College Of Health and Public Affairs

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS

ACCELERATED UNDERGRADUATE-GRADUATE PROGRAM (B.A./B.S. and M.A.)

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
HPA II, Suite 101, 407-823-4798,
Bachelor’s program E-mail: comdisug@mail.ucf.edu;
Master’s program E-mail: comdisma@mail.ucf.edu
http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/comdis/

Purpose of this program - This program allows highly qualified undergraduate majors in communication sciences and disorders to enroll in 18 credit hours of graduate-level courses while completing the bachelor’s degree. This enables full-time students to achieve a master’s degree in one to two fewer semesters.

Admission requirements

• Completion of the junior year of course work in communication sciences and disorders.
• 3.5 GPA or better in courses in the major.
• 1000 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination and a score of at least 500 on the verbal section.
• Completion of a graduate application, including three letters of recommendation from faculty in the department, and a letter of intent which indicates reasons for desiring entrance into the accelerated program, personal strengths and how they have been demonstrated, and future goals.
• Students who achieve a “B” or better for all 18 credit hours of graduate course work will be formally admitted into the master’s program in communication sciences and disorders following receipt of the bachelor’s degree.

Degree Requirements

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

9 hrs

B. Cultural Historical Foundations

6 hrs

C. Mathematical Foundations

Prefer MGF 1106 Finite Math
Select STA 2014C or STA 2023

6 hrs

D. Social Foundations

Select PSY 2012 Gen Psych
Select one of the listed choices
(ECO 2013, ECO 2023), or (POS 2041)

6 hrs

E. Science Foundations

Prefer BSC 1005 General Biology
Select one biological and one physical science

none

2. Common Program Prerequisites

(48-51 hrs)

3. Core Requirements

(3-6 hrs)

4. Statistics Requirement

Students have two options for completing this requirement:

Option 1:

Option 2:

(6 hrs min)

5. Electives

B.A. Option

Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college.

B.S. Option

Students pursuing the B.S. degree must complete two upper division health science courses (six credit hours) approved by the Department.

(18 hrs)

6. Shared Bachelor’s and Master’s Courses

or

7. 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. American Sign Language (ASL) can be used to fulfill the foreign language admission requirement.

Graduation: Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year. ASL I, II, and III can be used to fulfill this requirement.

8. Departmental Exit Requirements

• A minimum grade of “B” in all graduate courses.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the courses used to satisfy the major.
• A passing score on the Communication Sciences and Disorders Undergraduate Competency Examination.

(120 hrs)

9. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 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, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

120 hrs

Total Semester Hours Required:

10. Courses taken toward Master’s Degree

* In the Accelerated Program, students may elect to enroll in either SPA 5473, which replaces SPA 4478, or SPA 6805, which replaces SPA 4803.

Related Programs: Health Services Administration, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Exceptional Student Education, Early Childhood Education

Related Minors: American Sign Language, Exceptional Education, Early Childhood Education, Aging Studies, Health Services Administration, Interpersonal Communication, Linguistics, Psychology

Transfer Notes:

• “D” (1.0) grades are not accepted
• Courses taken at community colleges 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 2014C or STA 2023 to fulfill the first part of the statistics requirement