Eight Semester Plan

College of Education and Health Professions
Eight-Semester Degree-Completion Program
Bachelor of Science Communication Sciences and Disorders -- Honors Option

Fall Semester 1: Hours: 15

Course Hours
ENGL 1013 Composition I 3
MATH 1203 College Algebra (or higher) 3
BIOL 1543 Principals of Biology 3
BIOL 1541M Honors Principals of Biology Lab 1
** U.S. History/Government 3
Elective 2

Spring Semester 2: Hours: 15

Course Hours
ENGL 1023 Composition II 3
** Fine Arts or Humanities (One Honors) 3
* COMM 1313H Public Speaking 3
Elective 6

Fall Semester 3: Hours: 15

Course Hours
ANTH 1023 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
CDIS 2253 Introduction to Communicative Disorders 3
PSYC 2003H Honors General Psychology 3
PHYS 1023H/1021M Honors Physics and Human Affairs or
PHYS 2013/2011L or
CHEM 1073/1071L Fund. of Chemistry (Honors Lab)
4
Elective 2

Spring Semester 4: Hours: 15

Course Hours
CHLP 2662 Terminology for the Health Professions 2
# CDIS 2901H Introduction to Research Communication Science 3
** Fine Arts or Humanities (One Honors) 3
Elective ** Social Science 7

Fall Semester 5: Hours: 15

Course Hours
* CDIS 3124 Normal Phonology & Articulation 4
* CDIS 3120L Phonetic Transcription Lab 0
* CDIS 3213 Anatomy of Speech and Hearing Mechanism 3
*# CDIS 3224H Language Development in Children 4
*# CDIS 3220L Language Transcription Lab 0
# CDIS 3901H Honors Tutorial 1
Elective 3

Spring Semester 6: Hours: 15

Course Hours
* CDIS 3203 Articulation Disorders 3
* CDIS 3233 Introduction to Clinical Practice 3
* CDIS 4223 Language Disorders in Children 3
# CDIS 498VH Honors Thesis (1-3) 1
Elective 2
CDIS 3923H Honors Colloquium 3

Fall Semester 7: Hours: 15

Course Hours
* CDIS 3103 Introduction To Audiology 3
* CDIS 4253 Neurological Bases of Communication 3
*CDIS 4273 Communication Behavior and Aging 3
# CDIS 498VH Honors Thesis (1-3) 1
Elective (Recommended: CDIS 4001 Clinical Practicum: Undergraduate) 5

Spring Semester 8: Hours: 15

Course Hours
*CDIS 4133 Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation 3
*CDIS 4213 Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science 3
*CDIS 4183 Assessment of Speech and Language Disorders 3
Elective (Recommended: CDIS 4001 Clinical Practicum: Undergraduate) 5
# CDIS 498VH Honors Thesis (1-3) 1

** Must meet University Core, see the Undergraduate Catalog of Studies
* Courses required for the major in CDIS
# These courses are required for honors in CDIS. See COEHP Honors Requirements for general program requirements.

Note: Any honors student who completes a thesis is exempt from ENGL 2003, 2013 or 3053 as a required CDIS course.

Students must apply to the Honors Program in the College of Education and Health Professions. Refer to its Honors Program for admission criteria and to the UA Honors College for application materials.

18 hours of honors credit is needed to complete the COEHP Honors Program.

ALL CDIS students are accepted as tentative candidates. Students must apply for formal admission to the undergraduate B.S.E. degree program in CDIS prior to taking junior- and senior-level classes in the major. Refer to the Application Process.