Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2020-2021

First Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 16 credits Credits
ENGL 1010: English Composition I
Pathways Required Core
3 ENGL 1012: English Composition II
Pathways Required Core
3
Creative Expression
Pathways Flexible Core (MUSC 1300 recommended)
3 Creative Expression
Pathways Flexible Core
3
U.S. Experience in its Diversity
Pathways Flexible Core
3 World Cultures & Global Issues
Pathways Flexible Core
3
CASD 1619: Intercultural Communication, or CASD 1635: Family Communication
Major
3 CASD 1113: Articulatory Phonetics
Major
4
CASD 1176: Introduction to Communication Disorders Major
Major
3 CASD 1178: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Swallowing
Major (Also fulfills Pathways Life and Physical Science)
3

Second Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits
Individual & Society
Pathways Flexible Core (SEED 2001 recommended)
3 College Option
Pathways
3
College Option
Pathways (PHYS 1005 recommended)
3 CASD 2231: Language Development: Birth to Age Five
Major
3
CASD 1179: Speech-Language and Hearing Science: Acoustics
Major
3 CASD 2277: Neurological Bases of Communication and Related Disorders
Major
3
LING 2001: Introduction to Linguistics
Major (Also fulfills Pathways Scientific World)
4 General Elective
General Elective (BIOL 1010 recommended)
3
General Elective
General Elective (PSYC 1000 recommended)
3 General Elective
General Elective
3

Third Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits
College Option
Pathways
3 College Option
Pathways
3
CASD 2232: Language Development: School-Age through Adolescence
Major
3 CASD 2482: Introduction to Rehabilitative Audiology
Major
3
CASD 2481: Introduction to Clinical Audiology
Major
4 General Elective
General Elective
3
General Elective
General Elective
3 General Elective
General Elective
3
General Elective
General Elective
3 General Elective
General Elective
3

Fourth Year

Fall Classes - 13 credits Credits Spring Classes - 14 credits Credits
Math & Quantitative Reasoning
Pathways Required Core (PSYC 3400 recommended)
3 CASD 4383: Intervention for Speech-Language Disorders across the Lifespan
Major
4
CASD 3381: Nature and Assessment of Speech-Language Disorders across the Lifespan
Major
4 General Elective
General Elective
3
CASD 5275W: Senior Seminar: Current Issues in Speech Communication
Major
3 General Elective
General Elective
3
General Elective
General Elective
3 General Elective
General Elective
2
    General Elective
General Elective
2

Degree Details

36 Pathways Credits*

47 Major Credits

37 General Elective Credits

Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.

120 Total Credits

*The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Communication Sciences and Disorders major includes two courses (CASD 1178 and LING 2001) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders only need to complete 36 additional Pathways credits.

The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.

This degree map includes many recommended courses that, although not required by the major, are necessary for graduate school admission and professional licensure by American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Therefore, students will benefit greatly from completing these courses at the undergraduate level in the manner outlined above.

In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.

Contact Information

Department of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders
4400 Boylan Hall
Jennifer Sass-Brown
jsass-brown@brooklyn.cuny.edu

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