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Faculty: Scott Bradley, Roxanne DePaul (Chair), Ruiying Ding, and Giuliana Miolo.
The undergraduate major of communication sciences and disorders prepares speech-language pathologists for graduate work in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. Speech-language pathologists are specialists in normal and disordered human communication and swallowing. They provide service in educational, medical and related settings offering assistance to persons with speech, language and/or hearing disorders. For example, speech-language pathologists treat individuals who experience difficulty producing speech sounds (articulation), maintaining speech rhythm or fluency, or controlling voice production. They also treat language disorders also such as an inability to understand or use speech sounds, words and their meanings, and/or grammatical patterns. This also includes reading and writing and memory impairments. Speech-language pathologists are also trained to manage swallowing disorders across the lifespan.
MAJORS
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS (BA)
MAJOR & WRITING - 50 UNITS
1. COMDIS 240, COMDIS 270, COMDIS 272 AND COMDIS 278
2. COMDIS 340 OR COMDIS 380
3. COMDIS 424 OR COMDIS 477 WITH PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT
4. COMDIS 426, COMDIS 481 AND COMDIS 482, COMDIS 483, COMDIS 484, COMDIS 494
5. COMPLETE 1 GROUP FROM THOSE LISTED BELOW:
A. SELECT 6 UNITS FROM COMDIS 210
B. SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460 AND 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 210
C. SELECT 6 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460
6. ENGLISH 370 OR ENGLISH 372
7. SELECT 3-6 UNITS FROM FOREIGH LANGUAGE
8. SELECT 0-6 UNITS FROM ARTS
UNIQUE REQUIREMENT - 15 UNITS
1. EDFOUND 230 OR PSYCH 331 OR PSYCH 332
2. PSYCH 303 OR PSYCH 351
3. EDFOUND 243 OR SOCIOLGY 265
4. MATH 230 OR PSYCH 215
5. SPECED 205 OR PSYCH 345
Students in this major are not required to take a minor.
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS (BS)
MAJOR & WRITING - 43 UNITS
1. COMDIS 240, COMDIS 270, COMDIS 272 AND COMDIS 278
2. COMDIS 340 OR COMDIS 380
3. COMDIS 424 OR COMDIS 477 WITH PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT
4. COMDIS 426, COMDIS 481, COMDIS 482, COMDIS 483, COMDIS 484, COMDIS 494
5. COMPLETE 1 GROUP FROM THOSE LISTED BELOW:
A. SELECT 6 UNIT FROM COMDIS 210
B. SELCT 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460 AND 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 210
C. SELECT 6 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460
UNIQUE REQUIREMENT - 15 UNITS
1. SPECED 205 OR PSYCH 345
2. EDFOUND 243 OR SOCIOLGY 265
3. EDFOUND 230 OR PSYCH 331 OR PSYCH 332
4. MATH 230 OR PSYCH 215
5. PSYCH 303 OR PSYCH 351
6. EDFOUND 230 OR PSYCH 331 OR PSYCH 332
COLLEGE REQUIREMENT - 6 UNITS
1. SELECT AT LEAST 6 UNITS IN NATURAL SCIENCES/MATHEMATICS OR SOCIAL SCIENCES (DESIGNATED GL, GM, OR GS) ABOVE THE MINIMUM GENERAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS.
Students in this major are not required to take a minor.
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS (BSE)
COLLEGE REQUIREMENT - 18 UNITS
1. EDFOUND 210 OR COMDIS 210
2. EDFOUND 222 OR EDFOUND 230
3. SPECED 205
4. EDFOUND 243
5. EDFOUND 424 OR EDFOUND 425
6. EDFOUND 212 OR EDFOUND 481
MAJOR AND WRITING - 46 UNITS
1. COMDIS 240, COMDIS 270, COMDIS 272 AND COMDIS 278
2. COMDIS 340 AND COMDIS 380
3. COMDIS 426, COMDIS 481, COMDIS 482, COMDIS 483, COMDIS 484, COMDIS 494
4. COMDIS 424 OR COMDIS 477 WITH PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT
5. MATH 230 OR PSYCH 215 OR EDFOUND 482
6. ENGLISH 370 OR ENGLISH 372
7. COMPLETE 1 GROUP FROM THOSE LISTED BELOW:
A. SELECT 6 UNITS FROM COMDIS 201
B. SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460 AND 3 UNITS FROM COMDIS 210
C. SELECT 6 UNITS FROM COMDIS 460
This major does not require a minor.
Writing Proficiency Requirement: See chairperson for course(s) that satisfy this requirement.
Additional Licensure Requirements: For state licensure and national certification a prospective speech-language pathologist must have completed a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders with undergraduate training totaling at least 60 semester credit hours and at least 30 units in courses taken for graduate credit.
MINOR
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
MINOR - 22 UNITS
SELECT 22 UNITS FROM COURSES:
1. COMDIS 210 (SEC 2), COMDIS 240, COMDIS 270, COMDIS 272, AND COMDIS 278
2. COMDIS 340, COMDIS 355, COMDIS 371, COMDIS 380
3. COMDIS 424, COMDIS 426, COMDIS 477, COMDIS 482, COMDIS 483
DECLARATION OF THE MINOR AND SELECTION OF THE 22 REQUIRED UNITS MUST BE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH AN ADVISOR FROM COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS