Special Education

CD - BS Degree

B.S. - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS (CD)

141 Semester Hours

Purpose: To provide pre-professional training in communication disorders.

Admission to Communication Disorders Program: Any student who is accepted by Eastern Kentucky University's Admission Office may declare their major as communication disorders (CD). The student will be assigned to a program advisor and will be classified as a "Pre-CD" major. However, a Pre-CD status does not guarantee admission into the CD undergraduate program. Pre-CD majors will be restricted to enrollment in the following major courses: SED 104, CDS 275 and 360, and SED 240 or ASL 101. To be admitted into the CD undergraduate program, students must meet the following minimum criteria:

at least 27 credit hours earned on 100 level courses or higher;

at least a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale

have taken the ACT;

earned a grade of "C" or higher in SED 275 "Communication Disorders: A Survey" or equivalent transferred course

Transfer students do not have to be enrolled in university courses at the time of submitting an application for admission. The CD program admits 30 new undergraduate students each year. Applicants are ranked by the GPA X ACT composite score. The most qualified applicants are admitted. Application forms are available from Wallace 245; telephone (859) 622-4442 or may be downloaded (CD Application Form). Completed applications and all required documentation as specified on the application form must be submitted by February 14 to the CD Program Coordinator.

It should be noted that enrollment in the graduate program in Communication Disorders is also limited. Admission into the undergraduate program does not guarantee admission into the graduate program. Refer to the Graduate Catalog or the online Master of Arts Degree in Communication Disorders description for Admission Requirement and Procedures regarding application to the master's degree program of study in Communication Disorders.

Students must purchase the University student professional liability insurance prior to enrollment in SED 374, 474, and 488. Further, that insurance coverage must be maintained throughout enrollment in these courses.

Current syllabi for courses are linked to the course number. All syllabi are in Microsoft Word document format.

Course	Course Title	Requirements
Major Requirements (72 hours)
ASL 101 or SED 240	American Sign Language I or Communication Skills for Hearing Impaired	3 hours
SED104	Special Education Introduction	3 hours
CDS 250	Phonetics	3 hours
CDS 273	Pre-practicum in Speech Pathology	1 hour
CDS 275	Communication Disorders: A Survey	3 hours
CDS 285	Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism	3 hours
SED 341 or SED 590	Behavior Management or Applied Behavior Analysis	3 hours
CDS 360	Normal Speech and Language Development	3 hours
CDS 365	Language Disorders: Assessment	3 hours
CDS 372	Methods and Materials in Communication Disorders	3 hours
CDS 373	Speech Pathology: Articulation	3 hours
CDS 374	Practicum in Speech Pathology	3 hours
CDS 380	Introduction to Clinical Audiology	3 hours
CDS 464	Language Disorders: Intervention	3 hours
CDS 465	Disorders of Fluency	3 hours
CDS 474	Advanced Practicum in Speech Pathology	3 hours
CDS 475	Disorders of Voice	3 hours
CDS 485	Audiologic Evaluation	3 hours
CDS 486	Audiology Pre-practicum	1 hour
CDS 487	Aural Rehabilitation	3 hours
CDS 488	Practicum in Audiology	1 hour
SED 512	Computer Technology with Exceptional Populations	3 hours
SED 518	Special Education in Early Childhood	3 hours
CDS 541	School Services in Communication Disorders	3 hours
CDS 571	Neural Bases of Communication	3 hours
CDS 572	Speech and Hearing Science	3 hours

Supporting Course Requirement (19 hours)
BIO 171	Human Anatomy (lab required)	3 hours
BIO 301 or BIO 303 or BIO 310	Human Physiology or Human Heredity and Society or Biology of Aging	3 hours
EDF 103	Introduction to Education	1 hours
EDF 203	Schooling and Society	3 hours
EDF 319	Human Development and Learning	3 hours
ENG 410 or ENG 510 or ENG 520	Grammar: Traditional and Modern or Introduction to Linguistic Theory or History of the English Language	3 hours
PSY 200 or PSY 280	Introduction to Psychology or Life Span Development	3 hours

General Education Requirements (46 hours)
Standard General Education program, excluding course categories 13, 14, 15, 20, 21.

University Requirements (4 hours)
EDO 100	Academic Orientation	1 hour
Restricted Electives	Restricted electives are courses from any department other than that of the student's major..	3 hours