Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S.
Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Objectives
The courses and practicum curriculum for the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program are designed to achieve the following student outcomes.
Upon completion of the Communication Sciences and Disorders curriculum, each student is expected to be able to:
- apply Communication Sciences and Disorders knowledge and principles in pursuit of a graduate degree for their chosen profession (Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology);
- apply biblical principles to the care of clients;
- provide holistic care through empiric, personal, ethical, and aesthetic knowing;
- analyze subjective and objective data for evidence-based practice; and
- demonstrate personal responsibility for life-long learning in a healthcare profession.
Required Courses
Take all of the following:
| CSD-1003 | Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders | 3 |
| CSD-1013 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3 |
| CSD-2003 | Speech & Language Development | 3 |
| CSD-2013 | Communication Disorders in Adults | 3 |
| CSD-3001 | Speech and Language Disorders Clinical | 1 |
| CSD-3003 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms | 3 |
| CSD-3013 | Speech and Hearing Science | 3 |
| CSD-3022 | Clinical Foundations | 2 |
| CSD-3023 | Research Methods for Communication Sciences | 3 |
| CSD-3033 | Communication Disorders in Children | 3 |
| CSD-4003 | Aural Rehabilitation | 3 |
| CSD-4013 | Audiometry | 3 |
| CSD-4032 | Speech-Language Pathology Capstone | 2 |
Note: CSD-3001 must be taken three (3) times for completion of the major.
Required Cognates
Take all of the following:
Take one of the following:
| CHE-1034G | General Chemistry I with Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE-1064G | Principles of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry with Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY-2014G | General Physics I with Laboratory | 4 |
Total 61 Hours
Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Policies
Progression Criteria
The MVNU Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program offers a pre-professional Bachelor of Science degree in the field. By law in the state of Ohio, and in accordance with national standards set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, professional practice in speech-language pathology requires a Master's degree, while audiology requires a Doctoral degree.
The Communication Sciences and Disorders program at MVNU is designed to prepare students for successful admission and experience at the graduate level in their chosen area of practice via a rigorous educational and clinical program, with a strong emphasis on Christian life and ministry as a student and as a professional.
Progression
- The minimum passing grade for Communication Sciences and Disorders courses is B.
- A minimum of a C is required for cognate courses.
- To enroll in the first Speech and Language Disorders Clinical, a Communication Sciences and Disorders student must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in SLPA courses.
- Communication Sciences and Disorders students take three independent Speech and Language Disorders Clinical courses during the program. The minimum grade to pass a clinical course is a B. Students earning any grade less than a B will fail that clinical course and be required to repeat and pass the failed clinical course before progressing to the next clinical course.
- Students who receive a B or higher in a Speech and Language Disorders Clinical course may be able to use those clock hours towards accumulation of the total clock hours of client contact required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to obtain the Certificate of Clinical Competence. Acceptance of undergraduate programs is determined on a case-by-case basis within individual graduate programs.