CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Fulfillment of Undergraduate Requirements for Graduate Enrollment
1.
Students applying to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) MUST have completed one of the two
prerequisites:
a. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP); OR
b. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a discipline other than SLP, but with equivalent SLP coursework
o NOTE: Applicant must have at least 30 semester units (45 quarter units) of coursework in SLP BEFORE
enrollment in the graduate program (regardless of the program applied to, Traditional or Cohort); however 36
semester units (54 quarter units) are preferred.
Students who do not meet above requirements are NOT eligible to apply and will not be accepted into either of our
graduate programs.
2.
Prerequisite coursework MUST meet the following guidelines:
1. Coursework in SLP must have been completed at an ASHA (CAA) accredited university.
2. A minimum of 30 semester units (45 quarter units) in SLP coursework must be completed before enrollment in
the graduate program; 36 semester units (54 quarter units) completed are preferred.
3. The applicant MUST have similar content in SLP coursework to the courses listed below. In order to assist in
determining undergraduate course equivalency, a description of content covered in each of the courses listed
below is attached.
NOTE: Content can be covered in multiple courses and does not have to be completed in the exactly the
same types of courses as listed below, but similar content MUST have been covered in your
undergraduate program.
Undergraduate Course Requirements:
 C D 261 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
 C D 271 Phonetics
 C D 329 Introduction to Language Acquisition
 C D 330 Speech and Hearing Science
 C D 373 Audiology I
 C D 440 Aural Rehabilitation for Hearing Impaired
 C D 456 Speech Pathology I: Disorders of Phonology
 C D 460 Speech and Language Assessment of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Clients (3 units)
 C D 464 Behavior Management and Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology (3 units)
 C D 466 Speech Pathology II: Speech Motor Disorders
 C D 472 Alternative and Augmentative Communication (3 units)
 C D 477 Disorders of Swallowing (3 units)
 C D 476 Speech Pathology III: Disorders of Voice/Oro-Facial Mechanism
 C D 481A Speech Pathology IV: Disorders of Language, Children
 C D 481B Speech Pathology IV: Disorders of Language, Neuropathologies
 C D 483 Assessment of Monolingual & Bilingual Clients/ C D 489 Management of Monolingual & Bilingual
Clients
 C D 485 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders for Speech-Language Pathologists (3 units)
In order to verify coursework requirements, following admittance to the graduate program, the Department must have on file your
most recent transcripts. As such, if you are completing additional coursework during the Spring admittance semester, if accepted to
the graduate program, you are responsible for submitting transcripts documenting completion of this coursework during the summer
prior to enrolling in your first graduate course in the Fall.