Communication Disorders, BS

Coursework in Lower Division                                                                                                                     

UNIV 1000 University Success¹

AREA I (2 courses, 6 hours)

ENGL 1010 English Composition I

ENGL 1020 English Composition II

AREA II (4 courses, 12 hours)

Literature I (ENGL 2530 English Lit. I or ENGL 2570 American Lit. I or ENGL 2600 World Lit. I)²*

Literature II (in sequence: ENGL 2540 English Lit II OR ENGL 2580 American Lit II OR ENGL 2610 World Lit. II)² *

Fine Arts (MUSI 2110 OR VISU 1000 OR THEA 2040 OR VISU 2600)

AREA II Elective (3 hours)

AREA III (3 courses, 11 hours)

STAT 1070³

BIOL 1000 and 1001 Introduction to Biology and Lab

PSCI 1500 and 1501 Introduction to Chemistry and Lab

AREA IV (4 courses, 12 hours)

HIST 1010/1020 World History I or II (recommended) OR HIST 1060/1070 Western Civilization I or II OR HIST 1080/1090 US History I or II4* 3-6

PSYC 1000 General Introductory Psychology

SOCI 2000 Introduction to Sociology

AREA V (see upper-level coursework)

COMM 1010 Introduction to Human Communication or COMM 2212 Public Speaking

Major Electives or Minor5 (12 hours)

1Required for new freshmen, for transfer freshmen, and for transfer students with GPA of 2.2 or below, who will begin taking courses at AUM in Fall 2013 or later).

2These courses must be sequenced, for example American Literature I and II. (If a history sequence has already been completed, an Area II elective may be substituted for one Literature course. Area II elective courses must be chosen from those listed on the Alabama Transfers approved lists: https://alabamatransfers.com.) If a sequence has not yet been completed, the Literature sequence is recommended to avoid taking an additional course.

3Any undergraduate, core level statistics course is accepted.

4Only one History course is required. If a History sequence has already been completed (i.e., World History I and II), a Literature sequence is not necessary, and an Area II elective may be substituted for the second Literature course. (See 2 above.) Four courses are still required in Area II, and in Area IV.

5Students must select four courses from the following: ANTH 3740, BIOL 2100/2101, BIOL 2110/2110, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2410, BIOL 3160, BIOL 3303, BIOL 4103, COMM 4903, COMM 3203, COMM 3213, ECHE 3100, ECHE 3200, FNDS 3760, FNDS 4050, FNDS 4400, FNDS 4500, FNDS 4600, FSE 2120, FSE 2140, FSE 4703, GERO 4400, GERO 4500, GERO 4700, GERO 4800, PSYC 2120, PSYC 3123, PSYC 3280, PSYC 3450, PSYC 3510, PSYC 3520, PSYC 3660, PSYC 3780, PSYC 4330, PSYC 4340, PSYC 4350, PSYC 4623, SCED 4000, SOCI 2010, SOCI 3250, 4300, SOCI 4400, SOCI 4450, SOCI 4500, SOCI 4700 or courses the advisor deems appropriate OR Students may earn any University Approved minor.

Coursework in Upper Division                                                                                         

CMDS 3400 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech

CMDS 3500 Introduction to Communication Disorders

CMDS 4410 Phonetics

CMDS 4500 Methods and Procedures

CMDS 4510 Speech Sound Disorders

CMDS 4520 Voice Disorders and Craniofacial Anomalies

CMDS 4530 Language Development

CMDS 4560 Speech and Hearing Science

CMDS 4570 Neurophysiological Aspects of Speech and Hearing

CMDS 4580 WI Fluency Disorders

CMDS 4590 Diagnosis and Clinical Management

CMDS 4600 Introduction to Audiology

CMDS 4601 Clinical Practicum I in Audiology

CMDS 4610 WI Writing for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

CMDS 4620 Aural Rehabilitation, Habilitation

CMDS 4621 Clinical Practicum II in Audiology

CMDS 4640 Language and Cognitive Disorders

CMDS 4911 Observations in Speech Pathology

CMDS 4914 Clinical Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology

Total hours: Minimum 120