Requirements
Policies and Procedures for students considering a transfer into Speech and Hearing Science:
- First-year students are required to spend two semesters in the academic program to which they were admitted before changing majors. Transfer students admitted to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign must spend one semester in the academic program to which they were admitted before changing majors.
- A 2.8/4.0 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign GPA is required. Prospective students are encouraged to explore LING 100, SHS 170, SHS 200, SHS 240, SHS 271 and SHS 280. Prospective students may also consider completing one course from the Chemistry/Physics Requirement list and one course from the Statistics Requirement list.
- Students should earn grades of B or higher in all courses in the major requirements.
- Leadership, volunteer, or professional experiences which relate to the major are strongly considered when reviewing applications.
- Students are strongly encouraged to complete their non-primary language requirement (at least three years in high school or the equivalent of three college semesters of the same language).
- The College of Applied Health Sciences Intercollegiate Transfer Application requires a personal statement of 500 words or less outlining your interest in the Speech and Hearing Science major, your career goals, and any experiences you’ve had that relate to the major or your career goals.
Application Deadlines
More information, including application deadlines, is available on the AHS ICT website. For more information about our program, please visit the Speech and Hearing Science page.