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Communication Sciences and Disorders - B.S.Ed.

General Information

Degree & Major:

College Name:

Mary Frances Early College of Education

Department Name:

Communication Sciences and Special Education

Contact:

612 Aderhold Hall
coeadvising@uga.edu

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Degree Requirements

College-wide Requirements

University-wide Requirements

Description:

The CMSD program offers undergraduate coursework leading to a Bachelor of Science in Education degree (B.S.Ed.). Students desiring to practice in the areas of speech-language pathology, audiology, or education of the hearing impaired and to obtain full professional credentials and certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, must obtain a master's or doctorate degree from an accredited program. Students must apply to the Graduate School for acceptance into a master's program.

Major courses start in fall semester each year. Students must apply to the major in the previous January using the Mary Frances Early College of Education common application. The common application addresses the minimum eligibility criteria and also includes required essays. The rubric-based evaluation process examines all applicant materials, including GPA, performance in the required prerequisite courses, and quality of essay responses. Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee acceptance to the program. Approximately 75% of applicants are admitted to this major each year, and most successful applicants have GPAs of 3.7 or higher.

Details

Career Opportunities:	A master's degree is the entry-level degree for the practice of Speech-Language Pathology and a doctoral degree is the entry-level degree of the practice of Audiology in hospitals, rehabilitation settings, public schools, etc. The University of Georgia's Program of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the College of Education does not endorse individuals for public school certification upon completion of the bachelor's degree in CMSD. Completion of a bachelor's degree does not guarantee acceptance into a graduate degree program. These conditions apply to all individuals intending to specialize in any of the three emphasis areas offered at the graduate level: audiology, education of the hearing impaired, and speech-language pathology.
Expectations of Transfer Students:	See Entrance Requirements.
Student Organizations:	CommunicAID+ Nation, Minorities in Communication Sciences and Disorders, NSSLHA (National Student Speech Language Hearing Association)
Available Graduate Programs:	Speech Language Pathology