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.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Core Courses (30 Credits) | ||
CMD301 | 3 | |
CMD302 | 3 | |
CMD305 | 3 | |
CMD306 | 3 | |
CMD310 | 4 | |
CMD312 | 3 | |
CMD401 | 2 | |
CMD405 | 3 | |
CMD415 | 3 | |
CMD417 | 3 | |
Communication Skills Elective Course (3 Credits) | ||
Select, by advisement, one of the following: | 3 | |
CMM104 | ||
CMM202 | ||
CMM204 | ||
CMMxxx | Other, by advisement | |
Elective Courses (15 Credits) | ||
Select, by advisement, 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
CMD101 | ||
CMD102 | ||
CMD103 | ||
CMD202 | ||
CMD393 | ||
CMD402 | ||
CMD403 | ||
CMD407 | ||
CMD409 | ||
CMD419 | ||
CMD493 | ||
CMD494 | ||
CMD495 | ||
LIN201 | ||
ENG226 | ||
Capstone Experience (4 Credits) | ||
Select one of the following: | 4 | |
CMD406 | ||
CMD473 | ||
CMD420 | ||
Total Credits | 52 |
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:
- A 3.0 grade point average is the minimum criterion for admission to the major.
- Grades below C- in Communication Disorders courses are not accepted.
- A 2.0 Communication Disorders course average is required for degree application.
- 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.
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
CMD202 | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) 1 | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | |
Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) 1 | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
PSY272 | 3 | |
CMD101 | 3 | |
CMD306 | 3 | |
CMD312 | 3 | |
Elective or Minor Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
CMD102 | 3 | |
CMD302 | 3 | |
Communication Skills Course 2 | 3 | |
Education Elective 3 | 3 | |
Elective or Minor Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
Education Elective 3 | 3 | |
CMD310 | 4 | |
CMD305 | 3 | |
CMD417 | 3 | |
Elective or Minor course | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
CMD401 | 2 | |
CMD301 | 3 | |
CMD405 | 3 | |
CMD415 | 3 | |
Elective 3 | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
Select One Capstone Experience (WI) | 4 | |
Elective or Minor Courses | 9 | |
Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
Select one CMD elective | 3 | |
Select one CMD elective | 3 | |
Elective or Minor Courses | 9 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 121 |
1 | Courses that satisfy the Gen Ed: NSCI requirement: BIO111 Introduction To Animal Life (NSCI), BIO112 Biology Today (NSCI), BIO119 Inheritance (NSCI), BIO130 Cancer Biology (NSCI), BIO170 Human Biology (NSCI), CHE100 Environmental Chemistry (NSCI), CHE110 Food, Medicine and Drugs (NSCI), CHE182 Chemistry in Art (NSCI), PHY108 Seeing the Light: Physics, Vision and Art (NSCI), PHY109 Physics of Sound and Music (NSCI) |
2 | Select, by advisement, one Communication Skills elective course from the following: CMM104 Public Speaking, CMM202 Interpersonal Communication, CMM204 Small Group Communication, CMM213 Performance of Literature I |
3 | Education electives - must take EDS340 and SPE350 and pick one from the following: EDS367 Human Development, EDS371 Child Psychology and Development (SSCI), EDS372 Developing Adolescence (SSCI) |