Major in Preaudiology (BA/BS)
Our major in pre-audiology is a pre-professional program that will prepare students to apply for a graduate or professional-level program. Audiology is a rewarding health care profession involving the evaluation and rehabilitation management of people with hearing or balance disorders.
Admission requirements
- Completion of the major in preaudiology preparation does not guarantee admission to any Ball State post-baccalaureate program in audiology, nor to other graduate or professional audiology programs. Admission to such programs is usually competitive and typically requires submission of standardized test scores.
- To enroll in SPAA 345 a student must hold an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. A student must also hold a GPA of 3.0 or better in the major and have completed SPAA 260, SPAA 343 and SPAA 344 with a minimum grade of C in each class. SPAA 345 also requires application in the semester prior to enrollment and permission of the department chairperson.
66-67 credits
Required Courses
| BIO 111 | Principles of Biology 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 101 | General, Organic, and Biochemistry for the Health Sciences | 5 |
| ISOM 125 | Introduction to Business with Integrated Computer Applications | 3 |
| KINE 250 | Health Care Provider CPR/AED and Advanced First Aid | 3 |
| MATH 125 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| PSYS 100 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
| PSYS 241 | Statistics | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SPAA 100 | Survey of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | 3 |
| SPAA 101 | Clinical Phonetics | 3 |
| SPAA 260 | Speech Acoustics | 3 |
| SPAA 270 | Language Development | 3 |
| SPAA 343 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 |
| SPAA 344 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| SPAA 345 | Clinical Audiology: Orientation and Visitation | 3 |
3 credits from
Select one of these two courses.
| SPAA 161 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing | 3 |
| ANAT 201 | Fundamentals of Human Anatomy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
3-4 credits from
6 credits from
Business courses (BL, ECON, MGT, MKG)
3 credits from
| PHYS 205 | Fundamentals of Human Physiology | 3 |
| PSYS 368 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
3 credits from
| SNLN 251 | American Sign Language 1 | 3 |
| SPCE 240 | Introduction to Sign Systems, Educational Environments, and Services | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 66-67