====== Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology ======

| [[#program_learning_outcomes|Program Learning Outcomes]] |
| [[#date_of_bor_approval_(institution)|Date of BOR Approval (Institution)]] |
| [[#admission_requirements|Admission Requirements]] |
| [[#graduation_requirements|Graduation Requirements]] |
| [[#summary_of_credit_units|Summary of Credit Units]] |
| [[#curriculum_checklist|Curriculum Checklist]] |
| [[#individual_course_titles_and_descriptions_with_credit_units,_pre-requisites_and/or_co-requisites|Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites]] |
|  [[#major_courses|Major Courses]]  |
|  [[#core_courses|Core Courses]]  |
|  [[#electives|Electives]]  |
|  [[#ge_courses|GE Courses]]  |

The Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology (BSSP) program prepares students with entry- level competencies needed for independent practice in the Philippines as speech-language pathologists. The program focuses on normal communication development, the role of communication competence across the lifespan, and the importance of intervention for maximal participation and inclusion in society of persons with communication and/or swallowing disorders.\\
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==== Program Learning Outcomes ====
The BSPT program aims to develop graduates who:
  - possess entry-level competence as physical therapy practitioners in different practice settings;
  - demonstrate basic skills in strategic planning and management of a PT practice;
  - demonstrate effective skills and attitudes in research implementation and utilization;
  - demonstrate the following traits/attitudes/core values— effective communication, professional behaviors, ethical decision making, capacity for lifelong learning, and intercultural competence; and
  - demonstrate social responsibility, service-orientation, patriotism, leadership, and advocacy for one’s profession.
==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ====
26 January 1978\\
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==== Admission Requirements ====
Admission into the BS Speech Pathology program adheres to the requirements set by the University of the Philippines.\\
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==== Graduation Requirements ====
Graduation requirements of the BS Speech Pathology program adhere to the academic rules/policies of the University of the Philippines. Students must have completed: (1) all coursework or requirements of the curriculum; (2) at least one year of residence work immediately prior to graduation; and (3) application for graduation.\\
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=== Summary of Credit Units ===
^  Category  ^  Credit Units  ^
| General Education  | 23.0 |
| Core/Professional Courses | 83.0 |
| Electives | 6.0 |
| Internship/Thesis/Capstone | 35.0 |
| Total | 153.0 |

=== Curriculum Checklist ===
^  First Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| SP 100 | 3.0 | SP 131 | 4.0 |
| SP 126 | 4.0 | SP 137 | 3.0 |
| SP 136 | 3.0 | OPST 133 | 2.0 |
| HPEd 20 | 3.0 | OPST 195 | 3.0 |
| Ethics 1 | 3.0 | Wika 1 | 3.0 |
| Bio 23 | 2.0 | Comm 10 | 3.0 |
| PE 1 | (2) | Kas 1 | 3.0 |
| NSTP 1 | (3) | PE 2 | (2) |
|  |  | NSTP 2 | (3) |
| Total  | 18.0 | Total  | 21.0 |

^  Second Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| SP 132 | 3.0 | SP 128 | 4.0 |
| SP 133 | 3.0 | SP 140 | 3.0 |
| SP 134 | 3.0 | SP 172 | 1.0 |
| SP 138 | 3.0 | OPST 198 | 1.0 |
| SP 171 | 1.0 | Math 10 | 3.0 |
| OPST 134 | 3.0 | PI 100 | 3.0 |
| OPST 136 | 1.0 | OrCom 104 | 3.0 |
| OPST 196 | 3.0 | GE Elective | 3.0 |
| PE 2 | (2) | PE 2 | (2) |
| Total  | 19.0 | Total  | 21.0 |

^  Third Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| SP 130 | 2.0 | SP 145 | 2.0 |
| SP 142 | 2.0 | SP 147 | 2.0 |
| SP 143 | 3.0 | SP 148 | 3.0 |
| SP 144 | 2.0 | SP 149 | 3.0 |
| SP 146 | 3.0 | SP 141 | 2.0 |
| OPST 197 | 2.0 | OPST 127 | 3.0 |
| GE 7: STS | 3.0 | OPST 131 | 1.0 |
| SP 173 | 1.0 | GE Elective | 3.0 |
|  |  | SP 174 | 1.0 |
| Total  | 18.0 | Total  | 21.0 |

^  Fourth Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| SP 185 | 8.0 | SP 187 | 8.0 |
| SP 186 | 8.0 | SP 188 | 8.0 |
| SP 200 | 3.0 |  |  |
| Total  | 19.0 | Total  | 16.0 |

=== Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites ===

==== Major Courses ====

**Course Code:** SP 100\\
**Course Title:** Introduction to Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to the field of speech pathology and its foundational concepts, theories, and frameworks\\

**Course Code:** SP 126\\
**Course Title:** Lifespan Development for Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 4.0 units (3.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of human development and the factors influencing it in the Philippine context, with a focus on the relationship between communication, swallowing, and developmental stages\\

**Course Code:** SP 128 \\
**Course Title:** Health Conditions Associated with Communication and Swallowing Limitations\\
**Credit Units:** 4.0 units (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 131\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Descriptions of health conditions often accompanied or characterized by functional and structural
impairment, limitations, and/or restrictions on communication and/or swallowing\\

**Course Code:** SP 130\\
**Course Title:** Teaching in Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 100, HPEd 20\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to the basic teaching
principles, philosophies, models, and strategies for speech pathology\\

**Course Code:** SP 131\\
**Course Title:** Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Physiology for Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 4.0 units (3.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 100\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of basic anatomy, neuroanatomy, and physiology relevant to communication and swallowing functions\\

**Course Code:** SP 132\\
**Course Title:** Sensory-Perceptual Processing for Communication\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 131\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of the biological bases, perceptual processes, and development of the auditory, visual, and somatosensory systems, and their importance in communication as a life function\\

**Course Code:** SP 133\\
**Course Title:** Speech Science\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 131\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of the neurological bases, physiology, and acoustics of speech perception and production, and their importance in communication as a life function\\

**Course Code:** SP 134\\
**Course Title:** Speech Function and Development\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 131\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles and theories of normal speech development and its impact on life functions\\

**Course Code:** SP 136\\
**Course Title:** Language and Cognitive Functioning\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Notions of language and language-related cognitive functioning; emphasis on factors affecting normal functioning and the impact of language within the life context\\

**Course Code:** SP 137\\
**Course Title:** Language and Cognitive Development\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 136\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Sequences of the normal development of language and cognition, including characteristic semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic skills across the lifespan\\

**Course Code:** SP 138\\
**Course Title:** Swallowing Development and Function\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 131\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of the principles of, processes involved in, and the development of normal swallowing and feeding; impact of swallowing on quality of life\\

**Course Code:** SP 140\\
**Course Title:** Introduction to Speech Pathology Clinical Processes\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 100\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to approaches, frameworks, clinical reasoning, and the principles of assessment, management, and clinical documentation relevant to client-clinician interactions in speech pathology\\

**Course Code:** SP 141\\
**Course Title:** Clinical Writing in Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (0.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 140, at least 3 assessment and management courses (SP 142 – SP 149)\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Writing skills needed for clinical documentation\\

**Course Code:** SP 142\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Hearing Loss \\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 128, SP 132, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Overview of assessment and management of impaired functional listening skills geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and quality of life across the lifespan\\

**Course Code:** SP 143\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Speech Sound Conditions\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 133, SP 134, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of speech sound and motor speech dysfunction of various etiologies, geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and quality of life across the lifespan\\

**Course Code:** SP 144\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Voice\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 134, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of dysphonia of various etiologies in children and adults, geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and improving quality of life\\

**Course Code:** SP 145\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Fluency\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 143, SP 144\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of fluency dysfunction of various etiologies, geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and quality of life across the lifespan\\

**Course Code:** SP 146\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Developmental Language Conditions\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 137, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of developmental language dysfunction and associated conditions across the lifespan; overview of conditions, frameworks, evaluation tasks, diagnostic assessment, and intervention geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and improving quality of life\\

**Course Code:** SP 147\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Adult Language and Cognition \\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 units (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 128, SP 137, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders and their impact across the lifespan, geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and improving quality of life\\

**Course Code:** SP 148 \\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Swallowing\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 128, SP 138, SP 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assessment and management of dysphagia of various etiologies in children and adults geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and improving quality of life\\

**Course Code:** SP 149\\
**Course Title:** Assessment and Management of Complex Communication Needs\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 units (2.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 132, SP 146\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Nature of augmentative and/or alternative communication; assessment and management of complex communication needs (CCN) geared towards facilitating inclusion, participation, and quality of life across the lifespan\\

**Course Code:** SP 171\\
**Course Title:** Pre-Practicum I\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (practicum)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 100\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Observation of the clinical work of a professional speech pathologist in an identified clinical setting\\

**Course Code:** SP 172\\
**Course Title:** Pre-Practicum II \\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (practicum)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 171\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Assistance in the implementation of selected assessment and/or intervention activities with full supervision, as well as exposure to the administrative aspects of management of clinical work settings\\

**Course Code:** SP 173\\
**Course Title:** Pre-Practicum III\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (practicum)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 172\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Regular and fully supervised clinical interaction and observation of at least one client over time, including the supervised implementation of one activity\\

**Course Code:** SP 174\\
**Course Title:** Pre-Practicum IV\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (practicum)\\
**Pre-requisite:** SP 173\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Regular and fully supervised clinical interaction of at least one client over time, including the supervised planning and implementation of assessment and therapy sessions\\

**Course Code:** SP 185\\
**Course Title:** Practice Placement 1 – Infants, Children, and Adolescents\\
**Credit Units:** 8.0 units\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 141, SP 146, SP 148, SP 174, OPST 133\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Facilitated clinical experience in the habilitation and rehabilitation of children with varying types and degrees of communication and/or swallowing difficulties\\

**Course Code:** SP 186\\
**Course Title:** Practice Placement 2 – Adult Acquired \\
**Credit Units:** 8.0 units\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 174, SP 141, SP 147, SP 148, OPST 133\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Facilitated clinical experience in the rehabilitation of adults or geriatric clients with acquired communication and/or swallowing impairments\\

**Course Code:** SP 187\\
**Course Title:** Practice Placement 3 – Community\\
**Credit Units:** 8.0 units\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 141, SP 146, SP 148, SP 174, OPST 131, OPST 134\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Facilitated experience in performing speech pathologists’ roles in community development, emphasizing the promotion of health, wellness, and inclusion\\

**Course Code:** SP 188\\
**Course Title:** Practice Placement 4 – Elective \\
**Credit Units:** 8.0 units\\
**Pre-requisites:** SP 141, SP 142, SP 145, SP 149, SP 174, OPST 133\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Facilitated experience in developing
knowledge and skills for specialized clinical and non-clinical practice settings\\

**Course Code:** SP 200\\
**Course Title:** Undergraduate Thesis\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** OPST 197\\
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==== Core Courses ====

**Course Code:** OPST 127\\
**Course Title:** Leadership, Management, and Entrepreneurship in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of leadership, management, and entrepreneurship as applied to allied health professions\\

**Course Code:** OPST 131\\
**Course Title:** Community Practice for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to community practice for therapists with emphasis on models, principles, and community programs in the Philippine context that are implemented in collaboration with other stakeholders\\

**Course Code:** OPST 133\\
**Course Title:** Information and Communication Technology in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (1.5 lecture, 0.5 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** An introduction to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology practice\\

**Course Code:** OPST 134\\
**Course Title:** Health Promotion and Disability Prevention in
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech
Pathology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** OPST 133, SP 100\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles and practice of health promotion and disability prevention in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech pathology\\

**Course Code:** OPST 136\\
**Course Title:** Ethics for OT, PT, and SP\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of bioethics and their application to OT, PT, and SP. Includes discussion of the process of ethical analysis and decision-making. Opportunities to work out ethical dilemmas encountered in practice will be given. \\

**Course Code:** OPST 195\\
**Course Title:** Foundations of Research Literacy I\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Research approaches, designs and methods relevant to understanding the practice of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech pathology, with emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration\\

**Course Code:** OPST 196\\
**Course Title:** Foundations of Research Literacy II\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OPST 195\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Use of quantitative and qualitative analytic methods for research literacy in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech pathology\\

**Course Code:** OPST 197\\
**Course Title:** Research Proposal Writing\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (colloquium)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OPST 196\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Experience in planning, designing, writing a research proposal under the supervision of a faculty investigator\\

**Course Code:** OPST 198\\
**Course Title:** Special Topic: Evidence-based Practice for OT, PT, and SP\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OPST 196\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to evidence-based practice (EBP) applicable to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech pathology. Applications to each discipline and their practice significance will be shown to enhance appreciation of EBP.\\
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==== Electives ====
Students are required to take two (2) elective courses, which can be chosen from the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Philosophy, and Math, Science, and Technology clusters/domains.\\
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==== GE Courses ====
Comm 10, Ethics 1, Kas 1, Math 10, STS 1, Wika 1, Biology 23, PI 100, HPEd 100, OrCom 104\\
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Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for the more information about the GE courses.\\