BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Units required for Major: 53-56 (40-43 CSAD courses + 13 major prerequisites)
Total units required for BS: 120

Program Description

In addition to obtaining a 2.0 in the overall 53-56 unit major, a student must achieve an overall average 2.5 GPA in the 40 units of required CSAD major coursework in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In order to achieve these GPAs, students may repeat  courses for which grades of C- or below were earned, contingent upon their eligibility to do so under the campus policy on repeating courses. Repeated course grades will either be forgiven or averaged with the new grade according to the campus policy on repeating courses. Students must complete the major prerequisites before beginning courses in Communication Science and Disorders.

Undergraduate courses are designed for students to begin in the fall semester and progress in a proscribed sequence.

It is strongly recommended that students:

  • Take a course in physics and/or chemistry as some programs offering the Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences and Disorders will require it.
  • Finish all Undergraduate General Education units before beginning major coursework.

Program Requirements

Required Major Prerequisite Courses (13 Units)
CHAD 30Human Development (or other course in Human Development Through the Lifespan)3
STAT 1Introduction to Statistics (or other course in Introduction to Statistics)3
PSYC 2Introductory Psychology (or other course in Introduction to Psychology) 13
DEAF 51American Sign Language 1 (or other course in Sign Language)4
Required Upper Division Courses (43 Units)
Semester 1, Fall
CSAD 110Physics of Sound and Phonetics4
CSAD 111Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism3
CSAD 112Language Science and Development3
Semester 2, Spring
CSAD 125Developmental and Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders Across the Lifespan3
CSAD 126Speech Sound Development and Disorders in Children: Aspects of Articulation and Phonology3
CSAD 130Introduction to Audiology3
CSAD 145Supervised Field Observations1
CSAD 148Research in Speech - Language Pathology and Audiology3
Semester 3, Fall
CSAD 123Voice and Fluency3
CSAD 142Topics in Autism Spectrum Disorders2
CSAD 146Introduction to Clinical Issues and Methods 23
CSAD 147Assessment Procedures3
Semester 4, Spring
CSAD 127Introduction to Medical Speech Pathology3
CSAD 133Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation3
CSAD 143Communication Disorders in Multicultural Populations3
Total Units56

General Education Requirements1

Area A: Basic Subjects (9 Units)
A1 - Oral Communication3
A2 - Written Communication3
A3 - Critical Thinking3
Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (10-13 Units)
B1 - Physical Science3
B2 - Life Forms3
B3 - Lab (Note: Lab experience to be taken with one of the following: B1, B2 or B51
B4 - Math Concepts 20 - 3
B5 - Additional Course (Any B to reach 12 units) - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area C: Arts and Humanities (12 Units)
C1 - Arts3
C2 - Humanities3
C1/C2 - Area Course C3
C1/C2 - Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area D: The Individual and Society (9 Units)
Area D Course3
Area D Course3
Area D Course 30
Area D Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area E: Understanding Personal Development
Area E Course 30
Total Units40-43

Graduation Requirements1

Graduation Requirements (required by CSU) (9 Units)
American Institutions: U.S. History3
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution & CA Government3
Writing Intensive (WI)3
Graduation Requirements (required by Sacramento State) (12 Units)
English Composition II3
Race and Ethnicity in American Society (RE)3
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 26