Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Students majoring in communication sciences and disorders gain basic knowledge in speech/language pathology, audiology, and speech issues in the deaf/hearing impaired. After completing this BS program, students are qualified to seek the graduate degrees that are required for professional accreditation by the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (for those in speech/language pathology and audiology). Students in speech/language pathology and audiology who wish to practice in Texas must be licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services; those in education of the deaf/hearing-impaired must be certified by the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.

The department offers the B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, which requires: 

1. 33 hours in Communication Sciences and Disorders; 
2. at least 36 upper-division hours total; 
3. a minor with at least 18 hours; 
4. successful completion of SPCM 1311 (or COMM 1311), Introduction to Communication Studies; and 
5. 6 hours in geography, economics, computer science, mathematics and/or science, in addition to those otherwise counted as lower-division preparation, to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. 

The study in Communication Sciences and Disorders should be part of a broad and flexible education and the total educational experience is more important than any single part of it. Accordingly, at least seventy percent of a major's work must be done outside of Communication Sciences and Disorders.