Department of Communication Science and Disorders

 

Professor Armstrong; Assistant Professors Edwards, Johnson (Interim Chair), Rich, Valentine; Staff Clinic Director Boyd.

Majors

The Department grants the B.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).

Two programs of study are currently available:

1. 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.)
3. To be fully admitted to the program in the junior year, the student must:
   • complete the required 60 hours for junior status,
   • complete specified courses in Speech-Language Pathology (at least CSD 101, 253, and 291),
   • maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 or better.

Note: CSD courses are only available to students who are declared CSD majors. 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.

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
253	Applied Phonetics in Communication Disorders	3
291	Normal Language Development	3
380	Anatomy and Physiology of Speech	3
385	Multicultural Issues	3
393	Language Disorders: Assessment and Intervention	3
394	Articulation and Phonological Development: Assessment and Intervention	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
495	Introduction to Voice and Fluency Disorders	3
498	Special Studies in Communicative Disorders	1–3