Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Language Pathology (BS/MS)

The integrated BS-MS Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Language Pathology program is designed for students to graduate from Piedmont University with both a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master of Science degree (MS) in Speech Language Pathology. As a CMSD major, students can apply to Piedmont University’s integrated BS-MS Speech-Language Pathology program by February 1st of their junior year. If accepted, students take graduate coursework beginning their fourth year at Piedmont University and transition directly into the graduate program.

Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 1300							Elementary Statistics	3
IC: Critical Thinking	PSYC 2290							Human Growth and Anatomy	3
ID: Scientific Method	BIOL 1101L							General Biology I Lab	1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures								Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts								Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (7 hours)
IVA: Natural Science	BIOL 1101							General Biology I	3
	BIOL 1102							General Biology II	3
	BIOL 1102L							General Biology II Lab	1
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (0 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Communication Sciences and Disorders students are exempt from this requirement.
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

45

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Language Pathology Major

CMSD 1001	Survey of Communication Sciences and Disorders	2
CMSD 2001	A & P of Speech and Hearing	3
CMSD 2002	Speech and Hearing Science	3
CMSD 2003	Language Development	3
CMSD 2004	Phonetics	3
CMSD 2010	Mini-Clinic: Observation and Clinic Procedures	1
CMSD 3000	Introduction to Audiology	3
CMSD 3001	Neuroscience Fundamentals	3
CMSD 3003	Survey of Medical Speech-Language Pathology	3
CMSD 3006	Aural Rehabilitation	3
CMSD 3007	Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders	3
CMSD 4000	Undergraduate Clinical Practicum	3
CMSD 4010	Capstone Course	3
CMSD 5001	Speech Sound Disorders in Children	3
CMSD 5002	Language and Learning Disabilities in School-Age Populations	3
CMSD 5003	Voice and Resonance Disorders	3
CMSD 5004	Fluency Disorders	3
CMSD 5006	Language Disorders in Children	3
CMSD 5101	Clinical Practicum (take 4 times)	12
CMSD 5102	Research Methods	1
CMSD 5103	Current Trends in Professional Practice	1
CMSD 5108	Dysphagia	4
CMSD 5109	Aphasia	3
CMSD 5110	Cognitive-Communication Disorders	3
CMSD 5111	Motor Speech Disorders	3
CMSD 5112	Grand Rounds (take 2 times)	2
CMSD 5113	Augmentative/Alternative Communication	3
CMSD 5114	Interprofessional Practice	3
Total Credit Hours:		86

 

General Electives

	General Electives	18
Total Credit Hours:		18

Total Credit Hours: 149