2015-16 University Bulletin 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2015-16 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Disorders, B.S.


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NY State Program Code: 04127
HEGIS Code: 1220.00
CIP Code: 51.0204

(120 Credits)

Students majoring in Communication Disorders must complete 48 credits in speech and 19-20 additional credits in interdepartmental requirements. University-wide General Education requirements  must also be met.

TSSLD Certification


Students interested in academic course work leading to certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) can elect to enroll in the following courses:

Bilingual Extension Certification


For seniors fluent in a language other than English, graduate courses in bilingual education leading to the Bilingual Extension to the TSSLD can be taken with adviser approval. Clinical practicum in a school setting is provided at the graduate level only.

Semester Sequence


Degree: B.S.
Required GPA: 3.0
Credits Required for Major: 67-68
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

 
Requirements
Course Credits Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior
    Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
SPE (0876) 100 The Speech-Language and Hearing Professions 3              
BIO (0105) 203 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
or
BIO (0105) 204 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 

4
or ✓            
SPE (0876) 110 Oral Communication in the Professional World
or
SPE (0876) 112 Public Speaking 

3
             
SPE (0876) 142 Phonetics  3              
SPE (0876) 144 Development of Speech and Language  3              
Physical Science Elective (Chemistry or Physics only) 3              
SPE (0876) 138 Sound and the Auditory Mechanism  3              
SPE (0876) 140 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism  3              
LIN (0142) 103 Descriptive and Historical Linguistics  3              
PIA (0501) 101 General Psychology  3              

PIA (0501) 114 Developmental Psychology Through the Lifespan
or
PIA (0501) 115 Developmental Psychology
or
PIA (0501) 116 Developmental Psychology—Adolescence
or
EST (0836) 221 Child Development
or
EST (0836) 222 Adolescent Development 




3
     


       
MTH (0144) 113 Survey of Statistics
or
PIA (0501) 137 Psychological Statistics (4 credits) 

3-4
     
       
SPE (0876) 220 Introduction to Speech Science  3              
EST (0836) 304 Community, School and Society (Optional/TSSLD) 3              
SPE (0876) 201 Scientific and Professional Writing in CSD  3              
SPE (0876) 350 Survey of Developmental Language  3              
SPE (0876) 352 Clinical Audiology  3              
EST (0836) 305 The Child with Special Needs (Optional / TSSLD) 3              
SPE (0876) 355 Introduction to the Clinical Process  3              
SPE (0876) 351 Survey of Speech Disorders  3              
SPE (0876) 353 Audiologic Rehabilitation  3              
SPE (0876) 357 Clinical Practice in Audiology 1              
SPE (0876) 356 Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology 2              
SPE (0876) 400 Current Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 3              
SPE (0876) 410 Survey of Acquired Neurogenic Disorders 3              
SPE (0876) 121 Beginning Sign Language (Optional) 3              
HED (0834) Health Prep for Teachers 1              
SPE (0876) 122 Intermediate Sign Language (Optional) 3              
SPE (0876) 561 Speech Language Pathology in a School Setting (Optional/ TSSLD) 3              
DASA Bully Prevention Workshop (Optional/ TSSLD)                

 

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