2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

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Communication Disorders Major

58 credit hours

Students with a single major should select elective course work to broaden their knowledge of the field.

Required Courses: 38 credit hours

CMDS 1100Introduction to Communication Disorders

2
CMDS 1200Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Processes

3
CMDS 1300Phonetics

3
CMDS 2110Introduction to Audiology

4
CMDS 2120Language Development

3
CMDS 2210Clinical Methodologies for Communication Disorders

3
CMDS 2220Speech Sound Disorders

3
CMDS 3110Aural Rehabilitation

3
CMDS 3120Language Disorders

3
CMDS 3940Guided Clinical Observation

2
CMDS 4110Speech and Hearing Science

3
CMDS 4210Voice and Fluency Disorders

2
CMDS 4940Clinical Practicum

2

Supportive Requirements: Take All

BIOL 1000Biology and Human Concerns

4
ECON 2700Statistics

4
EDUC 3110Human Relations in Education

3
PSYC 1120Life-Span Human Development

3

Supportive Requirement: CHEM |PHYS

Take one of the following courses.
CHEM 1010Chemistry in Our Changing World

3
CHEM 1020Survey of Chemistry

4
PHYS 1510Physics for Life Sciences I

4

Supportive Requirement: Native American Studies

Take one NAST Course.
NAST 2101Native American Social Systems

3
NAST 2450History of the Lakota/Dakota

3

Recommended Supportive Coursework:

The following course work is strongly recommended and can generally be credited towards the ASHA requirements and many toward the Core.

AMSL 1101American Sign Language I

3
EDUC 1100Foundations of American Education

3
EDUC 2120Educational Psychology

3
PSYC 2144Behavioral Neuroscience

3
SOCI 4070Social Science Research Methods

4

Communication Disorders Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Communication Disorders Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]