Communication Sciences & Disorders (non-graduate school track), B.A.

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(for non-graduate school or graduate school in non-communication sciences)

The Communication Sciences & Disorders major, a pre-professional program, offers students experience in working with people who have communication problems. In addition, the course work prepares students for entrance into graduate programs in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and/or Hearing Science, or a career in an allied health field.

Minimum credits required: 51

(plus prerequisites)

Required Courses

CSD 070 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged (3 credit hours required)
CSD 105 - Introduction to Communication Disorders, 3 credit hours
CSD 134 - Sign Language, 3 credit hours
CSD 220 - Speech and Language Development, 3 credit hours
CSD 225 - Phonetics and Phonology, 3 credit hours
CSD 235 - Clinical Ethics & Management, 2 credit hours
CSD 236 - Speech & Language Observations, 1 credit hour
CSD 325 - Articulation and Phonology Disorders, 3 credit hours
CSD 340 - Language Disorders, 3 credit hours
CSD 440 - Research Methods in Communication Disorders, 3 credit hours
CSD 477 - Capstone in Communication Disorders, 3 credit hours
CAS 285D - Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 3 credit hours
HPE 206 - Medical Terminology, 2 credit hours
PSY 100 - Principles of Psychological Science, 3 credit hours
PSY 205 - Developmental Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSY 278 - Elements of Statistics, 4 credit hours
CSD 420 - Audiology, 3 credit hours
OR
CSD 421 - Aural Rehabilitation, 3 credit hours
CSD 321 - Anatomy And Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms, 3 credit hours
OR
PHY 101L - Acoustics, 4 credit hours

Recommended/Suggested elective courses for Non-Graduate School Track

CSD 334 - American Sign Language (ameslan), 3 credit hours
CSD 341 - Voice and Fluency Disorders, 3 credit hours
ENG 210 - Introduction to the Study of Language, 3 credit hours