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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.
  • Online and Main Campus course sequence may vary. Please see your advisor for an individual plan.

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: The 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. To move to the COMDDE major, students must meet the department’s admissions requirements.

First Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

COMD 2600: Introduction to Communication Disorders   3     BIOL 1010: Biology and the Citizen (BLS)   3    
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3     ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)  or ENGL 2020 - Professional Communication (CL2)   3   or 3    
PSY 1010: General Psychology (BSS)    3     HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)  or PSY 1100: Lifespan Development   3  or 3    
STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL)    3  or 5     Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course   3  
 Elective 3   Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course  

3

 
USU 1010: University Connections   2  

Enroll in 2 credits

Recommended but not required

     
Comments
Comments

Second Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course   3   Elective 3  
CHEM 1010: Introduction to Chemistry (BPS)  or PHYS 1010 - Elementary Physics (BPS)  or PHYS 1200: Introduction to Physics by Hands-on Exploration (BPS)   3  or 3  or 4     Quantitative Intensive (QI) Course   3-4  

Elective

3  

Elective 

3  
Elective  3  

BIOL 2320: Human Anatomy  or BIOL 2420: Human Physiology 

*Check prerequisites

4  or 4    
Elective 3   Elective 3  
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COMDDE Majors

Admission & Graduation Requirements
To advance from pre-COMDDE to the COMDDE major, students should meet with their advisor after the following requirements have been met:
  • GPA of 3.0 across all courses required for the COMDDE Major that a student can take in pre-COMDDE status
  • Earned at least 45 semester credits
  • Complete at least 5 courses required for the COMDDE Major that the student can take in pre-COMDDE status: Required Gen Ed, Additional Core, COMD 2600 COMD 3500  and optionally COMD 3010 .
(Transfer students who have completed equivalent courses to those above that have been articulated by USU will be evaluated on those courses.) 

For the COMDDE Major, students take 11 COMD courses and two COMD Options courses plus Gen Ed and Additional Core (see lists below for the courses in each category.)

In order to graduate with a degree in COMDDE, students admitted to the major must maintain a 3.0 major GPA and a grade of C or better in all COMD courses required for the student’s COMDDE major.  A student must maintain a 3.0 (B) cumulative GPA every semester. 

To improve learning and major GPA, students are allowed to repeat up to a total of three COMD courses. They can also repeat COMDDE Major Required Gen Ed and Additional Core courses (See university policy on repeats; total allowed includes COMD repeats).

Students who fail to meet and maintain the retention criteria will be consideredc to be on probation. Probationary students may take up to five COMDDE Major courses to regain a cumulative major GPA of 3.0 or better. Students who fail to meet the retention requirements following probation cannot continue in the COMDDE Major. Only one probationary period is permitted.

Students may waive up to six credits of USU COMD upper division course requirements equivalent to transfer courses approved as lower division COMD Electives. This limit excludes ASL courses. This policy does not affect courses approved as specific USU COMD course transfers.See the COMDDE Policies webpage for policy information.

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 3500: Phonetics and Phonological Development   3     COMD 3200: Child Language Development   3    
COMD 3800 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing   3     COMD 3600: Language Science (CI)  

3 

 
 
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)   3   COMD 4700: Basic Audiology   3    
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) Course    

Elective or COMD Option

3  
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: Acquired Communication Disorders   3     COMD 5070 - Acoustics of Speech and Hearing   3    
COMD 5330: Aural Rehabilitation   3     COMD Option 3 3-credit course required - see COMD Options below
COMD Option   3 3-credit course required - see COMD Options below Elective or COMD Option 3  
Elective or COMD Option 3   SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities   3    
Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

 
Comments

Must maintain 3.0 GPA

 

 

Additional COMD Options Course Requirements


Choose 2 COMD Options courses. Not all courses are offered each semester. See advisor for available Option courses. Students are encouraged to take more than 2 Option courses depending upon interests and career paths. See course catalog or advisor for other educational opportunities not listed here, such as additional ASL courses, Senior Clinic, SLPA Clinical Experience, Honors, and Community Engaged Scholars.

ASL Interpreting Track


Requirements

  • AA, AS or AAS in ASL/English Interpreting
  • B- or better in AA, AS or AAS coursework
  • 3. 0 GPA for admission to USU
  • 3. 0 GPA required for graduation
  • Minimum of 40 credit hours

Students should consult with ASL Interpreting Track advisor to ensure they have met the requirements to pursue this track. https://statewide.usu.edu/saltlake/asl/

Courses taken at other institutions that transfer to USU as lower-division (1000-and 2000-level) COMD Electives will be evaluated to determine if they meet the requirements for COMD 4780 , COMD 4910 , and COMD 4920 . If they do, the degree requirements for these three courses will be met. However, students may then need additional upper-division credits toward their bachelor degree. Students may also choose other upper-division COMD or non-COMD electives.

Students completing the ASL interpreting track take the following courses.

Bilingual-Bicultural Deaf Education Emphasis


A new emphasis in Bilingual-Bicultural Deaf Education was recently approved for the Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education - BA, BS. The department is in the process of requesting approval of a full bachelor’s degree in Deaf Education with ASL/English emphasis. Please contact the department for more information.

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