MHS in Communication Disorders
Degree Requirements
Students must meet all university requirements for a master’s degree. In addition, students must:
- complete all required graduate Communication Disorders courses with a G.P.A. of at least 3.00;
- satisfactorily complete all practicum requirements. Information about these requirements is available through the Communication Disorders program;
- pass written qualifying examinations; and
- graduate with no more than one grade of “C” in graduate Communication Disorders academic courses.
I. Required Courses (54 Hours)
- CDIS 6100 Professional and Scientific Foundations of Communication
Disorders (3)
- CDIS 6200 Advanced Assessment and Intervention in Speech-Language
Pathology (3)
- CDIS 7100 Fluency Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment (3)
- CDIS 7200 Voice and Resonance Disorders (3)
- CDIS 7300 Aural Rehabilitation: Principles and Procedures (3)
- CDIS 7400 Speech Sound Disorders in Children (3)
- CDIS 7500 Child Language Disorders Early Stages (3)
- CDIS 7550 Child Language Disorders: Later Stages (3)
- CDIS 7600 Adult Language and Cognitive Disorders (3)
- CDIS 7700 Motor Speech Disorders: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment (3)
- CDIS 7800 Dysphagia in Adults and Children (3)
- CDIS 8100 Professional Issues Seminar in Communication Disorders (1)
- CDIS 8200 Foundations of Clinical Practice (1)
- CDIS 8300 Qualifying Examination in Communication Disorders (1)
- CDIS 8810 Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Special Populations (6)
- CDIS 8820 Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Public School (6)
- CDIS 8830 Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Medical Setting (6)
II. Non-Thesis/Thesis Option (1 or 4 Hours)
Select one of the following options:
Non-Thesis Option:
- CDIS 8000 Current Topics: (1)
Thesis Option:
- CDIS 8700 Independent Study: (1)
- CDIS 8900 Graduate Thesis/Project (3)
III. Total Hours
- Total Required with Non-Thesis Option: 55 Hours
- Total Required with Thesis Option: 58 Hours
