Cooperative Program in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
The ACI Cooperative Program in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is a collaborative effort with Idaho State University. Under ordinary circumstances, students will attend ACI for three years, and then enter the ISU program for their senior year. When students have successfully completed the ISU program, they will receive an Idaho State University Bachelor of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from Albertson College.
Entrance into the ISU program is competitive. ISU has offered three to five admission seats to ACI students each year, but it is possible that more than five ACI students will apply. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.8 in all prerequisite courses. Due to the competitive nature of this program, students are strongly advised to pursue a complementary major or course of study along with the program prerequisites.
During their course-work at ACI, students will be required to complete 93 credits, including all ACI Liberal Arts Core requirements, in addition to all of the prerequisite courses for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program.
Required Prerequisite Courses:
To be completed at Albertson College of Idaho:
- BIO-120 Frontiers in Biology
- BIO-220 Organismal Biology
- BIO-230 Cell & Molecular Biology
- BIO-304 Human Physiology
- BIO-305 Human Anatomy
- Plus one upper division biology course (not including evolution or botany)
- MAT-112 Introduction to Statistics
- EDU-223 Educational Psychology
- PSY-100 General Psychology
- PSY-204 Psychology of Child Development
or
PSY- 205 Psychology of Adolescent Development - A course on multicultural issues or social diversity
- A professional writing course (may be covered by ENG-301).