Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION Credit(s): 1 - 2 (Variable)
CSD 120 - CAREERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
Additional Science (PHY or CHE prefix) Course Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

CSD 277 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Credit(s): 3
EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

LIN 211 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
EDS 516 - CREATING SUPPORTIVE & RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

CSD 578 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH Credit(s): 3
CSD 590 - AUDIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CSD 502 - SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE Credit(s): 3
CSD 591 - AURAL REHABILITATION Credit(s): 3
HHS 454 - RESEARCH IN HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

CSD 509 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS Credit(s): 1
CSD 585 - CLINICAL PHONETICS Credit(s): 3
CSD 571 - NEURAL BASES OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING Credit(s): 4
CSD 581 - CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Credit(s): 3 *
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

*Half of senior students take CDS 581 during the first semester of the senior year; the remaining half take it during the second semester of the senior year.

Second Semester

CSD 510 - LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LIFESPAN Credit(s): 3
CSD 482 - INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
CSD 584 - INTRODUCTION TO DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CSD 581 - CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Credit(s): 3 *
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

*Half of senior students take CSD 581 during the first semester of the senior year; the remaining half take it during the second semester of the senior year.