Department of Communication Science and Disorders

 

Professor Armstrong; Associate Professor Smith; Assistant Professors Edwards, Johnson, Murdock, Rich, Valentine; Adjunct Instructors Brooks, Harrison, Holley, Triboulet; Adjunct Instructor and Staff Clinic Director 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:

1. 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.)
2. The pre-professional program leads to the B.S. degree.

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.

Courses in Communication Science and Disorders

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
UM 101	1
ENG 101, 102	6
HIST 101, 102	6
COMS 101	3
Math elective	3
Natural sciences	8
Humanities and fine arts	9
Total credit hours	36

Sophomore Year
UM 201	1
ENG 231, 232	6
Natural sciences elective	4
Social and behavioral sciences	3
MATH 144 or 147	3
EDF 330, 375	6
ED 401, 447	4
CSD 205	2
CSD 291, 297	6
Kinesiology activity	1
KNES 117	2
Total credit hours	38

Junior Year
UM 301	1
CSD 253, 300, 307, 375, 377, 380, 390, 398, 411	27
ED 410	3
FCS 391	3
EDI 461*	1
Social and behavioral sciences	3
Total credit hours	38

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
UM 101	1
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	36

Sophomore Year
UM 201	1
ENG 231, 232	6
CSD 101, 253, 291	9
PSYC 201	3
Natural sciences	4
Math elective	3
Electives	6
Total credit hours	32

Junior Year
UM 301	1
CSD 380, 385, 393, 394, 411	15
Social and behavioral sciences	3
Electives	9
PSYC 300	3
Total credit hours	31

Senior Year
CSD 471, 475, 481, 495	12
CSD 463, 464, 473	7
ED 407	3
KNES 117	2
Natural sciences	4
Elective	3
Total credit hours	31