College of Health and Public Affairs

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS

(B.A., B.S.)

HPA2 101
http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/comdis/
Chair: R. Jane Lieberman, 407-823-4798;
Undergraduate Coordinator: Jamie B. Schwartz, 407-823-4798,
E-mail: jschwart@mail.ucf.edu

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Admission Requirements

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 Public University/ Community College System
• Students must attend an orientation and consult with a departmental advisor
• The courses designated in section 1 below may be taken at a Florida public Community College, and usually should be completed in the first 60 hours
• Students must earn at least a “C-” (1.75) in each required course, restricted elective, and B.A./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.
  Students will complete background checks with the FDLE/FBI and Certified Background.com as a prerequisite to Clinical Methods (SPA 4056C). Results must be received before registering for this course.

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

9 hrs

B. Cultural Historical Foundations

6 hrs

C. Mathematical Foundations

1. Prefer MGF 1106 Finite Math
2. Select STA 2014C or STA 2023

6 hrs

D. Social Foundations

1. Select PSY 2012 General Psychology
2. Select one of the listed choices (ECO 2013, ECO 2023), or (POS 2041)

6 hrs

E. Science Foundations

1. Prefer BSC 1005 Gen Bio
2. Select one biological and one physical science

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2. Common Program Prerequisites

(60 hrs)

3. Core Requirements

* Note: Students must complete criminal background checks with the FDLE/FBI and certified background .com as a prerequisite to SPA 4056C. Results must be received before course registration.

(6 hrs)

4. Statistics Requirement

Students have two options for completing this requirement:

Option 1:

Option 2:

(6 hrs)

5. Upper Division Restricted Electives

An additional six credit hours of upper division course work in Communication Sciences and Disorders selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

(6 hrs min)

6. Electives

B.A./B.S. Option.

• Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college.
• Students pursuing the B.S. degree must complete two upper division health science courses (six credit hours) approved by the Department.

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

Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” (1.75) in all required courses, restricted electives, and B.A./B.S. electives in the Department.

Students must also earn an overall minimum of 2.0 GPA in the courses used to satisfy the major.

(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:

• Related Programs: Health Services Administration, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Exceptional Student Education, Early Childhood Education
• Related Minors: American Sign Language and Deaf Studies, 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

Tentative Course Schedule for Entering Freshmen