Take Prerequisites Fully Online

In the online program, students complete prerequisite courses either à la carte or in the proscribed sequence. All courses are asynchronous, enabling students to take courses on their own time frame. Students are encouraged to read the pre-clinical program advising page before making decisions.

For information on how to enroll, contact Lori Peterson at phonline [at] umass [dot] edu (phonline[at]umass[dot]edu).

Note: There is no application to the program. Students can enroll in any online UWW class after completing the UWW non-degree application and requesting a term enrollment appointment.

Spring semester

• SLHS 100: Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLHS 313: Introduction to Audiology
• SLHS 415: Speech and Language Disorders
• SLHS 420: Clinical Observations

Summer session 1

• SLHS 316: Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation
• SLHS 415: Speech and Language Disorders
• SLHS 420: Clinical Observations

Summer session 2

• SLHS 100: Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLHS 213: Phonetic Processing

Full Summer (sessions 1 and 2 inclusive)

• SLHS 211: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Systems

Fall semester

• SLHS 100: Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLHS 213: Phonetic Processing
• SLHS 214: Introduction to Hearing Science
• SLHS 301: Speech and Language Development (offered multi-modally; students can choose fully online or hybrid)
• SLHS 312: Introduction to Speech Science
• SLHS 420: Clinical Observations

Some courses in the program assume background knowledge offered in other courses. Students are not required to complete courses in sequence: listed prerequisites apply to UMass undergraduates only. However, students are encouraged to read course descriptions carefully, as you may find coursework more challenging if you have not completed those prerequisites.