Recommended Sequence

Finish your BA in 4 years! The recommended sequence of courses for CDS students provides an overview of the kinds of material a student can expect to encounter at different stages of the program.

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CDS 151: Introduction to Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (3 credits)
CSE 101 (4 credits)
Pathway (Communication Literacy 1) or ENG 105: Writing and Rhetoric (3 or 4 credits)
UB Seminar (3 credits)

MTH 114 (4 credits)
PSY 101 (3 credits)
Pathway (3 credits)
Pathway (Communication Literacy 1) or ENG 105 (3 or 4 credits)
Diversity Learning (3 credits)

Statistics (PSY 207 or STA 119 or SOC 294) (4 credits)
CDS 286: Phonetics (3 credits)
CDS 388: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (3 credits)
BIO 129 or BIO 130 or BIO 200 (4 credits)
Pathway (3 credits)

Pathway (3 credits)
Physical Science - CHE or PHY (3 credits)
CDS 390: Audiology: Diagnosis and Management (3 credits)
LIN 205 or LIN 207 (3 credits)
CDS 389: General and Speech Acoustics (3 credits)

CDS 387: Psychoacoustic Science (3 credits)
CDS 301: Language Development in Children (3 credits)
Pathway (3 credits)
Human Behavior 1 (3 credits)
Communication Literacy 2 (3 credits)

Human Behavior 2 (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
CDS 444: Phonological Disorders: Diagnosis and Management (3 credits)
Pathway (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Elective (1 credit)
UBC 399 (1 credit)
CDS 480: Clinical Observation and Participation (1 credit)
CDS 482: Diagnostics in Communicative Disorders (3 credits)
CDS 484: Aural Rehabilitation (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)