Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.A. or B.S.)

General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

Note: Students are encouraged to select science course with PHY or CHM prefix.

• STA 2014C - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
• BSC 1005 - Biological Principles Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
• PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
• PHY, PSC or CHM (GEP)

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• None

Core Requirements: Advanced Level (50 Credit Hours)

Statistics Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

• Students have two options for completing this requirement:

Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)

• An additional nine credit hours of upper division course work in Communication Sciences and Disorders selected from a list provided in the CSD School or in consultation with a CSD undergraduate advisor.

B.A./B.S. Option (6-8 Credit Hours):

• Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college (eight credit hours). ASL I and II can also be used to fulfill this requirement.
• Students pursuing the B.S. degree must complete two upper division health sciences courses (six credit hours) approved by the program.

Capstone Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

• SPA 4870C - Capstone Course: Credit Hours: 3

Electives (11-13 Credit Hours)

• Students pursuing the B.A. degree can choose 11 credit hours of electives. Students pursuing the B.S. degree can choose 13 credit hours of electives.  Select courses that are 2000-level or higher with advisor approval.  A minor or certificate is encouraged.

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.
• Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete two semesters of ASL classes.

Graduation

• Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete two semesters of ASL classes.

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” (1.75) in all prerequisite courses, core courses, restricted electives, and B.A./B.S. electives in the program.
• Students must also earn an overall minimum of 2.0 GPA in the courses used to satisfy the major.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 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, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• Interested students should consult with the undergraduate program coordinator.

Related Programs

• Health Services Administration (B.S.)  
• Psychology (B.S.)  
• Social Work (B.S.W.)  
• Early Childhood Education

Certificates

Related Minors

• Exceptional Student Education Minor  
• Early Childhood Development and Education Minor  
• Aging Studies Minor  
• Health Services Administration Minor  
• Human Communication Minor  
• English, Linguistics Minor  
• Psychology Minor  
• Spanish Minor  

Advising Notes

• Certification in speech-language pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure by the State of Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance requires a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Transfer Notes

• “D” (1.0) grades are not accepted.
• Lower division courses 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.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• None

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: https://oeas.ucf.edu/doc/chps/alc_chps_communication_sciences_disorders_bsba.pdf

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $10 per term
• Full-Time Student: $20 per term

Plan of Study