Chair
Ellyn Riley, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
621 Skytop Road
Suite 1200
Contact
Phone: 315-443-9637
csd@syr.edu
Faculty
Academic: Jamie Desjardins, Karen Doherty, Aditi Gargeshwari, Christopher Niemczak, Charles Nudelman, Yalian Pei, Jonathan Preston, Gabriella Reynolds, Ellyn Riley, Victoria Tumanova and Kathy Vander Werff, Clinical: Colleen Gargan, Joseph Pellegrino, Brianna Hammerle, Lynne Henry, Kristen Kennedy, Tammy Kordas, Anita Lightburn, Beth Tollar, and Ramani Voleti; Emeritus Professors, Raymond Colton, Mary Louise Edwards, Janet Ford, Soren Lowell, and Beth Prieve, Linda Milosky
Program Description
The program in communication sciences and disorders provides students with a broad education in human communication sciences and disorders. Students may participate in clinical experiences in the Gebbie Speech-Language- Hearing Clinic. The program prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology and audiology and other related fields in health, education, and science. Interested students can participate in research in faculty laboratories.
A master’s degree is required to practice speech-language pathology, and a clinical doctoral degree (AuD) is required to practice audiology. Minimally, a student will need a 3.0 GPA to be considered for these graduate programs. Many graduate programs require a higher GPA.
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Total Credits required: 120
Prerequisites for admission into the major:
Students interested in this major should contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at csd@syr.edu as early as possible. Students are formally admitted to the major after consulting a department advisor on a plan of study and successfully completing CSD 212 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders with a B- or better, or by petition.
Major Requirements
The B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders requires students to fulfill the quantitative skills requirement for the liberal arts core and to complete 34 credits in CSD courses, plus 12-13 non-CSD credits that can also be counted towards the Liberal Arts Core, as outlined below. (Total 46-47 credits)
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| CSD 212 | Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders | 3 |
| CSD 315 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms | 3 |
| CSD 325 | Fundamentals of Hearing Sciences | 3 |
| CSD 345 | Speech Science | 3 |
| CSD 316 | Introduction to Applied Phonetics | 3 |
| CSD 409 | Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech and Language | 3 |
| CSD 422 | Development of Speech and Language | 3 |
| CSD 452 | Guided Clinical Observations | 1 |
| CSD 429 | Basic Clinical Audiology | 3 |
| CSD 451 | Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology | 3 |
| Speech and Language Disorders in Children | |
| Aural Rehabilitation | |
| Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings | |
| Experience Credit | |
| SLP Clinical Experiential Learning | |
| Culturally Responsive Healthcare | |
| Sociocultural Bases for Communication | |
| Impact of Hearing Loss: Health, happiness, relationships, work and hearing aids | |
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| 12 |
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| Foundations of Human Behavior | |
| Foundations of Human Behavior/ Honors Section | |
| Social Psychology | |
| Psychology of Childhood | |
| Psychology of the Adolescent | |
| Psychology of Adult Life: Maturity and Old Age | |
| Introduction to Sociology | |
| Social Problems | |
| Racial and Ethnic Inequalities | |
| Sociology of Families | |
| Aging and Society | |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| Peoples and Cultures of the World | |
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| General Biology I (or equivalent) | |
| Introduction to Neuroscience |
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| General Chemistry Lecture I | |
| General Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| Major Concepts of Physics I | |
| General Physics I |
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| Probability and Statistics for the Liberal Arts I | |
| Elementary Probability and Statistics I | |
| Statistical Methods II | |
| Total Credits | 46 |
Distinction in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Overview of Eligibility Requirements for Distinction in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD):
- CSD major or dual major
- Overall GPA of 3.70 or better by the end of the semester prior to graduation (typically through Fall of the senior year, prior to May graduation)
- No CSD course grades below B (including courses that were later retaken, even if the final grade on the transcript is a B or better), including CSD classes in the final semester before graduation. Final grades will be verified by CSD faculty prior to graduation and awarding of the distinction.
- Completion of a research experience, as defined below, with CSD faculty or faculty in a related field.
- Member of NSSHLA, SAA, or other approved CSD-related student groups for at least 2 semesters.
Significant Research Experience:
A significant research experience in CSD may vary somewhat in scope based on the experience and topic but should constitute substantial participation in one or more components including the development of a project, data collection in an ongoing project, analyses of existing data, and/or synthesis and interpretation of results. The following experiences may be approved to meet this requirement:
- Renee Crown honors project in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders (or related discipline) under the supervision of a faculty advisor
- Independent study project for academic credit (CSD 490 or in another related department)
- An approved research rotation in a CSD faculty lab or related field faculty lab. Research rotations must be a minimum of one semester in length and include a written component. The format of the written component is at the discretion of the research advisor and may include portions of a research proposal or summary paper, article summaries/critique, or reflections of outcomes and skills developed through work on the project.
Students should discuss the research experience with their academic advisor and/or talk with faculty member(s) who have research in areas of interest about available experiences in their lab. Students should do this as early as possible to ensure completion prior to the application to distinction. Projects outside of CSD need to be approved by CSD faculty and should be discussed with the CSD academic advisor ahead of time.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
For all Arts and Sciences|Maxwell students, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in this major requires a minimum of 120 credits, 96 of which must be Arts and Sciences|Maxwell credits, completion of the Liberal Arts Core requirements, and the requirements for this major (30 credits) that are listed above.
Dual Enrollments:
Students dually enrolled in Newhouse* and Arts and Sciences|Maxwell will complete a minimum of 122 credits, with at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences|Maxwell coursework and an Arts and Sciences|Maxwell major.
*Students dually enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell as first year students must complete the Liberal Arts Core. Students who transfer to the dual program after their first year as singly enrolled students in the Newhouse School will satisfy general requirements for the dual degree program by completing the Newhouse Core Requirements.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
