Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

160 The University of Akron 2005-2006
Bachelor of Arts (Step-Up Program)
with Summit College College
The School of Communication will accept any Summit College degree in a Step-Up program
with any Communication major for a BAT degree. Students would be required to
complete any remaining General Education course requirements, based on a General
Education Evaluation from University College. The student’s Associate Degree would
fulfill his/her Tag course work requirement. Students would need to complete all other
communication requirements for their major listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
7700: Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology
Bachelor of Arts (Clinical or Non-Clinical Option)*
Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology
(Clinical or Non-Clinical Option)*
Program Description
The School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology offers an undergraduate (preprofessional)
and graduate program of academic and clinical training in speech-language
pathology and audiology. Audiologists are hearing care specialists for evaluation and
treatment of individuals with hearing and balance disorders. Scope of practice includes
hearing assessments, selecting and fitting hearing aids/assistive listening devices, programming
cochlear implants, balance testing, and counseling regarding hearing loss.
Speech-language pathologists work with children and adults with language, voice fluency,
articulatory and phonologic disorders and swallowing problems. They provide assessment
and treatment for these problems as well as working in prevention of them.
Course work focuses on the evaluation and treatment of the many disordered communication
processes. Students who complete 7700:321, 330, 235 and 240 with a “B”
average or better and who have at least a 3.0 overall grade point average may elect the
clinical option which requires completion of 7700:420. Students wishing to study this
field without clinical experience at the undergraduate level may pursue a non-clinical curricular
option. Decisions regarding degree options and graduate study should be made
only after consultation with departmental undergraduate coordinator. A master’s degree
is required for employment as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. An Au.D. is
required for certification as an audiologist, effective 2007.
Typical work settings for speech-language pathologists and audiologists include: schools,
hospitals, clinics, private practice, physicians’ offices, industry, and universities. For
employment in school settings, individuals must be certified by the department of education
of the state in which they will be working. Since more than 50 percent of practicing
speech-language pathologists work in public school settings, it is recommended that
undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers in the communicative
disorders professions, complete the requirements for educational certification, except for
student teaching, which can be taken only at the graduate level. These educational
requirements can be taken as electives. Each student should consult with an advisor
about this option.
Program Requirements:
• Completion of the General Education requirement and the second year of a foreign
language for the B.A., or the non-foreign language option for the tagged
degree (B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) 56 credits.
Students may count 14 credits of American Sign Language for the foreign language
requirement.
• Electives — 21 credits
• Core in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Credits
7700:101 American Sign Language I 3
7700:110 Introduction to Disorders of Communication 3
7700:140 Introduction to Hearing Science 3
7700:210 Introduction to Clinical Phonetics 4
7700:211 Introduction to Speech Science 2
7700:230 Language Science and Acquisition 4
7700:235 Introduction to Audiology 4
7700:240 Audiological Rehabilitation 4
7700:250 Observation and Clinical Methods 3
7700:321 Articulatory and Phonologic Disorders 4
7700:322 Organic Disorders of Communication 4
7700:330 Language Disorders 4
7700:445 Multi-Cultural Considerations in Audiology and
Speech Language Pathology 3
7700:450 Assessment of Communicative Disorders 3
* Courses in the Department of Biology (3100:265) and Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
(7700:265, 266) are required to fulfill the natural sciences requirement . A.B.A. in Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology substitutes a core of courses in psychology and related disciplines for the
foreign languages (see Undergraduate Coordinator for specific courses).
Clinical Option
• Add the following Clinical Practica to the above requirements. Credits
7700:420 Senior Clinical Experience 3
Non-Clinical Option
Students wishing to study this field without clinical experience at the undergraduate
level may pursue a non-clinical curricular option. The non-clinical option will include
the core curriculum and at least four credits in the areas related to communication
disorders, selected in consultation with the department undergraduate coordinator.
7750: Social Work
Program Description
The mission of the undergraduate social work program is to prepare students for
graduate study and ethical generalist practice with an on behalf of diverse populations
in Northeast Ohio whose well-being and quality of life are at risk. The program
places special emphasis on human dignity and worth, social justice, human
diversity, empowerment and cultural competence, and on the enhancement of
social functioning, by drawing on client strengths and community resources.
The social work major is an accredited undergraduate professional program
preparing students for entry level practice positions in social service agencies
employing Social Workers.
Elective courses are available in such areas as health, community development,
child welfare, mental health or retardation, family service, corrections, etc.
Certificate programs in Afro-American Studies, Gerontology (Aging) and Victim
Studies can be scheduled within the elective framework of the curriculum.
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in social work requires completion of two
years of a foreign language (Spanish is recommended; sign language is accepted).
The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work degree does not require a language.
There are Step-Up program arrangements between this program and the
Associate in Community Services Technology program offered in Summit
College, as well as the Associate in Social Services Technology program at the
Wayne General and Technical College.
Curricula have been developed (Step-Up program arrangements) so that students
completing the two-year associate degree programs in Community Services
Technology (Summit College), Social Services Technology (Wayne College), and
Human Services Technology (Stark State College) with social services emphasis
programs can complete either the B.A. or B.A./S.W. four-year curriculum in social
work with two additional years of full-time course work.
The Social Work Program at The University of Akron is fully accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education.
Students wishing to major in social work must file an application with the College
of Fine and Applied Arts. In addition, a separate application packet must be filed
with the School of Social Work. A 2.3 grade point average is required for admission
to the School. Once admitted, the student should maintain a 2.5 grade point
average in social work major courses.
Bachelor of Arts
• Completion of the General Education requirement, 42 credits including.
3100:103 Natural Science Biology/Lab 4
and
3850:100 Introduction to Sociology 4
• Course Prerequisites for the Social Work major:
7750:270 Poverty and Minority Issues 3
7750:276 Introduction to Social Welfare 4
7750:427 Human Behavior and Social Environment I 3
• Social Work major:
7750:401,2,3,4 Social Work Practice I, II, III, IV 12
7750:405 Practice I Skills Lab 3
7750:421 Introduction to the Field Experience 1
7750:422 Field Experience Seminar 1
7750:425 Social Work Ethics 3
7750:430 Human Behavior and Social Environment II 3
7750:440 Social Work Research I 3
7750:441 Social Work Research II 3
7750:445 Social Policy Analysis for Social Workers 3
7750:495 Field Experience: Social Agency
(two semesters, four credits each)
8
7750:4xx Electives in Social Work 6
• General Electives, including 14 credits in a foreign language.