2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS


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Program Mission Statement

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS) Program is dedicated to providing a comprehensive education in human communication processes and in the prevention, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders across the lifespan. The program is committed to providing students in the undergraduate program with comprehensive pre-professional academic and observation experiences for entrance into a graduate program in speech language, pathology, audiology, deaf education, or related field.

Undergraduate Program

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech-Language Pathology) is a pre-professional program that provides academic training in the normal process of speech, language, hearing, and their associated pathologies. The coursework provides the foundation for pursuing a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology. The master’s degree is the entry-level degree in the profession of speech-language pathology, while a clinical doctorate in audiology is required for entry into that profession. Successful completion of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program prepares students for graduate education in Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, Deaf Education, Special Education as well as careers in a variety of Human Service fields.

Admission to the Communication Sciences and Disorders Major

All students first entering or transferring into the College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS) who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders must meet the following criteria prior to registration for CSDS courses at and beyond the 314 level:

  • Completion of 45 credit hours
  • Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstration of competency in written and oral English as evidenced by no less than a grade of “B” in ENGL 165  or the equivalent course or courses from a community college or another university.
  • An earned grade of no less than “B” in BIOL 101  or in BIOL 114  or the equivalent course or courses from a community college or other university.
  • An earned grade of no less than “B” in CSDS 285  or the equivalent course or courses from another university or college.
  • An earned grade of no less than “B-” in CSDS 313  or the equivalent course or courses from another university or college. 

Students may enroll in a few selected courses required for the CSDS major while they are moving toward satisfying the above requirements. These courses include ASL 110 ASL 210 CSDS 201 CSDS 285 , and EDUC 245 , SPED 305 SPED 389 HLTH 275 , and ENGL 470 .

Any student who is majoring or minoring in CSDS may elect to repeat any CSDS course only once. There is a maximum of five (5) total repeats permitted for all CSDS undergraduate courses.

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)


Civitae Core Curriculum  

Communication Sciences and Disorders majors may count Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses and one Perspective course. 

  • ASL 110  must be taken to satisfy the Global Citizenship Pillar requirement
  • EDUC 245  must be taken to satisfy the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Pillar requirement
  • ASL 210  must be taken to satisfy the World Languages Perspectives requirement 

Additional Degree Requirements (4 credits)


Major Requirements (59-60 credits plus 10 credits in Civitae)


To satisfy major requirements for graduation, students majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders must earn a grade of no less than C in all CSDS courses and an overall GPA of 2.75.

Total Credits Required


BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders 120

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