Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, AA

Program Requirements:

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. Academic programs offered at Jones College are designed to meet the educational needs and advancement of students who plan to transfer course credit to a university and complete a bachelor’s degree. As part of each academic program, students will take courses to meet the Jones College’s general education core requirements and electives as determined by the student and his/her faculty advisor. All academic programs are designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree.

To streamline the transfer of credit from Jones College to any university in the State of Mississippi, Jones College participates in the articulation agreement between the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. For the purpose of ensuring transfer-ability within Mississippi, the Mississippi Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) shall be used to advise and guide students in choosing the best courses to take as part of the requirements to graduate from Jones College with an Associate of Arts degree.

If there are questions, current students should contact their faculty adviser and potential students should contact Enrollment Services  .

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

• LLS 1153 - College Life Semester Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• Humanities Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ¹​

or

• Foreign Language Semester Credit Hours:  3

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• Elective of 1 or more credit hours Semester Credit Hours:  1 ^*
• 4 Credit Hour Lab Science Semester Credit Hours:  4

Total Hours: 17

Spring Semester

• 4 Credit Hour Lab Science Semester Credit Hours:  4
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• Humanities Semester Credit Hours:  3

​or

• Social Science elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ¹

or

• ​Foreign Language Semester Credit Hours:  3

​

• Humanities Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ²

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• ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

• ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3
• MAT 1313 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Semester Credit Hours: 3 or other Humanities elective ³

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• Humanities Semester Credit Hours:  3

​or

• Social Science elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ¹

​or

• Foreign Language Semester Credit Hours:  3​​

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• PHY 2244 - Physical Science I Semester Credit Hours: 4

• or

• BIO 2514 - Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• Social Science Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
   
• Humanities Semester Credit Hours: 3
  or
• Social Science elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 ¹
  or
• Foreign Language Semester Credit Hours: 3
   
• Social Science Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
   
• Humanities Semester Credit Hours: 3
  or
• Social Science Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3
   
• Any Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 15

Note(s):

*A 3-credit hour elective is recommended to accrue 62 transferable hours

¹USM requires 12 hours of a foreign language or, with USM advisor approval, 9 hrs Sign Language.

²HIS 1123 - Western Civilization II, Philosophy, Ethics, or World Religions.

³USM requires speech for this major. Humanities electives include History, Philosophy, Religion, Ethics.

⁴Sociology, Geography, American Government, Health, Psychology, or Economics