College of Health and Public Affairs

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS: Minor

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

22 hrs
Credit Hour Requirements

Required Courses

SPA 3471 Communication Disorders In Literature and Media 3 hrs
SPA 3112 Basic Phonetics 3 hrs
SPA 3112L Basic Phonetics Lab 1 hr
LIN 3716 Language Development: Birth Through 8 Years 3 hrs
SPA 3101 Physiological Bases of Speech and Hearing 3 hrs
SPA 4032 Audiology 3 hrs
SPA 4400 Language Disorders Across the Life Span 3 hrs
SPA 4476 Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan 3 hrs

Other Requirements

  • A minimum GPA of 1.75 is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
  • Grades less than “C-” (1.75) are not accepted.
  • Students must earn an overall minimum of 2.0 GPA in the courses used to satisfy the minor.
  • At least 19 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF within the department.
  • No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
  • Internship or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.
Licensed Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Assistant

This state license may be obtained by completing the minor plus one additional course in the disorders area as recommended by the academic advisor.