Communication Disorders Undergraduate Overview
The Department of Language, Reading, and Exceptionalities offers a pre-professional undergraduate degree in the study of human communication and associated disorders. An appropriate graduate degree is required for licensure by the State of North Carolina and Certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Students accepted into the undergraduate communication disorders program will meet regularly with a faculty advisor.
Courses for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Disorders:
General Education ........................................................................................... 44 s.h.
Required courses in communication disorders and related areas:
COM 2101 Public Speaking.............................................................................. 3 s.h.
PSY 2301 Psychology of Human Growth & Development............................. 3 s.h.
CD 2259 Communication Disorders................................................................. 3 s.h.
CD 2260 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism.... 3 s.h.
CD 2361 Phonetics............................................................................................. 3 s.h. *
CD 2464 Basic Speech Hearing Science........................................................... 3 s.h. *
CD 2465 Basic Speech & Hearing Laboratory................................................... 1 s.h. *
CD 3162 Structural Analysis of Language......................................................... 3 s.h. *
CD 3163 Laboratory in the Structural Analysis of Language............................. 1 s.h. *
CD 3364 Audiology............................................................................................ 3 s.h. *
CD 3366 Communication Development............................................................ 3 s.h. *
CD 4562 Advanced Phonetic Transcription....................................................... 1 s.h. *
CD 4563 Disorders of Articulation and Phonology............................................ 3 s.h. *
CD 4662 Management of Hearing Disorders...................................................... 3 s.h. *
CD 4668 Language Disorders............................................................................ 3 s.h. *
RES 4600 Educational Statistics.......................................................................... 3 s.h. *
CD 4766 Neuroanatomy and Physiology ..........................................................3 s.h.*
CD 4864 Evaluation and Intervention Procedures in Com. Dis........................ 3 s.h. *
CD 4865 Lab in Evaluation and Intervention Procedures in Com.Dis.............. 1 s.h.*
TOTAL 49 s.h.
Academic Interest Area............................................................................................ 15 s.h.
(Selected with approval of major advisor)
ELECTIVES............................................................................................................... 14 s.h.
GRAND TOTAL 122 s.h.
* Must be admitted to the Communication Disorders Program to enroll in these courses.
Students will satisfy the University communication proficiency by completing the RCOE Speech Prerequisite screening, completing the speaking designator course in the major with a grade of C or higher, and completing the writing designator courses in the major with a grade of C or higher.
