Online Pre-Reqs

[MadisonMachelle]

So I graduated from SDSU and theres actually a handful of classes that I feel should have been offered (since they were offered at other colleges). I've noticed that most California schools only accept their own students because their own students are the only ones who have taken all of the courses they expect you to.

So far I have to take aural rehab for any and every college but I'm looking into AAC/Autism, research methods, fluency, etc. I'm looking at USU and ENMU online courses. I just don't know if it's worth it to take a bunch of pre-req classes that cost a lot of money if the school I end up accepting doesn't require all of them. 

Should I wait until summer? take a bunch now so my chances of getting in are higher? only take Aural Rehab since it's the one I for sure know I need?

 

Thanks!!

[cnice98]

Hi! 

I am a psychology major and have had to take online slp pre reqs so that I can apply for slp fall 2020 master programs. You may already know this, but if you go to each of the schools' websites, you can see exactly which classes are required as pre reqs. I'm not familiar with the requirements for California schools because I'm on the East Coast, but the majority of the schools I am looking at have a lot of overlap between the classes they require. Some common ones are anatomy and physiology, phonetics, intro to audiology, speech and hearing science, & language development. How I went about it, was I found schools that require 6 or less pre reqs that have similar requirements, give or take 1 or 2 classes. I took 2 pre reqs this past summer, and am signed up to take 2 more this spring. When I hear back from schools in March, I will know which classes I need to take this summer based on the school I decide to go to. Some schools even let you take a few pre reqs during your first semester of grad school.

I hope this was helpful/made sense. Let me know if you have more questions. 

[MadisonMachelle]

30 minutes ago, cnice98 said:

Hi! 

I am a psychology major and have had to take online slp pre reqs so that I can apply for slp fall 2020 master programs. You may already know this, but if you go to each of the schools' websites, you can see exactly which classes are required as pre reqs. I'm not familiar with the requirements for California schools because I'm on the East Coast, but the majority of the schools I am looking at have a lot of overlap between the classes they require. Some common ones are anatomy and physiology, phonetics, intro to audiology, speech and hearing science, & language development. How I went about it, was I found schools that require 6 or less pre reqs that have similar requirements, give or take 1 or 2 classes. I took 2 pre reqs this past summer, and am signed up to take 2 more this spring. When I hear back from schools in March, I will know which classes I need to take this summer based on the school I decide to go to. Some schools even let you take a few pre reqs during your first semester of grad school.

I hope this was helpful/made sense. Let me know if you have more questions. 

I'm pretty sure those are all of the ASHA-required courses.

I'm more so talking about classes like: Aural Rehab, AAC, Autism, Counseling, Clinical Methods, Speech Sound Disorders, Fluency, etc., the classes that are just like specialized courses that they consider "pre-requisites." 

Good luck on a post-bacc though  

[CaidanFire]

On 12/17/2019 at 11:05 AM, MadisonMachelle said:

I'm pretty sure those are all of the ASHA-required courses.

I'm more so talking about classes like: Aural Rehab, AAC, Autism, Counseling, Clinical Methods, Speech Sound Disorders, Fluency, etc., the classes that are just like specialized courses that they consider "pre-requisites." 

Good luck on a post-bacc though  

Hi,

Out of the classes that cnice98 mentioned, only one is an ASHA requirement (anatomy and physiology) the rest are pre-reqs for most graduate programs. The ones that you mentioned are mostly graduate level courses. I say this from experience. I have recently taken most of them in my grad program and slated to take the others you mentioned in upcoming semesters. Just thought I would let you know so that you can take the actual pre-req's that you need.

Edited December 19, 2019 by CaidanFire

[2ls]

I am doing something similar. Took Anatomy, Phonetics, and Child Langiage Development this Fall. I am taking Statistics and Chemistry for ASHA requirements this Spring  (I think I have a Psych and Bio that will work). If I am accepted I will need Audiology and Speech Science this Summer before classes start.

Edited December 20, 2019 by 2ls

[carolinem]

I ran into the same issue. It’s definitely risky, but I decided to do the prerequisites for my top choice program and luckily got in, so it worked out! I took online prerequisites through Longwood University and University of Wisconsin.

[MadisonMachelle]

On 12/20/2019 at 10:10 PM, carolinem said:

I ran into the same issue. It’s definitely risky, but I decided to do the prerequisites for my top choice program and luckily got in, so it worked out! I took online prerequisites through Longwood University and University of Wisconsin.

What school did you end up choosing?

I know I want to take at least 2 classes this semester and another over summer but I'm worried that they won't transfer over. I've reached out to admissions but they're a bit hesitant giving me advising help since I'm not technically admitted yet.