Required Courses: 6 semester hours

• CDS 2100 - Phonetics and Phonological Development. Credits: 3
• CDS 2200 - Language Acquisition. Credits: 3

Select from Electives: 12 semester hours

• CDS 2000 - Introduction to Communication Disorders & Sciences. Credits: 1
• CDS 2500 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech, Language, Swallowing, and Hearing Mechanism. Credits: 3 (See footnote *)
• CDS 2800 - Speech and Hearing Science. Credits: 3 (See footnote *)
• CDS 3100 - Phonological Assessment and Remediation. Credits: 3
• CDS 3200 - Developmental Language Disorders. Credits: 3
• CDS 3300 - Sign Language and Deaf Culture. Credits: 2
• CDS 3500 - Neurological/Embryological Aspects of Communication. Credits: 3
• CDS 3700 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Communication Disorders. Credits: 3
• CDS 4815 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Credits: 2
• CDS 4300 - Introduction to Audiology. Credits: 3 (See footnote *)
• CDS 4350 - Aural Rehabilitation. Credits: 3 (See footnote *)

Footnote:

* Students anticipating applying to graduate programs in Communication Disorders & Sciences should take these courses for their Electives. Graduate programs in speech pathology typically also require a course in statistics, physics, biology, and child development/child psychology.