Undergraduate Program

• CDIS 1230 Introduction to Communication Disorders
• CDIS 2240 Phonetics
• CDIS 2250 Speech and Language Acquisition and Development
• CDIS 3010 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
• CDIS 3020 Acoustics for Speech and Hearing
  
• CDIS 3110 Phonological Assessment and Intervention
  
• CDIS 3510 Language Assessment and Intervention
  
• CDIS 3610 Introduction to Audiology (Spring only)
• CDIS 4010 Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders
• CDIS 4610 Aural Rehabilitation  (Fall only)
• CDIS 4800 General Seminar
• CDIS 4210 Practicum in Communication Disorders (elective experience)
• CDIS 4760 Introduction to Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders (elective experience)

Students beginning to take undergraduate classes in the department will be considered as CDIS Pre-Major status. In order to be admitted into the CDIS major, students must complete the two pre-major CDIS courses: CDIS 1230 Introduction to Communication Disorders and CDIS 2250 Speech and Language Acquisition and Development. 

Please refer to the CDIS Major tab for more information on application requirements.

In order to be admitted into the CDIS major, students must complete both pre-major courses (CDIS 1230 and CDIS 2250) and application (download form). Admission to the major is restricted to those applicants meeting the following requirements:

• a combined minimum GPA of 2.5 in these courses:
  • CDIS 1230 - Introduction to Communication Disorders, and
    
  • CDIS 2250 - Speech and Language Acquisition and Development; and
• completion of a speech & hearing screening; and
• an overall GPA of 2.5 after 30 hours; and
• submit the required CDIS major application. This form should be submitted during the semester you complete the pre-major courses. 

For a student to maintain a CDIS major once admitted, the student must have:

• minimum grade of C in all CDIS courses completed; and
• 2.5 GPA in the major; and
• 2.5 GPA overall

All major core courses must be taken for a grade, except for those courses graded only Satisfactory (S) / Unsatisfactory (U).

Admission into the undergraduate major in CDIS does not assure admission into the Master's Program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Students interested in declaring a minor in Communication Sciences and Disorders must complete the same pre-requisite requirements as for the major:

• a combined minimum GPA of 2.5 in these courses:
  • CDIS 1230 - Introduction to Communication Disorders, and
    
  • CDIS 2250 - Speech and Language Acquisition and Development; and
• completion of a speech-hearing screening exam; and
• an overall GPA of 2.5 after 30 hours; and
• submit the required CDIS Minor application. This form should be submitted during the semester you complete the pre-major courses. 

Note that this minor is not intended to duplicate the major; completion of the minor would not guarantee a student sufficient qualifications to apply to graduate school in speech-language pathology. However many of the courses would be helpful to an application, and could be supplemented with post-baccalaureate coursework if students choose to pursue that path. Note that many programs in audiology do not require an undergraduate degree; this minor could be of benefit to students in other majors who seek admission to programs in audiology.

Required Courses:

(3)    CDIS 1230 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
(3)    CDIS 2250 - Speech & Language Acquisition and Development
(3)    CDIS 2240 - Phonetics
(3)    CDIS 3610 - Introduction to Audiology

Choose two of the following:

(3)    CDIS 3010 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
(3)    CDIS 3020 - Acoustics for Speech & Hearing
(3)    CDIS 3110 - Phonological Assessment & Intervention
(3)    CDIS 3510 - Language Assessment and Intervention

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in communication sciences and disorders are expected to:

• Explain basic principles of biological and physical sciences, mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences as they relate to problems in communication sciences and disorders.
• Apply information in basic human communication processes to disorders thereof.
• Critically evaluate problems in human communication and its disorders.
• Create solutions by researching, evaluating, and communicating evidence-based approaches to critical problems in communication sciences and disorders.