Communication Disorders Undergraduate Planned Program of Studies
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Beginning in a student's sophomore year there is a prescribed sequence of undergraduate courses. The first seven hours are considered foundation courses and students are required to take these prior to beginning the program. If a transfer student, there is an alternate plan in place. The foundation courses are offered during the fall and spring semesters while the remaining courses are offered once a year. Students are also required to complete courses in four additional areas including statistics, chemistry or physics, biology, and psychology. These additional required courses may also fulfill General Education or Colonnade requirements. Students are also required to take BIOL 131 - Human Anatomy and Physiology and ENG 300 - Writing in the Disciplines.
Major Course Sequence for B.S. in Communication Disorders
CSD Undergraduate Program Worksheet
Sophomore Year
Foundation Courses (7 hours)
CD 280 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CD 290 - Guided Clinical Observations (1 hour course)
Junior Year
Fall (15 hours)
CD 348 - Research and Writing in Communication Sciences & Disorders (required for those admitted Fall 2018 and after)
CD 405 - Applied Phonetics*
CD 481 - Speech and Language Development*
CD 482 - Audiology*
CD 484 - Speech Anatomy and Physiology*
Spring (15 hours)
CD 483 - Introduction to Disorders of Articulation and Phonology*
CD 485 - Introduction to Assessment in Communication Disorders*
CD 486 - Language Disorders*
CD 487 - Aural Rehabilitation
CD 478 - Clinical Issues and Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology
Senior Year
Fall (12 hours)
CD 490 - Connecting with Nonverbal Communicators
CD 491- Management of Communication Disorders in the Schools
CD 492 - Neuroanatomy in Communication Sciences and Disorders (required for those admitted Fall 2018 and after)
CD 495 - Clinical Internship
Spring (9 hours)
CD 488 - Augmentative Communication Systems
CD 489 - Communication Disorders in Aging
CD 495 - Clinical Internship
* Prerequisite courses for WKU graduate program in Communication Disorders
Approved Honors Credit Courses:
CD 478 - Clinical Issues and Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology
CD 481 - Speech and Language Development
CD 483 - Introduction to Disorders of Articulation and Phonology
CD 486 - Language Disorders
CD 488 - Augmentative Communication Systems
CD 490 - Connecting with Nonverbal Communicators
CD 492 - Neuroanatomy in Communication Sciences and Disorders
CD 495 - Clinical Internship
If an honors section is not offered on TopNet, contact the instructor of record for further information regarding an honors augmentation for the course.
Additional Required Courses - Required for Certification by American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association Upon Receipt of Master's Degree
Statistics - A stand-alone course in statistics is required (a course in research methodology
does not meet this requirement). Students are encouraged to enroll in one of the
following statistics classes or other advisor approved course: MATH 183 – Introduction
to Statistics (this also meets the Colonnade requirement for Foundations: Intellectual
and Practical Skills – Quantitative Reasoning), PH 383 – Biostatistics in Health Services,
SOCL 300 – Using Statistics in Sociology, or PSY 313 – Statistics in Psychology.
Physical Sciences - Suggested courses include CHEM *** or PHYS 130 or other advisor approved course.
Physical sciences include physics or chemistry. Students are encouraged to enroll
in PHYS 130 – Acoustics of Music and Speech. This also meets the Colonnade requirement
for Explorations: Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World –
Natural & Physical Sciences.
Social/Behavioral Sciences - Suggested courses include PSY 100 or PSYS *** or other advisor approved course. Social/behavioral
sciences should include psychology, sociology, anthropology, or public health. Students
are encouraged to enroll in PSY/PSYS 100. This also meets the Colonnade requirement
for Explorations: Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World –
Social & Behavioral Sciences.
Biological Sciences - Suggested course includes BIOL 131 or other advisor approved course. Biological sciences should emphasize content related to human or animal sciences. Students are encouraged (required if admitted to WKU Fall 2018 and after) to enroll in BIO 131 – Human Anatomy & Physiology. This also meets the Colonnade requirement for Explorations: Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World – Natural & Physical Sciences.
*Students should also note that graduate programs in CSD accept ASHA Certification Course Requirements at their discretion. If WKU accepts a course as part of the ASHA Certification Course Requirements, this DOES NOT mean that other universities will also accept the course.
For more information and questions please contact:
Leigh Anne Roden, Undergraduate Program Director, at leighanne.roden@wku.edu
Apply to the Program
Undergraduate Admission Requirements
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