COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
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Gannon’s undergraduate 4-year Communication Sciences and Disorders curriculum follows the Liberal Studies core courses and the necessary pre-requisite standard courses for admission to an accredited graduate program in speech-language pathology as qualified by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The 3 + 2 program in Communication Sciences & Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology involves the undergraduate study of Communication Sciences and Disorders with direct admission to the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the Ruskin campus. This track enables a student to fulfill their undergraduate Liberal Studies core courses and the pre-requisite courses for direct admission into the graduate program in Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3. At the end of the spring semester in Year 4, with completion of the first two semesters of the graduate curriculum, they will have successfully acquired the necessary 128 credits to graduate with the B.S. degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. With successful completion of all six semesters of the graduate curriculum, the student will achieve the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology. 4-Year Bachelor of Science Admission Requirements • Overall high school GPA of 3.0 or higher • SAT Score of 1090 or higher or ACT score of 21 or higher • Completion of math, biology, and chemistry courses in high school • Complete application 3 + 2 BS CSD/MS Speech-Language Pathology Admission Requirements • An overall high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. • SAT score of 1120 or higher with an ACT score of 24 or higher. • Minimum of one Letter of Recommendation • A demonstrated interest through personal essay or experiential education in the field of speech-language pathology. • Demonstrated proficiency in high school biology and chemistry coursework. The student’s overall GPA will be reviewed at the end of Freshman and Sophomore year. The pre-requisite GPA will be reviewed at the end of the Junior year for admittance to the graduate program.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CSD 202: Introduction to Communication Disorders Students will learn the various aspects of typical and disordered communication, including speech, language and hearing across the lifespan. The main goal of this course is to increase your understanding of basic communication processes and the challenges faced by individuals with communication disorders. 3 credits CSD 302: Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech-Language, Hearing & Swallowing Mechanism This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the skeletal, muscular, and neurological mechanisms underlying speech motor control, swallowing function, and the hearing mechanism. Students will learn coordinating respiration and upper vocal tract movements through nervous system control for speech and swallowing and the physiological and neural systems for hearing. Prerequisites: BIOL 115, BIOL 116, BIOL 117, BIOL 118, CSD 202 3 credits CSD 305: Phonetics In this course, students learn the production of sounds in general American English speech while learning the acoustic and articulatory properties of place, manner and voicing for each sound. Students will also gain practical skills in transcribing sounds in isolation and in contexts
