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Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor


All students who wish to complete a Communication Sciences and Disorder (CSD) minor must complete CSDI 204 and an additional 15 credit hours of CSD coursework with a minimum grade of C. Students interested in a minor must meet with an academic advisor in CSD to plan a course of study, which will focus on basic human communication processes and/or communication development and disorders. Please be advised that courses required to complete the minor in CSD are offered on a rotating basis, once per academic year. Specific courses require successful completion of prerequisite classes.

Requirements

In addition to CSDI 204, fifteen credits of the following courses are required:

  • Fall Semester (1)
    • CSDI 204: Introduction to Communication Disorders (required for minor)
    • CSDI 206: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
  • Spring Semester (1)
    • CSDI 205: Phonetics
    • CSDI 301: Speech Sound Development and Disorders (prerequisites CSDI 204, CSDI 205)
  • Fall Semester (2)
    • CSDI 207: Speech Science (prerequisites CSDIG 205, CSIG 206)
    • CSDIL 207: Speech Science Lab
    • CSDI 305: Development of Language in the Young Child (prerequisite PSYCH 199/200)
    • CSDI 317: Multicultural Aspects of Communication (prerequisite CSDI 204)
  • Spring Semester (2)
    • CSDI 306: Language Disorders in Children (prerequisites CSDI 204, CSDI 305)
    • CSDI 315: Fluency, Voice, and Resonance (prerequisites CSDI 204, CSDIG 206)

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