SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT |
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Associate in Science Degree |
The Speech-Language Pathology Assistant program will provide the community with professionally trained personnel to assist the speech pathologist in this specialized field and to provide services in multiple settings to a diverse population in the administration of therapeutic and screening services.
State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board approved for licensure.
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Employment possibilities include:
Private Offices
Hospitals
Educational Institutes
Rehabilitation Centers
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM |
| In addition to completion of the prerequisite and required courses below, this program requires completion of the Associate in Science General Education as listed in the catalog. |
| All courses must be completed with grade of “C” or better. |
| Prerequisites: |
| Health Occupations |
AL H |
A010 |
(.5) |
| Child Development |
HMDV |
A180 |
(3) |
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Subtotal: |
(3.5) |
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Required Courses |
| Course |
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Units |
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FALL |
| Patient Care |
Al H |
A115 |
(2.5) |
| Medical Terminology |
Al H |
A111 |
(3) |
| Intro to Linguistics |
ANTH |
A190 |
(3) |
| Intro Speech Pathology Asst |
SLPA |
A100 |
(2) |
| Speech/Language/Hearing Dev |
SLPA |
A115 |
(3) |
| Speech-Language Admin Proced |
SLPA |
A120 |
(2) |
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SPRING |
| Early Child Dev Thru Play |
E C |
A155 |
(3) |
| Early Childhood Laboratory |
E C |
A156 |
(2) |
| Observe/Record Behavior |
E C |
A165 |
(2) |
| Intro to Commun Disorders |
SLPA |
A140 |
(3) |
| Intro to Phonetics |
SLPA |
A150 |
(3) |
| Clinical Experience 1 |
SLPA |
A160 |
(.5) |
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FALL |
| Anatomy-Physiology |
BIOL |
A221 |
(4) |
| Screen/Therapeutic Process |
SLPA |
A180 |
(3) |
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Clinical Experience 2 |
SLPA |
A190 |
(2) |
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SPRING |
| Human Diseases |
AL H |
A120 |
(2) |
| The Exceptional Child |
HMDV |
A210 |
(3) |
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Adult/Geriatric Disorders |
SLPA |
A200 |
(2) |
| Clinical Experience 3 |
SLPA |
A250 |
(4) |
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Total: |
(52.5) |
| Suggested electives: |
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| Ethics |
PHIL |
A120 |
(3) |
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Any American Sign Language course
(Golden West or Coastline Community Colleges) |