Communication Disorders and Sciences Bachelor of Science degree
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences:
CDS 250 |
Speech and Language Development |
CDS 268 |
Phonetics |
CDS 280 |
Speech-Language Pathology I |
CDS 310 |
Speech and Hearing Mechanism |
CDS 316 |
Speech Science |
CDS 322 |
Hearing Problems and Tests |
CDS 323 |
Phonological and Language Disorders |
CDS 398 |
Clinical Methods in Evaluation |
CDS 399 |
Clinical Methods in Intervention |
CDS 410 |
Clinical Procedures: Observation and Analysis (Capstone experience) |
CDS 418 |
Speech-Language Pathology II |
CDS 419 |
Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation |
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.
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:
- 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.
