Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A. (CSD)

Core Curriculum

Core Distinctive

FYSM 1300First Year Seminar: Gateway

3

COMM 1301Speech Communication

3

KINE 1170Wellness for Life

1

HIST 1300Making US History

3

RELI 2345The Religious and Philosophical Life

3

ENGL 3300Writing As Discovery

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Writing

ENGL 1301Freshmen Writing I

3

Or

ENGL 1302Freshmen Writing II

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Literature

ENGL 2301World Literature

3

Or

ENGL 2302English Literature

3

Or

ENGL 2303American Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Fine Arts

Fine Arts - from Art, Music, Theatre

Total Credit Hours:3

Biblical Studies

BIBL 1301Old Testament Survey

3

Or

BIBL 1302New Testament Survey

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Kinesiology, Health and Recreation

KINE Activity course (X 2)

Total Credit Hours:2

Math

 
MATH 1310College Algebra

3

or higher

Total Credit Hours:3

Natural and Physical Sciences

 
PHYS 2405Introduction to Speech Acoustics

4

Take 4 credits from
BIOL 2402Human Anatomy/Physiology I

4

BIOL 2403Human Anatomy/Physiology II

4

BIOL 2410Essent./Hum Anat/Physi

4

 

Total Credit Hours:8

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Must be from outside the major & minor

ECON, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or PHIL

6

Total Credit Hours:6

Foreign Language

One language

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 59

Requirements

*Major Communication Sciences and Disorders

CSD 2351Intro to Communication/Sciences Disorder

3

CSD 2352Normal Spch/Lang/Learn/Hear

3

CSD 2353Audiology

3

CSD 3351Clinical Phonetics

3

CSD 3353Aural Rehabilitation

3

CSD 3354Articulation and Phonological Processing

3

CSD 3356Anatomy, Physiology, and Neuro

3

CSD 3358Neurogenic Communication Disorders

3

CSD 3359Clinical Methods in Communication Disord

3

CSD 4352Language Disorders

3

CSD 4353Sp/Lang/Hear Prog in Schools

3

CSD 4354Voice and Fluency Disorders

3

CSD 4479Adv Clin Proc in S-L-H Disord

4

Total Credit Hours:40

choose 6 credits from the following

CSD 3361Obser Clin Proc S-L-H Disord

3

CSD 4272Clinical Proc & Documentation

2

CSD 4340Current Issues in Special Educ

3

CSD 4351Swallowing Across the Lifespan

3

CSD 4358Augmentative/Alternative Comm

3

CSD 4471Clinical Internship

4

Total Credit Hours:6

Choose Minor or Interdisciplinary Credits

Minor

Psychology Minor is recommended.

Students must take PSYC 3312 or STAT 3312

Total Credit Hours:18

Interdisciplinary Credits

PSYC 3312Psychological Statistics

3

Or

STAT 3312Statistical Methods

3

15 credits from the following courses

PBHL 2301Introduction to Public Health

3

PSYC 1301Intro to Psychology

3

PSYC 2300Life Span Development

3

READ 3360Beginning Literacy Development

3

SCWK 4360Health Care Issues in Society

3

SOCI 3303Cultural Diversity

3

SOCI 3310Families Around the World

3

SOCI 4370Aging in Society

3

 

 

Total Credit Hours:18

Total Credit Hours: 64

Requirements

Technological Competency

CSCI 1303Intro to Computer Applications

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 126

Note: Must complete a minimum of 124 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to graduate.

42 upper-level credits (3000 and 4000-level) required.

80 Chapel attendances required

*Pre-requisites for beginning clinical internship in CSD include 3.0 GPA in all coursework, 3.25 GPA in CSD courses, and a minimum grade of C in all CSD courses.