UWM College of Health Sciences - Communication Sciences & Disorders

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Undergraduate Curriculum - School Track

For School Track students entering the major (junior sequence) PRIOR to Fall 2012

See also: School Track for students entering the CSD major (junior sequence) AFTER Fall 2012
See also: Undergraduate Curriculum - Health Care Track
For descriptions of undergraduate courses, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
F, S, SU (fall, spring, summer) refers to semesters in which courses are taught.

**FRESHMAN YEAR - Semester I**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
PHYS 107	Physics for Everyday Life (F, S, Su) (or PHYS 110)	3
COMSDIS 210	Survey of Communicative Disorders (F, S)	3
HCA 102	Health Care Delivery in the US (F) (or NURS 102-2 cr)	3
HCA 222	Language of Medicine (F, S)	3
*Electives		3
Total: 15

**FRESHMAN YEAR - Semester II**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
COMMUN 101	Intro to Interpersonal Communication (F, S, Su)	3
PSYCH 101	Introduction to Psychology (F, S, Su)	3
BIOSCI 202	Anatomy & Physiology I (F, S, Su)	4
ANTHRO 102	Intro to Anthro:Culture and Society (F, S, Su) (or SOC 101)	3
*Electives		3
Total: 16

**SOPHOMORE YEAR - Semester I**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
LINGUIS 350	Introduction to Linguistics (F, S, Su)	3
**COMSDIS 230	Introduction to Phonetics (F)	4
ED POL 375	Cultural Foundations of Education (F, S, Su) (or ED POL 500, 505, 530, 540, or 650)	3
*Electives		6
Total: 16

**SOPHOMORE YEAR - Semester II**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
PSYCH 260	Child Psychology (F, S, Su)	3
**COMSDIS 220	Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Language and Hearing Mechanisms (S)	4
**COMSDIS 240	Normal Speech and Language Development (S)	3
COMSDIS 245	Client Diversity in Health Science (S)	3
*Electives		4
Total: 17

**JUNIOR YEAR - Semester I**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
COMSDIS 350	Clinical Process I: Articulation & Phonology Dis (F)	3
ED PSYCH 330	Introduction to Learning and Development (F, S, Su)	3
HCA 250	Allied Health Information Methods (F, S) (or ENGLISH 205)	2
CURRINS 343	Teaching of Reading (F, S) (or CURRINS 643)	3
*Electives		3
Total: 14

**JUNIOR YEAR - Semester II**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
COMSDIS 351	Clinical Processes II: Child Language Dis (S)	3
COMSDIS 380	Bases of Hearing Science (S)	3
COMSDIS 450	Bases of Fluency and Voice Disorders (S)	3
HCA 224	Microcomputers for Health Care Professionals (F, S, Su)	3
*Electives		3
Total: 15

**SENIOR YEAR - Semester I**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
COMSDIS 460	Survey of Adult Neurogenic Language and Speech Disorders (F)	3
COMSDIS 470	Introduction to Audiology (F)	3
COMSDIS 480	Speech Science (F)	3
COMSDIS 500	Clinical Practice in Speech-Lang Path I (F, S, Su)	3
*Electives		5
Total: 17

**SENIOR YEAR - Semester II**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
COMSDIS 490	Aural Rehabilitation (S)	3
COMSDIS 520	Counseling in Communication Sciences and Disorders (S)	3
EXCEDUC 600	Survey of Exceptional Education (F, S) (or EXCEDU 300-F, S, Su)	3
HMS 270	Statistics in the Health Professions (F, S, Su) (or MATH 215, PSYC 210 or ED PSY 624)	3
*Electives		6
Total: 18

*Electives should be used to meet general education requirements.

**Courses may not be repeated and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75

Students majoring in CSD are encouraged to discuss the possibility of a minor in HCA with their advisor.

**Wisconsin School Track Requirements**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ED POL 375	Cultural Foundations of Education (or ED POL 500, 505, 530, 540, 650)	3
ED PSY 330	Introduction to Learning and Development	3
CURRINS 343	Teaching Reading (OR COMSDIS 661)	3 (2)
HIST 263	North American Indian History Since 1887 (OR ETHNIC 203 Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life)	3
Total: 12

Human Relations Requirement: Satisfied with coursework and classroom experience.

General Education Requirements: Students must complete 33 credits of general education course work in the following areas: 6 credits in fine arts, 9 credits in humanities, 9 credits in social science, 9 credits in natural science.

The following is a list of CHS courses not required in your curriculum. We invite you to consider these when choosing GER or free elective courses.

Course Number	Course Title	GER Designation	Credits
COMSDIS 688*** Highly recommended for fall senior year	Evaluation and Diagnosis in Speech Language Pathology		3
HCA 105	Survey of the Health Professions	Social Science	3
HCA 101	Intro to Health & Disease		2
C L SCI 205	Intro to Diagnostic Medicine		3
HMS 101	Intro to Leisure	Humanities	3
HCA 212	Drugs Used and Abused	Social Science	3
C L SCI 260	Intro Complementary & Alt. Med	Social Science	3
HMS 400	Ethics & Values in the Hlth/Fitness Prof	Humanities	3

For School Track students entering the major (junior sequence) AFTER Fall 2012

See also: School Track for students entering the CSD major (junior sequence) PRIOR TO Fall 2012
Undergraduate Curriculum - Health Care Track
For descriptions of undergraduate courses, see the Undergraduate Catalog.