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Courses

1st Semester (Fall)

Required Courses

Credits

CSD 500: Research Methods in CSD

1

CSD 540: Phonological Development and Disorders

3

CSD 547: Language Disorders in Children

3

CSD 548: Dysphagia

3

CSD 895A: Speech Therapy Practicum

3

Minimum Total Credits

13

2nd Semester (Spring)

Required Courses

Credits

CSD 545: Neuromotor Disorders of Speech

3

CSD 546: Language Disorders in Adults 

3

CSD 846: Language Disorders in School-Aged Children

3

CSD 895A: Speech Therapy Practicum 

3

Required Concentration Courses - Med SLP (CSD 853) OR SLP in Schools (CSD 549)

3

Total Credits

15

3rd Semester (Summer)

Required Courses

Credits

CSD 542: Fluency Disorders

2

CSD 841: Cultural Considerations in Communication Sciences and Disorders

1

CSD 845: Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology

1

CSD 895A: Speech Therapy Practicum 

3

Required Concentration Courses –Advanced Dysphagia (CSD 848) OR Written Language Disorders (CSD 847)

1

Total Credits

8

4th Semester (Fall)

Required Courses

Credits

CSD 551: Assessment and Intervention in AAC

3

CSD 866: Cognitive Disorders in Adults

3

CSD 895I: Speech-Language Therapy Externship

3

CSD 600: Thesis Research Part 1
OR
CSD 596: Individual Studies (Capstone/Scholarly Paper)

3

3

Optional Concentration Courses- Special Topics in Medical SLP (CSD 597) or course from the Autism/Education Support Concentration (see list).

3

Total with Concentration Courses

12-15

5th Semester (Spring)

Required Courses

Credits

CSD 839: Voice and Resonance Disorders (online)

3

CSD 895I: Speech-Language Therapy Externship

6

Optional - CSD 610: Thesis Research Part 2

3

Total

9-12

Concentrations and/or Elective Courses

Medical Tract

Course Name

Credits

CSD 597: Special Topics (in Medical SLP)

3

CSD 848: Advanced Dysphagia (required for Concentration)

3

CSD 854: Tracheostomy and Ventilator Lab

1

CSD 850: Endoscopy Lab

1

CSD 853: Medical Speech-Language Pathology (required for Concentration)

3

CSD 851: Head and Neck Cancer Management

2

CSD 543: Craniofacial Anomalies: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

1

NEURO 521: Systems Neuroscience

3

HADM 539: Health Systems Organizations

3

Education Tract

Course Name

Credits

CSD 549: Speech-Language Pathologists in the Schools (required for Concentration)

3

CSD 847: Written Language Disorders (required for Concentration)

3

SPLED 520: Current Issues in Special Education

3

SPLED 462: Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis

3

PSYCH 461: Advanced Conditioning and Learning

3

 

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