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Communication Sciences and Disorders BS



Overview

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CMSD) major offers undergraduate coursework leading to a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.). 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.

Contact

612 Aderhold Hall coeadvising@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

COMM 1000  Introduction to Human Communication 3
COMM 1110  Introduction to Public Speaking 3
COMM 1500 
Communication
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
COMM 1800  Cultural Diversity in Communication 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History Since 1865 3
Spring Year 1
BIOL 1103 
Critical Thinking
Concepts in Biology 3
    AND  BIOL 1103L 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Concepts in Biology Laboratory 1
EDSE 2000  Survey of Special Education 3
ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
POLS 1101 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
American Government 3
STAT 2000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introductory Statistics 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

EDUC(EPSY) 2130  Exploring Learning and Teaching 3
LING 2100 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
The Study of Language 3
PHYS 1010 
Analytical Thinking
Physical Science 3
Spring Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

CBIO 2200-2200L  Anatomy and Physiology I 4
EDIT 2000  Teaching and Learning with Technology 3
HDFS 2200 
Critical Thinking
Lifespan Development 3
PHIL 2030  Introduction to Ethics 3
PSYC 1101 
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Elementary Psychology 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
CMSD 3010  Anatomy and Speech Science 3
CMSD 3030  Hearing Science 3
CMSD 3110  Speech Science 3

General Elective

General Elective

Spring Year 3
CMSD 3020  Language Science 3
CMSD 3130  Introduction to Audiology 3
CMSD 4110  Speech Disorders 3
CMSD 4600/6600  Scientific Thinking in Communication Sciences and Disorders 3

General Elective

Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
CMSD(LING) 3120  Study of Language Development 3
CMSD 4010  Phonetics for Communication Sciences and Disorders 3
CMSD 4800/6800  Neuroscience of Communication and Swallowing 3

PEDB prefix course

Upper Division General Elective

Spring Year 4
CMSD 4170  Language Disorders of Children and Adults 3
CMSD 5000  Professional and Clinical Principles for CMSD 3

General Elective

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

CMSD 4010  Phonetics for Communication Sciences and Disorders 3
CMSD 4030  Rehabilitative Audiology 3
Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

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