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.
Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in the following prerequisite courses to continue with the sequence of course work: CDS 250, CDS 268, CDS 310.
A course within the program (other than the above three prerequisite courses) is allowed to be retaken under the following conditions: