Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS (Boston)

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First-Year Seminar

• One of:
  • HLTH 1000 — College: An Introduction
  • INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Requirements

From the catalog

All courses in this section must be completed with a C or better.

• SLPA 1101 — Bridging Minds: Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
• SLPA 1102 — Language Development
• SLPA 1103 — Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanism
• SLPA 1200 — Phonetics
• SLPA 1203 — Introduction to Audiology
• SLPA 1205 — Speech and Hearing Science
• One of:
  • SLPA 2000 — Introduction to Co-op
  • EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
• SLPA 4219 — Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation
• SLPA 4500 — Language Disorders across the Life Span
• SLPA 4651 — Speech Disorders across the Life Span
• SLPA 5107 — Clinical Procedures

Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements

• BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
• All of:
  • BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301
• BIOL 3405 — Neurobiology
• All of:
  • CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
  • CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161
  • CHEM 1163 — Recitation for CHEM 1161
• PSYC 3200 — Clinical Neuroanatomy
• PSYC 3458 — Biological Psychology

Electives

From the catalog

Psychology Elective

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 3406 — Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
  • PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
  • PSYC 3451 — Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
  • PSYC 3452 — Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 3464 — Psychology of Language
  • PSYC 3466 — Cognition

• From the catalog

  Behavioral Neuroscience Electives

  Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • BIOL 3415 — Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • BIOL 3425 — Developmental Neuroplasticity and Technology
  • BIOL 3601 — Neural Systems and Behavior
  • BIOL 3605 — Developmental Neurobiology
  • BIOL 4705 — Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline
  • BIOL 4709 — Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • BIOL 5595 — Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
  • BIOL 5601 — Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
  • PSYC 3506 — Neuropsychology of Fear
  • PSYC 3508 — Behavioral Endocrinology
  • PSYC 3510 — Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
  • PSYC 4510 — Psychopharmacology
  • PSYC 4512 — Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 4514 — Clinical Neuroscience
  • PSYC 4540 — Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience
  • PSYC 4570 — Behavioral Genetics

• From the catalog

  Upper-Level Elective

  Complete one course not otherwise used to fulfill the above requirements:

  BIOL 3405 or higher

  BNSC 4970 or higher

  PSYC 3404 or higher

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • Any BIOL course numbered 3405–9999
  • Any BNSC course numbered 4970–9999
  • Any PSYC course numbered 3404–9999

Supporting Courses

• All of:
  • BIOL 1107 — Foundations of Biology
  • BIOL 1108 — Lab for BIOL 1107
• One of:
  • ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
  • ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
• One of:
  • ENGW 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
  • ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
  • ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
• HLTH 5450 — Healthcare Research
• MATH 1241 — Calculus 1
• PHIL 1165 — Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
• PHTH 2210 — Foundations of Biostatistics
• PHTH 2300 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions
• PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Integrative Course

• SLPA 2400 — Neuroscience of Language

Electives (2)

8 semester hours.

From the catalog

Elective

Elective (NU Path IC)

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
• ENGW 3306 ↔ ENGW 3307 (tier C)
• ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
• ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3308 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under speech-language-pathology-and-audiology-and-behavioral-neuroscience-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.