Communicative Disorders (B.S.)
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CMD 211 | INTRO TO COMMUNICATIVE DISORDR | 3 |
| CMD 219 | PHONETICS | 3 |
| CMD 312 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH | 3 |
| CMD 321 | LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| CMD 316 | SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE | 3 |
| CMD 322 | SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS | 3 |
| CMD 325 | LANG & COGNTV DISORDS IN CHILD | 3 |
| CMD 450 | SPCH-LANG PATHLGY SERS IN SCHL | 3 |
| CMD 410 | CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS | 1 |
| CMD 423 | INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY | 3 |
| CMD 441 | INTRO TO AURAL REHABILITATION | 3 |
| CMD 344 | ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN | 3 |
| CMD 488 | SEMINAR IN CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| CMD 446 | SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS | 3 |
| CMD 480 | CLINICAL PRACTICUM | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
Curriculum Map
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| BIO 101 & BIOL 101 |
INTRO TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE and INTRO TO BIO SCI LAB |
3 |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CMD 211 | INTRO TO COMMUNICATIVE DISORDR | 3 |
| CMD 219 | PHONETICS | 3 |
| PSY 201 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| COUN 315 or PSY 214 |
Human Growth and Development or DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
| ENG 218 | ADVANCE COMPOSITION | 3 |
| PHIL 301 or PHIL 309 |
INTRODUCTN TO PHILOSOPHY or ETHICS |
3 |
| SS 203 or SOC 214 |
HISTORICAL&CULTURAL FOUNDATNS or INTRODUCTN TO SOCIOLOGY |
3 |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CMD 312 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH | 3 |
| CMD 321 | LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| HCA 311 | PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
| HCA 380 | STATISTICS FOR HEALTH SERVICES (or any 200 or 300 level statistics course) | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CMD 316 | SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE | 3 |
| CMD 322 | SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS | 3 |
| CMD 325 | LANG & COGNTV DISORDS IN CHILD | 3 |
| SPED 307 | BEHAVIOR MANAGEMNT FOR EX CHIL | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CMD 410 | CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS | 1 |
| CMD 423 | INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY | 3 |
| CMD 450 | SPCH-LANG PATHLGY SERS IN SCHL | 3 |
| PSY 306 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SPED 466 | INTRO TO SIGN LANGUAGE | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CMD 344 | ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN | 3 |
| CMD 441 | INTRO TO AURAL REHABILITATION | 3 |
| CMD 446 | SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS | 3 |
| CMD 480 | CLINICAL PRACTICUM | 3 |
| CMD 488 | SEMINAR IN CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Note:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify principles of ASHA Code of Ethics that guide professional practices of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
- Recognize key components of speech-language pathology and audiology clinical practice while observing assessment and intervention sessions and discuss them in writing.
- Explain the impact of hearing on speech, language, communication, and learning.
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of a speech-language pathologist and audiologist.