Requirements for the Credential (130-133 units)

In addition to the coursework listed below, all requirements for the Master’s Degree in Communicative Disorders with an option in Audiology, including all required courses, practicum and the comprehensive examination or thesis, are required before a student will be recommended for the credential.

• COMD 400 - Hearing Science (4)
• COMD 401 - Acoustics of Speech and Hearing (4)
• COMD 402 - Audiology and Audiometry (5)
• COMD 420 - Rehabilitative Audiology (5)
• COMD 456 - Development of Verbal Behavior in Childhood (4)
• COMD 458 - Research Methods in Communication Disorders (4)
• COMD 461 - Descriptive Phonetics (4)
• COMD 462 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (4)
• COMD 463 - Neuroscience of Communication (4)
• COMD 471 - Speech-Language Pathology I: Language Disorders in Children and Adults (4)
• COMD 472 - Speech-Language Pathology II: Fluency and Articulation/Phonological Disorders (4)
• COMD 475 - Cultural/Linguistic Diversity in Communication Disorders (4)
• COMD 479 - Language, Speech and Hearing Services in the Public Schools (3)
• COMD 480 - Directed Teaching in Communication Disorders (6 – 12) (6)
• COMD 300 - Observation, Professional Issues and Writing Skills in Communication Disorders (4)
• EDCI 300 - The Teaching Profession: Preparing the Urban Educator (2)
• EDSP 400 - Foundations of Special Education (4)
• COMD 451 - Psychosocial Considerations in Communication Disorders (3)
• EDSP 430 - Sign Language (3)

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• EDSP 431A - Laboratory: Sign Language, Beginning (1)

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• COMD 150 - Introduction to American Sign Language (4)