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May 19, 2019
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog
Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.A. or B.S.)
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College of Health and Public Affairs
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders,
Health and Public Affairs II, Room: 101
http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/csd
Email: csdundergraduate@ucf.edu
Dr. Cecyle Carson, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Phone: 407-823-4798
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students should complete the General Education Program before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
- The courses designated in section 1 below may be taken at a Florida College System institution, and usually should be completed in the first 60 hours.
- Students must earn at least a “C-” (1.75) in each prerequisite course, core course, restricted elective, and B.A./B.S. elective.
- Communication Sciences and Disorders is an unrestricted major, however, negative criminal background checks may result in the inability to complete coursework in this major.
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General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Cultural & Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
Core Requirements: Basic Level
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (56 Credit Hours)
Core Requirements (53 Credit Hours)
Statistics Requirement (3 Credit Hours)
- Students have two options for completing this requirement:
Option One: (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)
- An additional nine credit hours of upper division course work in Communication Sciences and Disorders selected from a list provided in the CSD Department or in consultation with a CSD undergraduate advisor.
B.A./B.S. Option:
- Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college. ASL I, II and III can also be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Students pursuing the B.S. degree must complete two upper division health sciences courses (six credit hours) approved by the department.
Electives
- Students can choose 12 hours of electives. A minor or certificate is encouraged.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete three semesters of ASL classes.
Graduation
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete three semesters of ASL classes.
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” (1.75) in all prerequisite courses, core courses, restricted electives, and B.A./B.S. electives in the department.
- Students must also earn an overall minimum of 2.0 GPA in the courses used to satisfy the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Interested students should consult with the undergraduate program coordinator.
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
- Certification in speech-language pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure by the State of Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance requires a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Transfer Notes
- “D” (1.0) grades are not accepted.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
- Students may take STA 2014C or STA 2023 to fulfill the first part of the statistics requirement.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $10 per term
- Full-Time Student: $20 per term
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- PHY, PSC, or CHM Course Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
Sophomore Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete three semesters of ASL.
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Sophomore Year - Summer (9 Credit Hours)
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete three semesters of ASL.
- Foreign Language II (B.A.) or Health Sciences (B.S.) elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
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