Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S.

The B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders is a preprofessional degree that prepares students to pursue a graduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or Speech Language Pathology. Students in this program will study the nature and development of our communication abilities, a central aspect of the human condition. They will learn about communication disorders which involve impairments in hearing, speech, voice, resonance, fluency, swallowing, and language processes. Undergraduate students will receive broad academic preparation in the identification and treatment of communication disorders.

The program is designed for undergraduate students seeking a degree and educational preparation to becoming a licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). The program is offered on the Demorest Campus and is delivered in a traditional face-to-face setting with some selected courses offered as hybrid. The program is available to both full-time and part-time students and will prepare students for entry into a graduate program where professional licensing may be obtained.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

In addition to meeting all Piedmont College General Education and graduation requirements, all students must also earn a C or better in all prerequisite, supporting, and program core courses and have a cumulative 2.5 GPA to graduate.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Core

CMSD 1001Survey of Speech-Language pathology

2

CMSD 2001A & P of Speech and Hearing

3

CMSD 2002Speech and Hearing Science

3

CMSD 2003Language Development

3

CMSD 2010Mini Clinic: Observation and Clinic Procedures

1

CMSD 3000Introduction to Audiology

3

EDEM 3331Reading Methods, P-5

3

CMSD 3001Linguistics for SLP

3

EDUC 1199Introduction to Education

3

PSYC 2202Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics

3

CMSD 3003Speech Disorders

3

EDUC 4485Characteristics of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder

3

CMSD 4000Mini-clinic

3

CMSD 4001Phonetics

3

CMSD 4002School Based SLP

3

EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 3307Learning and Cognition

3

CMSD 4005Professional and Ethical Practice

1

CMSD 4003Child Language Disorders

3

CMSD 4004Cognitive Communication Disorders

3

PSYC 3312Psychology of Adulthood

3

CMSD 4010Capstone Course

3

Total Credit Hours:58

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:16

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.