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image 1Communication Sciences and Disorders
Program Directors and Department Faculty| B.A. in Communication Disorders

Plan of Study
Students majoring in communication disorders must complete 45 credits in speech, 6-8 credits in physical and biological sciences, and 18 additional credits in interdepartmental requirements. University-wide General Education requirements must also be met.

Year One
Course# Course Title Credits
SPE 100

The Speech-Language and Hearing Professions

 3
SPE 110
or
SPE 112		 Oral Communication in the Professional World

Public Speaking		 3
SPE 138 Sound and the Auditory Mechanism 3
SPE 140 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism 3
SPE 142 Phonetics 3
SPE 144 Development of Speech and Language 3
SPE 201 Scientific and Professional Writing in CSD 3
SPE 220 Introduction to Speech Science 3
SPE 350 Survey of Developmental Language Disorders 3
SPE 351 Survey of Speech Disorders 3
SPE 352 Clinical Audiology 3
SPE 353 Audiologic Rehabilitation 3
SPE 355 Introduction to the Clinical Process 3
SPE 356 Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology 2
SPE 357 Clinical Practice in Audiology 1
SPE 400 Current Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 3
SPE 410 Survey of Acquired Neurogenic Disorders 3
Total Credits: 48

Year One
Required:
Course# Course Title Credits
BIO 203

or
BIO 204

The Human Body: Scientific Perspectives on Structure and Function I

The Human Body: Scientific Perspectives on Structure and Function II

 4
PIA 101 Oral Communication in the Professional World 3
LIN 103 Sound and the Auditory Mechanism 3
ENG 107 Phonetics 3
Physical Science Course (choose one)
Psychology/Child Development Course (choose one):
Course# Course Title Credits
PIA 115 Developmental Psychology 3
PIA 116 Developmental Psychology—Adolescence 3
EST 221 Child Development 3
EST 222 Adolescent Development 3
Statistics Course (choose one):
Course# Course Title Credits
PIA 137 Psychological Statistics 4
MTH 113 Survey of Statistics 3

Related Elective (choose two, by advisement)
Total Credits: 28


Year One

TSSLD Certification

Students interested in academic course work leading to certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) can elect to enroll in the following courses:
Course# Course Title Credits
EDU 304 Community, School, and Society 3
HED 610 Health Education Training for Teachers 1
SPE 561 Speech-Language Pathology in the Schools 3

Bilingual Extension Certification

For seniors fluent in a language other than English, graduate courses in bilingual education leading to the Bilingual Extension to the TSSLD can be taken with adviser approval. Clinical practicum in a school setting is provided at the graduate level only

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Janet Schoepflin
Chairperson
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
 p - 516.877.3343
f - 516.877.4783
e - schoepfl@adelphi.edu

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