FAQ
Transfer Undergraduate Student FAQ
Yes. The speech pathology major is not an Impacted Program at Cal State East Bay.
While our major course sequence starts only in the Fall, you may transfer in Spring, at which time you could focus on completing degree requirements such as Upper Division GE.
For the major, the usual lower division courses that are completed by the time you start at Cal State East Bay are: General Biology with Lab, Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab, General Statistics, and General Psychology. Please use the ASSIST website to select transferable coursework. Note that if Human Anatomy and Physiology is offered as two separate courses elsewhere, you only need to take the Anatomy course. Be sure to check with your JC's counselors to verify you are completing the required number of units and content to successfully transfer in to a four-year CSU. You can also call Preadmission Advising at Cal State East Bay, at 510/885-2556.
You should be able to still start the major, but you will need to play close attention to your roadmap to be sure you complete required lower division coursework in time to stay in sequence. The most important content is Human Anatomy and Physiology, because that content is a prerequisite for your first term of major classes here at Cal State East Bay.
If you plan to apply to grad school, take advantage of all the tools available to you to achieve a strong overall GPA. Additionally, you can look for volunteer opportunities with either a speech pathologist, special education program, literacy program, or senior center.
Native Undergraduate Student FAQ
- As a Freshman, you will be in a "First Year Pathway". You will be guided to the correct pathway appropriate to speech pathology majors by the GE Office.
- As a Sophomore, you will continue to complete lower division GE requirements. You can refer to the department's posted major roadmaps to verify you will have finished all your required lower division coursework by the time you start your major classes your Junior Year. This includes content in general biology (with lab), anatomy (with lab), psychology, and statistics.
If you plan to apply to grad school, take advantage of all the tools available to you to achieve a strong overall GPA. You might consider volunteer opportunities with either a speech pathologist, special education program, literacy program, or senior center. The department also emails out volunteer opportunities associated with the graduate program's Rees Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic, on the Hayward campus to all declared majors.