Communication Sciences and Disorders major; B.S. degree option

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 Credits: 3.00
CSD 207. Phonetics Credits: 3.00
CSD 208. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Voice Mechanism Credits: 3.00
CSD 209. Acoustics of Hearing and Speech Credits: 3.00
CSD 300. Language Development Credits: 3.00
CSD 301. Audiology Credits: 3.00
CSD 314. Phonological and Language Disorders Credits: 3.00
CSD 318. Aural Rehabilitation Credits: 3.00
CSD 412. Professional Issues and Multicultural Considerations in Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
CSD 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
or
BIO 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
CSD 416. Organic Disorders in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credits: 3.00
PSYC 101. General Psychology [C5SD] Credits: 3.00
PSYC 160. Life Span Human Development [C5SD] Credits: 3.00
EXED 200. Foundations of Exceptional Education Credits: 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR] Credits: 3.00

Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

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

Total: 48 Credit Hours

Communication Sciences and Disorders Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

CSD 200. Introduction to Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
PSYC 101. General Psychology [C5SD] Credits: 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 Credits: 3.00
CSD 208. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Voice Mechanism Credits: 3.00
CSD 209. Acoustics of Hearing and Speech Credits: 3.00
PSYC 160. Life Span Human Development [C5SD] Credits: 3.00
EXED 200. Foundations of Exceptional Education Credits: 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR] Credits: 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 Credits: 3.00
CSD 301. Audiology Credits: 3.00
CSD 314. Phonological and Language Disorders Credits: 3.00
CSD 318. Aural Rehabilitation Credits: 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 Credits: 3.00
CSD 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
or
BIO 415. Neuroanatomy and Neurogenic Communication Disorders Credits: 3.00
CSD 416. Organic Disorders in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credits: 3.00
Electives 21 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

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