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Communication Disorders and Sciences Bachelor of Science

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences:

Required courses:

CDS 250Speech and Language Development

3
CDS 268Phonetics

3
CDS 280Speech-Language Pathology I

3
CDS 310Speech and Hearing Mechanism

3
CDS 316Speech Science

3
CDS 322Hearing Problems and Tests

3
CDS 323Speech Sound and Language Disorders

3
CDS 398Clinical Methods in Evaluation

3
CDS 399Clinical Methods in Intervention

3
CDS 410Clinical Procedures: Observation and Analysis

3
CDS 418Speech-Language Pathology II

3
CDS 419Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation

3
Total Credit Hours:36

NOTE:

  • Other course content (usually taken in an undergraduate program) required for application for ASHA certification: biology, physical science, statistics, social science or psychology.
  • Other course content required for application for New York State Department of Education initial certification for TSSLD certificate:
  • Literacy, a foreign language other than English, language acquisition, and in learning processes of motivation, communication and classroom management of students with disabilities and autism. Seminars in: 1) child abuse reporting and abduction prevention, 2) alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention, 3) fire safety, and 4) school violence protection.
  • A College Core Curriculum (CCC) foreign language requirement for a B.S. program is a three credit course or passing with an 85 percent on a New York State regents exam. Departmental recommendation is for students to complete a minimum of three credits of a foreign language course to meet the TSSLD certificate requirement.
  • A course within the program (other than the above three prerequisite courses) is allowed to be retaken under the following conditions:
    • A student earned a D+ or lower grade and must have permission of the course instructor;
    • A student may retake the class one time only.

Total Credit Hours: 36