Communication Disorders and Sciences

Students are required to create a curriculum plan with their assigned advisor and plan to meet once or twice each academic year. The graduate program has three different curriculum plans:

STUDENTS ENTERING WITHOUT A BACKGROUND:

FALL

CODS 2640: Phonetics (3 credits)

CODS 3720: Nature and Development of Language (3 credits)

CODS 3610: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (3 credits)

CODS 3730: Science and Measurement of Hearing (4 credits)

SPRING

CODS 3660: Introduction to Language Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 4650: Clinical Methods (2 credits)

CODS 4660: Clinical Observation Lab (1 credit)

CODS 4030: Phonological Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 4620: Auditory Rehabilitation (3 credits)

SUMMER

CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (2 credits)

Elective(s) (3 credits)

STUDENTS ENTERING WITH A BACKGROUND:

FALL (1ST SEMESTER)

CODS 5060: Fluency Disorders(3 credits)

 CODS 5500: Diagnostic Methods (2 credits)

CODS 5510: Diagnostics Practicum I (1 credits)

CODS 6210: Language Acquisition (3 credits)

CODS 6420: Speech Science (3 credits)

CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (2 credits)

SPRING (2ND SEMESTER) 

CODS 6300: Language Disorders Birth to 5 (3 credits)

CODS 6030: Voice Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6220: Motor Speech Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (2 credits)

CODS 6510: Diagnostic Practicum II (1 credit)

SUMMER

CODS 6510: Diagnostic Practicum (1 credit)

 CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (if needed)

 Elective(s) (3 credits)

FALL (3RD SEMESTER)

CODS 6050: Acquired Language Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6310: Language Disorder: School Age and Adolescents  (3 credits)

CODS 6530: Externship (3 credits)

 CODS 6800: Research Methods (2 credits)

CODS 6810: Thesis Seminar I (1 credit)

SPRING (4TH SEMESTER)

CODS 6110: Swallowing/Feeding (4 credits)

CODS 6530: Externship (3 credits)

CODS 6600: Auditory Proc. Dis. (2 credits)

CODS 6900: Statistics (2 credits)

CODS 6910: Thesis Seminar II (1 credit)

SUMMER

CODS 6510: Diagnostic Practicum (if needed)

 CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (if needed)

STUDENTS ENTERING FROM THE BA/MS PROGRAM:

FALL (1ST SEMESTER)

CODS 5060: Fluency Disorders(3 credits)

CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (2 credits)

CODS 6050: Acquired Language Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6310: Language Disorder: School Age and Adolescents  (3 credits)

CODS 5510: Diagnostics Practicum 1 (1 credits)

SPRING (2ND SEMESTER) 

CODS 6220: Motor Speech Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6110: Swallowing/Feeding (4 credits)

CODS 6520: Clinical Practicum (2 credits)

SUMMER

Elective(s) (3 credits)

FALL (3RD SEMESTER)

CODS 6600: Auditory Proc. Dis. (2 credits)

CODS 6800: Research Methods (2 credits)

CODS 6810: Thesis Seminar I (1 credit)

CODS 6530: Externship (3 credits)

CODS 6510: Diagnostic Practicum II (1 credit)

SPRING (4TH SEMESTER)

CODS 6030: Voice Disorders (3 credits)

CODS 6900: Statistics (2 credits)

CODS 6530: Externship (3 credits)

CODS 6910: Thesis Seminar II (1 credit)