Bachelor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, BA

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 program 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.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.

Degree Requirements

Statistics Requirement

• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • SPA4803 - Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)
  • PSY3204C - Statistical Methods in Psychology (4)
  • STA4163 - Statistical Methods II (3)
  • STA4163H - Honors Statistical Methods II (3)
  • HSA4702 - Health Sciences Research Methods (3)

Core Requirements

• Complete the following:
  • DEP2004 - Developmental Psychology (3)
  • SPA3002 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)
  • SPA3112 - Basic Phonetics (3)
  • SPA3101 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing (3)
  • LIN3713 - Language Science (3)
  • SPA3011 - Speech Science (3)
  • SPA4104 - Neurological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing (3)
  • LIN3716 - Language Development (3)
  • SPA4032 - Audiology (3)
  • SPA3472 - Behavioral Methods in Communication Disorders (3)
  • SPA3412 - Communication and Cognition: Brain Stories (3)
  • SPA4478 - Multicultural Aspects of Communication Disorders & Differences (3)
  • SPA4326 - Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan (3)
  • SPA4555 - Counseling in Communication Disorders (3)
  • SPA4400 - Language Disorders Across the Life Span (3)
  • SPA4476 - Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan (3)
  • SPA4870C - Capstone: Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)

Restricted Electives

• Complete all of the following
  • Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: Restricted Electives: ASL Courses; 3000-4000 Level Courses from College of Health Professions and Sciences; Department of Sociology; Department of Psychology; Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology; Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education; Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research; School of Global Health Management and Informatics; School of Teacher Education
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Health Sciences Courses: CLP 3184 Women's Mental Health; HSA 3222 Long-Term Care and Administration; HSC 3110 Medical Self-Assessment; HSC 3537 Medical Terminology; HSC 3559 Disability in American Society; HSC 3593 HIV Disease: A Human Concern; HSC 4008 Professional Development in Health Professions; HSC 4501 Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases; HSC 4564 Health Care Needs of the Elderly; HUN 2201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition; IHS 4950 Interdisciplinary Projects in Health Professions; IHS 4952 Clinical Shadowing Abroad for Health Professions; Other course(s) as approved by program.

Grand Total Credits: 69 - 70

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.

Electives

• To graduate with a B.S. degree students must earn a total of 120 credit hours. Additional electives can be completed to satisfy this requirement. Select courses that are 2000-level or higher. A minor or certificate is encouraged. Consult advisor as needed.

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must achieve a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all prerequisite courses, core courses, restricted electives, and B.S. electives in the program.
• 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
• 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 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

• More information about Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/. Admission and Eligibility for HUT program can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/admissions/.

Related Programs

• Health Services Administration (B.S.)
• Psychology (B.S.)
• Social Work (B.S.W.)
• Early Childhood Education

Related Minors

• Health Sciences Minor
• Exceptional Student Education Minor
• Early Childhood Development and Education Minor
• Aging Studies Minor
• Health Services Administration Minor
• Human Communication Minor
• English, Linguistics Minor
• Psychology Minor
• Spanish Minor

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.
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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 2014 or STA 2023 to fulfill the first part of the statistics requirement.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• None

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: https://oeas.ucf.edu/about/academiclearningcompacts/

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $10 per term
• Full-Time Student: $20 per term