Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences BS + Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences MS SF State 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, ESCA, 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
SF State Studies or University Elective 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
GE Area 1: English Communication 3
GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 3
SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 9
 Units15
Second Year
Fall Semester
GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities 3
GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 2 3
GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 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 Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 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
US 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 Disabilities - GWAR (Major Core) 5 3
SLHS 657 Aural Rehabilitation (Major Core, Graduate Core) 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 703 Research Methods, Evidence-Based Practices, and Professional Issues (Graduate Core) 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
SLHS 659 Speech and Voice Science (Major Core) 3
SLHS 663 Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Major Core) 3
SLHS 668 Social Communication and Linguistic Justice (Major Core) 3
SLHS 709 Speech Sound Production (Graduate Core) 3
Select One (Graduate Core): 3
Evidence-Based Practice in Augmentative and Alternative Communication  
Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Schools  
 Units15
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
SLHS 708 Neurogenic Disabilities of Language (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 713 Seminar in Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 1
SLHS 714 Interprofessional Education & Family-Centered Practice (Graduate Core) 1
SLHS 754 Voice and Resonance (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 880 Advanced Communication Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 2
 Units10
Spring Semester
SLHS 710 Seminar in Dysphagia (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 713 Seminar in Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 1
SLHS 714 Interprofessional Education & Family-Centered Practice (Graduate Core) 1
SLHS 756 Right Hemisphere Syndrome, TBI, Dementia in Communicative Disabilities (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 880 Advanced Communication Therapy (Graduate Practicum) 2
 Units10
Sixth 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 712 Internship Workshop Seminar: Communicative Disabilities (Graduate Internship) 1
SLHS 755 Stuttering (Graduate Core) 3
SLHS 882 Advanced Internship (Graduate Internship) 6
 Units10
Spring Semester
SLHS 706 Counseling in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Graduate Core) 3
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  
 Units10-13
 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

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.

4

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

5

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