Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Concentration - CSD, B.S.
Requirements for a Major in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech Pathology)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| Minimum Requirement | (124) | |
| Residence Requirement | (60) | |
| Grade point average – minimum of 2.00 (“C”) overall and 3.0 in the major for work completed at Baylor. | ||
| Transfer students and students requesting to change their major to CSD require a 2.5 overall GPA. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Chapel – two semesters | ||
| ENG 2310 | American Literary Cultures | 3 |
| HIS 1300 | The United States in Global Perspective | 3 |
| PSC 1387 | The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience | 3 |
| REL 1310 | The Christian Scriptures | 3 |
| REL 1350 | The Christian Heritage | 3 |
| Communication and Media Literacy | ||
| Select three hours from the Communication and Media Literacy Distribution List | 3 | |
| Contemporary Social Issues | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology in Global Context | ||
| Psychological Science: Understanding Human Behavior | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Fine Arts and Performing Arts (One Course) | ||
| Select 2-3 hours from the Fine Arts and Performing Arts Distribution List | 2-3 | |
| Foreign Languages and Cultures | ||
| Select 6 hours from the Foreign Languages and Cultures Distribution List | 6 | |
| Formal Reasoning | ||
| STA 1380 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Research, Writing, & Literature | ||
| Select 6 hours from the Research Writing Distribution List | 6 | |
| Scientific Method I | ||
| Select 4 hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Human Ecology: Our Place in Nature and Human Ecology Lab: Our Place in Nature | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Current Issues in Human Biology | ||
| Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts I | ||
| Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts II | ||
| Scientific Method II | ||
| Select one additional Science or Grand Challenges of Science course any PHY or CHE from the distribution list. | 3-4 | |
| Lifetime Fitness | ||
| Select 3 hours from the Lifetime Fitness Distribution List | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| CSD Required Courses | ||
| CSD 1308 | Survey of Speech Pathology and Audiology 1 | 3 |
| CSD 2318 | Language Development 1 | 3 |
| CSD 2351 | Introduction to Phonological Science 1 | 3 |
| CSD 3308 | Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders | 3 |
| CSD 3357 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 3 |
| CSD 3359 | Neuroscience in Communication Sciences and Disorders | 3 |
| CSD 4358 | Speech Science | 3 |
| CSD 4301 | Introduction to Clinical Audiology | 3 |
| CSD 4302 | Language Disorders in Children | 3 |
| CSD 4305 | Technology and Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders | 3 |
| CSD 4308 | Disorders of Speech and Swallowing | 3 |
| CSD 4352 | Diagnostic Methods | 3 |
| CSD 4362 | Multicultural Populations in Speech-Language Pathology | 3 |
| CSD 4368 | Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| CSD 4477 | Clinical Methods | 4 |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the following: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Children and Families with Special Needs | ||
| Theories of Family Development | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| American Sign Language III 2 | ||
| American Sign Language IV | ||
| American Sign Language V | ||
| Deaf Culture (Spring only) | ||
| Linguistics of American Sign Language Must have earned a C- or better in CSD 2302 | ||
| Medical Speech Pathology | ||
| Research | ||
| Research | ||
| Research | ||
| Research | ||
| Health Science Leadership: Community Engagement and Service-Learning | ||
| Health Science Leadership: Applied Research | ||
| Communication and the Family | ||
| The Developing Child | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Christian Spirituality and Health Care | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Medical Ethics | ||
| Foundations of Medical Research (Fall only) | ||
| Theories of Psychotherapy and Counseling | ||
| Dying and Death Education (prerequisite - upper-level standing) | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Introduction to Gerontology (Fall only) | ||
| The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Death and Dying | ||
| Aging and Mental Health (Fall only) | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| A Survey of Human Development | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| General electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 124-126 | |