Communication Sciences and Disorders 4-Year Plan

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
UK 101 - Academic Orientation 1 - 2 Credit Hours
CSD 120 - Careers in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 1 Credit Hours
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 and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

CSD 277 - Introduction to Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours
EDS 375 - Introduction to Education of Exceptional Children 3 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
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 3 Credit Hours
EDS 516 - Creating Supportive and Respectful Learning Environments 3 Credit Hours
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 3 Credit Hours
CSD 590 - Audiology 3 Credit Hours
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 3 Credit Hours
CSD 591 - Aural Rehabilitation 3 Credit Hours
HHS 454 - Research in Human Health Sciences 3 Credit Hours
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3
Elective or Class for Minor Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

CSD 509 - English Syntax for Communication Sciences and Disorders 1 Credit Hours
CSD 585 - Clinical Phonetics 3 Credit Hours
CSD 571 - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing 4 Credit Hours
CSD 581 - Clinical Experience in Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours *
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 3 Credit Hours
CSD 482 - Introduction to Clinical Management 3 Credit Hours
CSD 584 - Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology 3 Credit Hours
CSD 581 - Clinical Experience in Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours *
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.