Communication Disorders (Academic Track)

The Communication Disorders “Academic Track” (major code 588) is a liberal arts major which prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology or related areas. Electives in American Sign Language and deaf studies are available. Students may begin this 52-credit major prior to or during the fall of the junior year. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required for entrance into the major.

ASHA Requirements: These  courses are not required; they are recommended for all students who plan to apply to graduate programs in Communication Disorders.

• Social Science requirement (3)
• College-level Statistics course(3)
• Biological science(3)
• Physical science (3)
• Manual communication (?)

NOTES:

1. A 3.0 grade point average is the minimum criterion for admission to the major.
2. Grades below C- in Communication Disorders courses are not accepted.
3. A 2.0 Communication Disorders course average is required for degree application.
4. Students must have completed 45 Upper Division credits to qualify for degree.

This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide a first-year student through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between a student and his/her academic adviser. In consultation, the student and adviser will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.

Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.