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Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education - BA, BS


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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

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  • For more information about Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, see the website.
  • Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
  • Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits 120

 

Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)

2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better 100 Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above) 40
Total USU Credits 30 Upper-division USU Credits 20
USU Credits within the Major 10 Credits in Minor (if required) 12
Credits in Major see below Credits in American Institutions 3
General Education Requirements   see link University Studies Depth Requirements   see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL)  

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program

Freshmen:  Freshmen admitted to USU in good standing qualify for admission as pre-ComDDE majors.

 

Transfer Students: Transfer students and USU students transferring from other USU majors qualify for the pre-ComDDE major if they meet the department’s admissions requirements.

First Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 Elective 3   BIOL 1010: Biology and the Citizen (BLS)   3    
COMD 2600: Introduction to Communication Disorders   3     ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3    
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3     HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)   3    
PSY 1010: General Psychology (BSS)   3     Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course   3  
STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  OR STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL)         3  OR 5     Elective  3  
USU 1010: University Connections   2   Enroll in 2 credits      
Comments

 

 

Second Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

COMD 3010: American Sign Language I (CI)   4     Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) Course   3  
SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities   2     Quantitative Intensive (QI) Course   3-4    
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course   3   CHEM 1010: Introduction to Chemistry (BPS)  or PHYS 1200: Introduction to Physics by Hands-on Exploration (BPS)   3  or 4     
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course   3   Elective 3  
Elective 3   Elective 3  
Comments

 

Comments

 

 

ComDDE Majors

Admissions Requirements for this Program

To advance from pre-ComDDE to the ComDDE major, students should meet with their advisor after the following requirements have been met:
  • cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • complete at least 45 semester credits
  • complete the following courses: BIOL 1010, CHEM 1010 or PHYS 1200, HDFS 1500, PSY 1010, COMD 2600, and STAT 1040 or 1045
  • degree-seeking students take 12 required COMD courses and one 3-credit option COMD Course
(Transfer students who have completed equivalent courses to those above that have been articulated by USU will be evaluated on those courses.) 

In order to graduate with a degree in ComDDE, students admitted to the major must maintain a 3.0 Cumulative GPA and receive a grade of C- or better in All courses with a COMD prefix.  Acceptance into graduate programs is on a competitive basis. Students are selected on GPA in combination with other indicators of achievement. Students planning on graduate school in speech-language pathology, audiology, or deaf education should carefully and honestly evaluate their potential for excelling in their coursework and maintaining a high GPA.

Third Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

COMD 3100 - Speech Science   3     COMD 3200: Child Language Development   3    
COMD 3400: Hearing Science   3     COMD 3500: Phonetics and Phonological Development   3    
COMD 3600: Language Science (CI)   3     COMD 3700: Basic Audiology   3    
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) Course    BIOL 2320: Human Anatomy  or BIOL 2420: Human Physiology   4  or 4    
Elective 3   Elective  
Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

Fourth Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

COMD 4450: Child Communication Disorders   3     COMD 4200: Clinical Methods (CI)   3    
COMD 4500: Adult Communication Disorders     3      Elective/COMD Option 3  
COMD 5330: Aural Rehabilitation   3      Elective/COMD Option 3  
COMD Option   3 3 credit course required - see COMD Options Below  Elective/COMD Option 3  
Elective/COMD Option 3   Elective/COMD Option 3  
Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

 
Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

Interpreting Track


Students taking the interpreting track also take the following courses.  Please consult with your advisor to make sure that you have met the requirements to pursue this track.

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