical Science and Laboratory 5,6 3-4
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6
 Units15-16
Spring Semester
SLHS 300 Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Major Core,GE 4UD, SJ) 3
GE Areas 5B + 5C: Biological Science and Laboratory 5 3-4
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 9
 Units15-16
Third Year
Summer Semester
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
SLHS 651 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (Major Core) 3
SLHS 652 Audiology (Major Core) 3
SLHS 655 Language Development (Major Core, GE 4UD) 3
GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies 3
GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
SLHS 654 Audiometry (Major Core) 3
SLHS 658 Developmental Speech-Language Disabilities (Major Core) 3
SLHS 661 Neurolinguistics (Major Core) 3
SLHS 680 Practicum in Communication Therapy (Major Core) 1
GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts 3
U.S. and California Government 3
 Units16
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5
 Units5
Fall Semester
SLHS 656GW Diagnosis of Communicative Disorders - GWAR (Major Core) 7 3
SLHS 664 Clinical Phonetics (Major Core) 3
SLHS 701 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 708 Neurogenic Disorders of Language (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 757 Aural Rehabilitation (Major Core, Graduate Core) 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
SLHS 659 Articulatory and Phonological Disorders (Major Core) 3
SLHS 663 Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Major Core) 3
SLHS 668 Typical and Atypical Social Communication Development (Major Core) 3
SLHS 709 Speech Sound Production (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 710 Seminar in Dysphagia (Graduate Core) 3
 Units15
Fifth Year
Summer Semester
SLHS 702 Social Communication Development (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 707 Serving School Communities in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Graduate Core) 3
 Units6
Fall Semester
SLHS 703 Research Methods, Evidence-Based Practices, and Professional Issues (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 713 Seminar in Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 1
SLHS 714 Interprofessional Education & Family-Centered Practice (Graduate Core) 1
SLHS 880 Advanced Communication Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 2
Select One (Graduate Core): 3
Issues in Augmentative and Alternative Communication  
Teaching Individuals with Physical and Other Health Impairments 8  
 Units10
Spring Semester
SLHS 706 Counseling in Communicative Disorders (Culminating Experience) 3
SLHS 713 Seminar in Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 1
SLHS 714 Interprofessional Education & Family-Centered Practice (Graduate Core) 1
SLHS 755 Fluency Disorders (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 756 Right Hemisphere Syndrome, TBI, Dementia in Communicative Disabilities (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 880 Advanced Communication Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 2
 Units13
Sixth Year
Fall Semester
SLHS 712 Internship Workshop Seminar: Communicative Disabilities (Graduate Internship) 1
SLHS 754 Voice and Resonance (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 882 Advanced Internship (Graduate Internship) 6
 Units10
Spring Semester
SLHS 712 Internship Workshop Seminar: Communicative Disabilities (Graduate Internship) 1
SLHS 882 Advanced Internship (Graduate Internship) 6
Select One (Culminating Experience): 0-3
Culminating Experience Examination  
Master's Thesis in Communicative Disorders  
 Units7-10
 Total Units178-183
1

Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 1A course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.

2

First-time freshmen must take one lower-division Area 4 course that meets US History (USH).

3

One of the GE 4 courses should be in one of the following categories: psychology, sociology, anthropology, or public health.

4

Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 2 course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.

5

Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill 5C if not already satisfied.

6

The 5A course should be one of the following:
CHEM 101 Survey of Chemistry (3 units) (5A)
PHYS 101 Conceptual Physics (3 units) (5A)
PHYS 111 General Physics I (3 units) (5A)
PHYS 220 General Physics with Calculus I (3 units) (5A)

7

A capstone ePortfolio assignment is required in the fall semester of the senior year, as part of the course requirements for SLHS 656GW.

8

Students should only take SPED 746 if an undergraduate course in Augmentative and Alternative Communication was completed before entering the program.