Undergraduate Bulletin
Department of Communication Science and Disorders
Professor Armstrong; Associate Professors Salas-Provance (Chair), Smith; Assistant Professors Johnson, Murdock; Instructors Clendenon, Edwards, Waldrep; Adjunct Instructors Brooks, Harrison; Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Coordinator Boyd.
Majors
The Department grants the B.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EDHH).
Two programs of study are currently available:
- The Teacher Education track, available only to EDHH majors, leads to the B.S. degree and Class B Special Education Certificate with endorsement in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program are in the College of Education section of this Bulletin. (Class B teacher certification is no longer available in Speech-Language Pathology. Students interested in SLP teacher certification may obtain the Class A teaching certificate following completion of the master’s degree. Refer to Montevallo’s Graduate Bulletin for details regarding graduate education and the Class A certificate.)
- The pre-professional program leads to the B.S. degree.
Speech-Language Pathology majors must select a minor area of study from the following: Biology, Business, Chemistry, Deaf Studies, English, French, German, Human Services, Mathematics, Psychology, Spanish, or Sociology.
Each student in the Department must earn a grade of C or better in all departmental courses. This policy applies to all major CSD courses, as well as to CSD courses taken as part of the Deaf Studies minor (see below). If a grade below C is received in a required course, the course must be repeated. Prerequisite courses must be passed with a C or better before subsequent courses may be taken. (For example, CSD majors must make a C or better in CSD 411 Introduction to Audiology before they can take CSD 471 Aural Rehabilitation. Other prerequisite courses are noted in the course listings.)
Note: CSD courses, with the exception of CSD 205, 300, 307, 390, and 398, are only available to students who are declared CSD majors or Deaf Studies minors. CSD 101 is available to students who may be considering declaring Speech-Language Pathology as their major and are seeking more information about the profession.
Minor
The Department offers an 18-20-semester-hour minor in Deaf Studies that is available to majors in any department. Required courses are CSD 205, 300, 307, 375, 378, 390, and 398.
Master’s degree
Persons interested in obtaining the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the state license from the Alabama Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) will be required to complete a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. The Department offers the M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Refer to the Graduate Bulletin for more information on the program.
Class A Teaching Certificate
The Class A Special Education Teaching Certificate with endorsement in Speech-Language Pathology may be available to graduate students enrolled in the Traditional Track or the Strengthened Subject Matter Option. Refer to the Graduate Bulletin for more information.
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| 101 | Survey of Communication Disorders | 3 |
| 205 | Manual Communication | 2 |
| 253 | Applied Phonetics in Communication Disorders | 3 |
| 291 | Normal Language Development | 3 |
| 297 | Language Analysis | 3 |
| 300 | American Sign Language | 3 |
| 307 | Manually Coded English | 3 |
| 375 | Auditory Education and Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students | 3 |
| 376 | Methods of Teaching Academic Subjects to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| 377 | Language Development and Methods of Literacy Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| 378 | Expressive Communication Strategies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students | 3 |
| 380 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech | 3 |
| 385 | Multicultural Issues | 3 |
| 390 | Psychology and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| 393 | Language Disorders: Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| 394 | Articulation and Phonological Development: Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| 398 | Deaf Culture | 3 |
| 411 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 |
| 463 | Clinical Observation | 1 |
| 464 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| 471 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| 473 | Introduction to Medical Speech-Language Pathology | 3 |
| 475 | Speech Science | 3 |
| 481 | Clinical Policies and Procedures | 3 |
| 482 | Assessment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| 495 | Treatment Procedures for Stuttering, Cleft Palate, and Voice Disorders | 3 |
| 498 | Special Studies in Communicative Disorders | 1–3 |
| EDI 461 | Practicum: Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 1–3 |
| EDI 462 | Internship: Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 12 |
Suggested courses of study
B.S. in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Class B Special Education Teaching Certification with Endorsement in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Associate Professor Smith, Adviser
| Freshman Year | Credit hours |
| ENG 101, 102 | 6 |
| HIST 101, 102 | 6 |
| COMS 101 | 3 |
| ED 335 | 3 |
| Math elective | 3 |
| Natural sciences | 8 |
| Humanities and fine arts | 9 |
| Total credit hours | 38 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| ENG 231, 232 | 6 |
| Natural sciences elective | 4 |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 |
| MATH 144 or 147 | 3 |
| EDF 330, 375 | 6 |
| ED 336, 401 | 4 |
| CSD 205 | 2 |
| CSD 291, 297 | 6 |
| Kinesiology activity | 1 |
| KNES 117 | 2 |
| Total credit hours | 37 |
| Junior Year | |
| CSD 253, 300, 307, 375, 377, 378, 380, 390, 398, 411 | 27 |
| ED 410 | 3 |
| FCS 391 | 3 |
| EDI 461* | 1 |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 37 |
| Senior Year | |
| CSD 376*, 378, 385, 482* | 12 |
| ED 407 | 3 |
| EDI 461*, 462* | 14 |
| Total credit hours | 29 |
* Courses marked by an asterisk(*) are available only after admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
Associate Professor Salas-Provance, Adviser
All Speech-Language Pathology majors will choose a minor. Refer to the Majors section of this page for a list of approved minors.
| Freshman Year | Credit hours |
| ENG 101, 102 | 6 |
| HIST 101, 102 | 6 |
| COMS 101 | 3 |
| Computer Applications | 3 |
| MATH 144 | 3 |
| Natural sciences | 4 |
| Humanities and fine arts | 9 |
| Kinesiology activity | 1 |
| Total credit hours | 35 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| ENG 231, 232 | 6 |
| CSD 101, 253, 291 | 9 |
| PSYC 201 | 3 |
| Natural sciences | 4 |
| Math elective | 3 |
| Minor or electives | 6 |
| Total credit hours | 31 |
| Junior Year | |
| CSD 380, 385, 393, 394, 411 | 15 |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 |
| Minor or electives | 9 |
| PSYC 300 | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 30 |
| Senior Year | |
| CSD 471, 475, 481, 495 | 12 |
| CSD 463, 464, 473 | 7 |
| ED 407 | 3 |
| KNES 117 | 2 |
| Natural sciences | 4 |
| Minor or electives | 6 |
| Total credit hours | 34 |