Communication Sciences & Disorders (BS)
Description
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. The graduate degree is required for work in the field of communication sciences and disorders (speech- language pathology and audiology).
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 124
Goals/Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is to provide an accredited program to educate and train graduate students in the discipline of communication sciences and disorders specific to the field of speech-language pathology. In addition, the department houses a Speech and Hearing Clinic for training students and for service to the community and university consumers.
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Algebra (or higher) | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Select six hours of natural science with labs: | 6-8 | |
| Inquiry Into Life: Human Biology and Inquiry into Life Laboratory I | ||
or BISC 1100 | Human Biology: An Integrated Exploration | |
| Biological Sciences I and Biological Sciences I Laboratory | ||
| Inquiry into Life: The Environment and Inquiry into Life Laboratory II | ||
or BISC 1110 | The Environment: Integrated Exploration | |
| Human Biology: An Integrated Exploration and The Environment: Integrated Exploration | ||
| Biological Sciences II and Biological Sciences II Laboratory | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Students must complete at least one Part 1 and one Part II course. | ||
| Select six hours of humanities from the following: | 6 | |
| African American Experience I | ||
| African American Experience II | ||
Classics | ||
English (ENGL 2220-2226) | ||
History | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
SSTU 1000-level | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Select three hours in the area of fine or performing arts from the following: 2 | 3 | |
Art History | ||
Music | ||
Dance | ||
Theatre Arts | ||
| Introduction to Western Art | ||
| Art Beyond the West | ||
| Global Art: Prehistory to 1500 | ||
| Global Art: 1300 to the Present | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Select six hours of social or behavioral science: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Psychology ((recommended)) | ||
| Introductory Sociology ((recommended)) | ||
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Psychology | ||
Political Science | ||
Sociology | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Total Hours | 27-29 | |
- 1
not CHEM 1010 Chemical Concepts or PHYS 1010 Introduction to Contemporary Physics I
- 2
Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
General Education II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select three credit hours of physical science chosen from the following subject areas: | 3 | |
Chemistry | ||
Physics | ||
| Select three hours of statistics course from the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | ||
| WRIT 2500 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSCD 2010 | Introduction to Communicative Disorders | 3 |
| CSCD 2050 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| CSCD 2110 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3 |
| CSCD 2160 | Normal Development of Communication | 3 |
| CSCD 3010 | Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders | 3 |
| CSCD 3160 | Language and Learning Disorders | 3 |
| CSCD 3510 | Basic Audiology | 3 |
| CSCD 3560 | Principles of Auditory (Re)Habilitation | 3 |
| CSCD 4050 | Fluency and Voice Disorders | 3 |
| CSCD 4950 | Introduction to Clinical Science | 3 |
| Select six additional hours in Communicative Disorder coursework. | ||
| CSCD 3030 | Communication Deficits in Older Adults | 3 |
| CSCD 3590 | Manual Communication | 3 |
| CSCD 4010 | Diagnostic Procedures | 3 |
| CSCD 4520 | Fundamental Speech & Hearing Science (recommended) | 3 |
| CSCD 4550 | Neuroanat & Neurophys of Speech & Hearin (recommended) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
GPA Requirements
2.00 Overall GPA
2.00 Resident GPA
Other Academic Requirements
A cumulative GPA of 2.75 in core CSD courses is required for completion of the Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders. All CSD majors must complete a minor selected by the student.