Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS

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Faculty

Hope E Baylow, D.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Overview

The University of Scranton offers a traditional four-year and an accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree program, in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). The traditional four-year baccalaureate degree program may be completed with either part-time or full-time study. The three-year accelerated baccalaureate degree program is offered as a full-time program with no option for part-time study.

The Program dedicates itself to providing the highest quality of academic study in human communication science across the lifespan and its application to the assessment and treatment of a diverse community and society at large who present with communication disorders. Students and faculty alike uphold the highest standards to be leaders in the search for knowledge through scholarship, dissemination of information through teaching, service, and community engagement, and through creative examination of ideas and beliefs. Critical thinking, application of theory into practice, technology, and scientific writing is the basis for all student academic, clinical, and interprofessional experiences.

Mission Statement

The mission of the undergraduate program is to provide students with a(n) traditional or accelerated liberal arts and sciences education, by introducing foundational courses of theory, methods, research, ethics, and clinical practice in the communication sciences and disorders. Students are introduced to the core knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, disorders, and differences, including the appropriate biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases. The B.S. degree prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology and/or audiology and provides background relevant for advanced study in related disciplines such as education, counseling and human services, gerontology, public health, or neuroscience. Courses for Communication Sciences and Disorders are listed under the prefix CSD.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Curriculum (4 Year Track)

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	*Fall Cr.*	*Spr. Cr.*
First Year
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition or COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE COGNATE ELECT	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives	3	3
MAJOR	CSD 100 - (FYDT,FYOC) Exploring the Communication Sciences & Disorders — CSD 103 - Introduction to Phonetics	3	3
FREE ELECT - GE PHIL	FREE ELECT - Free Elective — PHIL 210 - Ethics	3	3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar¹
		15	15
Second Year
GE NSCI	BIOL 110/110L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology — BIOL 111/111L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology	4	4
MAJOR	CSD 200 - Foundations of Speech & Language Development & Psycholinguistics — CSD 203 - Introduction to Developmental Speech & Language Disorders **	3	3
COGNATE	NEUR 231 - (E) Behavioral Neuroscience — COMM 109 - G/S/P Skill Set	3	1
GE FREE ELECT - HUMN ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective — HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE T/RS - QUAN COGNATE	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology — PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences	3	3
		16	14
Third Year
MAJOR - COGNATE	CSD 300 - (EPW) Scientific and Professional Writing in CSD — NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition	3	3
MAJOR	CSD 303 - Principles of Audiology **	3
GE NSCI	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I or CHEM 112/112L (E) General and Analytical Chemistry	4-4.5
GE FREE ELECT- HUMN ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives — HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	6	6
GE D	DIVERSITY ELECTIVE - Diversity Elective		3
GE COGNATE ELECT	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective		3
		16-16.5	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	CSD 400 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism — CSD 409 - Speech & Hearing Science	4	4
MAJOR	CSD 403 - Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders in Healthcare ** — CSD 412 - (EPW) Introduction to Research Methods in CSD	3	3
MAJOR	CSD 406 - Introduction to SLP/Audiology in the Schools	3
GE COGNATE - MAJOR	HPRO 230 - (D,S) Multicultural Health — CSD 415 - Foundations of Clinical Practice and Interprofessional Collaboration	3	3
GE HUMN ELECT - T/RS ELECT	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective — T/RS ELECT - Theology/Religious Studies Elective	3	3
		16	13
	Total: 120-120.5 Credits

¹The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

**Includes a Community-Based Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Curriculum (3 Year Track)

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	*Fall Cr.*	*Int. Cr.*	*Spr. Cr.*	*Sum. Cr.*
First Year
GE COGNATE ELECT	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective	3
GE FYW	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition or COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills	3
GE FYDT-FYOC	CSD 100 - (FYDT,FYOC) Exploring the Communication Sciences & Disorders	3
GE E	BIOL 110/110L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology — BIOL 111/111L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology	4		4
GE FREE ELECT	GE FREE ELECT - Free Elective	3		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy		3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology			3
MAJOR	CSD 103 - Introduction to Phonetics			3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology			3	3
COGNATE	COMM 109 - G/S/P Skill Set			1
GE HUMN ELECT	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective				3
FYSEM	First Year Seminar¹
		16	3	17	6
Second Year
GE COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I or CHEM 112/112L (E) General and Analytical Chemistry	4-4.5
COGNATE	NEUR 231 - (E) Behavioral Neuroscience	3
MAJOR	CSD 300 - (EPW) Scientific and Professional Writing in CSD	3
MAJOR - GE HUMN ELECT	CSD 303 - Principles of Audiology ** — HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3	3
MAJOR	CSD 200 - Foundations of Speech & Language Development & Psycholinguistics — CSD 203 - Introduction to Developmental Speech & Language Disorders **	3		3
GE COGNATE	PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences			3
GE COGNATE ELECT	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective			3
COGNATE	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition			3
GE PHIL - GE T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics — T/RS ELECT Theology Elective			3	3
FREE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective				3
		16-16.5	3	18	6
Third Year
MAJOR	CSD 400 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism — CSD 412 - (EPW) Introduction to Research Methods in CSD	4		3
MAJOR	CSD 403 - Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders in Healthcare ** — CSD 415 - Foundations of Clinical Practice and Interprofessional Collaboration	3		3
GE COGNATE	HPRO 230 - (D,S) Multicultural Health	3
GE FREE ELECT - HUMN ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective — HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
MAJOR	CSD 406 - Introduction to SLP/Audiology in the Schools — CSD 409 - Speech & Hearing Science	3		4
COGNATE ELECT	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective			3
GE D	DIVERSITY ELECT - Diversity Elective			3
		16	3	16
	TOTAL: 120-120.5 Credits

Required Courses within the Major (38 credits)

Required Cognate Courses (17-17.5 credits)

GE Requirements (44 credits)

FYS – First Year Seminar
WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition or COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills
T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible
T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology
PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 210 - Ethics
BIOL 110/110L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 111/111L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology
PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology
T/RS Theology/Religious Studies Elective (P) - 3 credits
HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives – (CA, CF, CH, CL, CI) – 12 credits
GE ELEC (Cultural Diversity Elective (D) – 3 credits

Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS

Faculty

Overview

Mission Statement

Communication Sciences and Disorders Curriculum (4 Year Track)

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120-120.5 Credits