Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

General Education 41-44 Credit Hours ^1,2
Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3 Credit Hours
Scientific Literacy requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3-4 Credit Hours
University electives 25-31 Credit Hours
Major requirements 48 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹ Biological science, statistics, physics and/or chemistry courses are required. They may be taken as part of the General Education courses, as part of the B.S. requirement or as non-departmental required courses.
² The General Education programs contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.

Major Requirements

Required Courses

CSD 200. Introduction to Communication Disorders 3.00
CSD 207. Phonetics 3.00
CSD 208. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Voice Mechanism 3.00
CSD 209. Acoustics of Hearing and Speech 3.00
CSD 300. Language Development 3.00
CSD 301. Audiology 3.00
CSD 314. Phonological and Language Disorders 3.00
CSD 318. Aural Rehabilitation 3.00
CSD 412. Professional Issues and Multicultural Considerations in Communication Disorders 3.00
CSD 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders 3.00
or
BIO 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders 3.00
CSD 416. Organic Disorders in Communication Sciences and Disorders 3.00
PSYC 101. General Psychology 3.00
PSYC 160. Life Span Human Development 3.00
EXED 200. Foundations of Exceptional Education 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics 3.00

Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

CSD 470. Methods and Observation 3.00
CSD 471. Methods and Observation in Audiology 3.00

Total: 48 Credit Hours

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

CSD 200. Introduction to Communication Disorders 3.00
PSYC 101. General Psychology 3.00
Biological sciences course 3-4 Credit Hours ¹
General Education courses 18 Credit Hours

Total: 27-30 Credit Hours

Second Year

CSD 207. Phonetics 3.00
CSD 208. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Voice Mechanism 3.00
CSD 209. Acoustics of Hearing and Speech 3.00
PSYC 160. Life Span Human Development 3.00
EXED 200. Foundations of Exceptional Education 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics 3.00
Physics and/or chemistry course 3-4 Credit Hours ¹
General Education and/or elective courses 18 Credit Hours

Total: 39-40 Credit Hours

Third Year

CSD 300. Language Development 3.00
CSD 301. Audiology 3.00
CSD 314. Phonological and Language Disorders 3.00
CSD 318. Aural Rehabilitation 3.00
General Education and/or elective courses 15 Credit Hours

Total: 27 Credit Hours

Fourth Year

CSD 412. Professional Issues and Multicultural Considerations in Communication Disorders 3.00
CSD 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders 3.00
or
BIO 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders 3.00
CSD 416. Organic Disorders in Communication Sciences and Disorders 3.00
Electives 21 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

CSD 470. Methods and Observation 3.00
CSD 471. Methods and Observation in Audiology 3.00

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ Biological science, statistics, physics and/or chemistry courses are required. It may be taken as part of the General Education courses, as part of the B.S. requirement or as a non-departmental required course.