Jun 07, 2025

DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BS

The BS in Communicative Disorders and Sciences degree, offered by the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences , is a pre-professional program intending to prepare students for graduate study in audiology or speech-language pathology and careers in related fields.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums).

Communicative Disorders and Science courses are only offered once per year. That means that students begin CDS courses in Fall semesters only, as Spring semester courses cannot be taken without having completed the Fall semester prerequisites.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3B, 4, UD 3, UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (3 units)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures
Apply for Graduation
Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements including exemptions and waivers, are approved for specific majors and on a case-by-case evaluation only.

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division GE: 15 (16 units may be satisfied by major coursework: 5A, 5B, 5C, 2, 4)

6 required units of American Institutions/US123 may be satisfied by selecting applicable GE courses in Areas 3B and/or 4

Upper Division General Education: 9

Physical Education: 2

GWAR / WID: 3

Major Preparation: 15-18

Major Requirements: 42

University Electives: 28-31

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (15-18 units)

Statistics Course

STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)

Biological Sciences Course

Complete one course from:

BIOL 10 - The Living World 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5B / Formerly Area B2)
BIOL 21 - Human Biology 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)
BIOL 30 - Principles of Biology I 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)

Physics or Chemistry Course

Complete one course from:

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 1 - Elementary Physics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5A / Formerly Area B1) (Must also take GE Area: 5C / Formerly Area B3)

Social Sciences/Behavioral Sciences Course

Complete one course from:

ANTH 11 - Cultural Anthropology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
GERO 107 - Aging and Society 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
PSYC 1 - Introduction to Psychology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
SOCI 57 - Community Involvement and Personal Growth 3 unit(s)
SOCI 80 - Social Problems 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)

Lifespan Development Course

Complete one course from:

CHAD 60 - Child Development 3 unit(s)
PH 15 - Human Life Span 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
PSYC 102 - Psychology of Childhood 3 unit(s)

3. Major Requirements (42 units)

Core Courses (36 units)

EDSP 102 - Communication Development in Children 3 unit(s)
EDSP 110 - Survey of Communication Disorders 3 unit(s)
EDSP 111 - Introduction to Clinical Phonetics 3 unit(s)
EDSP 112 - Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 3 unit(s)
EDSP 113 - Anatomy and Physiology of Communication Disorders 3 unit(s)
EDSP 120 - Communicative Disorders in Children 3 unit(s)
EDSP 161 - Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Communication Disorders 3 unit(s)
EDSP 162 - Communicative Disorders in Adults 3 unit(s)
EDSP 176 - Guided Professional Clinical Observations 3 unit(s)
EDAU 115 - Hearing Science 3 unit(s)
EDAU 170 - Introduction to Audiology 3 unit(s)
EDAU 172 - Principles of Aural Rehabilitation 3 unit(s)

Practicum (6 units)

Placement in clinical practicum is contingent upon completing a clinic application, clinic availability, major GPA verification of 3.0+ and an overall GPA of 2.7+. Students who do not complete an undergraduate clinic practicum will need to complete an approved clinic substitution and submit a course substitution form.

EDSP 177 - Practicum in Speech Pathology 1-3 unit(s)
EDAU 177 - Practicum in Audiology 1-3 unit(s)

4. University Electives (28-31 units)

See CDS Roadmap Assistance for suggested electives.

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Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BS

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Summary of Degree Units

2. Major Preparation (15-18 units)

Statistics Course

Biological Sciences Course

Physics or Chemistry Course

Social Sciences/Behavioral Sciences Course

Lifespan Development Course

3. Major Requirements (42 units)

Core Courses (36 units)

Practicum (6 units)

4. University Electives (28-31 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)