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Communication Sciences and Disorders
Undergraduate Course Checklist
For Students Entering in or after Fall 2008
Student: _______________________________ ID # ______________________
Number of AP/College Credits at Entry: _______________________________
Catalog Year: __________________ Advisor: __________________________
Date Entered: _____________ Anticipated Graduation Date: ______________
I. General Education (41 credits):
Course/Date
___________ Goal 1 (1 credit)
Longwood Seminar (LSEM 100)
___________ Goal 2 (3 credits)
ENGL 150
___________ Goal 3 (3 credits)
Take one: ENGL 201, 202, or 203; FREN, GERM, or
SPAN 341 OR 342; SPAN 352
___________ Goal 4 (3 credits)
Take one: ART 121, 125, or 160; MUSC 221, 222, or
224; THEA 101; ENGL 315, 315, 317, or 318
___________ Goal 5 (3 credits)
Take one: MATH 121, 131, 164 (Note: Students who
complete Calculus [MATH 261 or MATH 267] are
exempted from this goal.)
___________ Goal 6 (4 credits)
Take one: BIOL 101 (strongly encouraged as it is a
pre-requisite for CSDS 313); CHEM 101; EASC 210;
PHYS 101; GNED 2F1
___________ Goal 7 (3 credits)
Either HIST 100 or 110
___________ Goal 8 (3 credits)
Take one: ECON 111; HIST 221 or 222; POSC 150;
PSYC 101; SOCL 101,102; GEOG 201; HONS 250
(GPA of 3.25 required for enrollment in HONS 250)
***PSYC 101 will be required as a pre-requisite for
Goal 12 courses.
___________ Goal 9 (3 credits)
Take one: ANTH 101; HIST 200, 210; GEOG 220;
MUSC 225; RELI 242; POSC 245, 255; SPAN 331
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___________ Goal 10 (3 credits) Take one: FREN, GERM, or SPAN 201
Visit the following website which addresses frequently
asked questions about the foreign language
requirement
www.longwood.edu/modernlanguages/placement.htm
___________ Goal 11 (2 credits) PHED 101
___________ Goal 12 (3 credits) You are strongly encouraged to take one of the
following courses to satisfy this goal: PSYC 371,
373, 375
___________ Goal 13 (3credits) Take one: PHIL 308, 315, 316; MATH 350; CMSC
350; POSC 331, 332; PHED 398; MANG 474
Phil 315 (Biomedical Ethics) is the recommended
choice.
___________ Goal 14 (3 credits) ENGL 400
___________ Goal 15 (1 credit) CSDS 489 (a 2- credit course; one credit will be
applied to Goal 15 and one credit to major
requirements)
II. B.S. Degree Requirements (7 credits)
___________ MATH 171
___________ Any natural science in addition to the course taken to satisfy Goal 6.
You are STONGLY ENCOURAGED to take PHYS 101or PHYS 103 (physics for
non majors) to satisfy this requirement, if you took BIOL 101 to meet Gen Ed
Goal 6.
**** The CSDS GATE. All Students in PCSD must meet the following requirements
in order to register for upper level CSDS courses:
___________ 45 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.75
___________ earned “C” or better in ENGL 150 (or equivalent course at community
college or other institution)
___________ earned “B-“ or better in BIOL 101 (or equivalent course at community
college or other institution)
NOTE: Students who have not yet met the gate requirements will be designated as preCommunication Sciences and Disorders (PCSD) majors. Once the gate requirements have been
met, a Change of Major form must be completed to change the student’s major designation from
PCSD to CSDS. It will be the individual student’s responsibility to initiate the completion of
this form. Students must meet with their respective advisors prior to completion/submission of
the form to the Longwood Registrar. The Change of Major form must be completed at least two
weeks prior to the applicable registration period. Transfers: When you enter Longwood, you
bring course credits with you, but not a GPA. You will begin building your Longwood GPA after
you arrive on campus. While you are building your Longwood GPA, you may take CSDS
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courses that are numbered through 313. You will not be able to register for CSDS courses at or
beyond the 314 level until after grades are posted following the completion of your first semester
here at Longwood.
III. Major Requirements (59 credits + 6 credits from Program Electives)
*These major courses may be taken prior to satisfying the “gate” requirements (see above):
*CSDS 201
*CSDS 206
*CSDS 313
*CSDS 285
*CSDS 207
* EDUC 245
*CSDS 290
*CSDS 307
*COMM 101
*choice of SOWK 325, SOCL 233, PSYC 384, OR HLTH 210
Note: Additional required courses that are outside of the CSDS major (e.g. SPED 305, SPED
489—See page 4) may also be taken prior to satisfying the gate requirements.
The following courses may ONLY be taken by CSDS majors who have satisfied the CSDS gate
requirements (see above):
CSDS 314
CSDS 430
CSDS 489
CSDS 361
CSDS 411
CSDS 450
CSDS 455
IV. Program Electives (6 credits)
A minimum of 6 credit hours must be selected from the following list:
_____ SOCL 102 (3 cr) Contemporary Social Problems
_____ HLTH 275 (2 cr) Medical Terminology
_____ ENGL 382 (3 cr) Traditional and Modern English Grammar
_____ SOCL 320 (3 cr) Sociology of Education
_____ PSYC 453 (3 cr) Psycholinguistics offered alternating years
V. General Electives (7 credits)
______________________ ___ credits
______________________ ___ credits
______________________ ___ credits
______________________ ___ credits
To fulfill the general electives requirement, consider taking classes to satisfy a SPED
minor. Additional Courses for SPED minor:
SPED 322 (3 cr)
SPED 325 (3 cr)
PLEASE NOTE: The online pre-requisite courses in CSDS are offered to individuals
who hold a bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than CSDS who are preparing to apply
to a graduate program in CSDS and need foundation coursework. Registration for the
online pre-requisite sections of CSDS courses is NOT a first-choice for current
Longwood undergraduate students. Longwood residential and commuter students are
expected to register for on-campus sections of CSDS courses and will be granted
permission to register for an online section ONLY in extenuating circumstances.
Students will be expected to meet with designated advisors to discuss the possibility of
the online option.
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Course of Study
Course
CSDS 201 Intro to Com Dis (3 cr.)
COMM 101 Oral Communication (3 cr.)
EDUC 245 Human Growth and Devel
(3 cr.)
CSDS 206 Intro to Sign Language and
other Modes of Communication for
Hearing Impaired (3 cr.)
CSDS 207 Sign Language/Hearing
Impaired Communication (3 cr)
CSDS 285 Lang Devel Across Lifespan
(3 cr.)
CSDS 290 Morphology and Syntax
(1 cr.)
Choice of Program Elective
Choice of SOWK 325, SOCL 233, PSYC
384, HLTH 210
Choice of Program Elective
CSDS 307 Phonetics (3 cr.)
CSDS 313 Anat & Phys of Speech and
Hearing Mech. (3 cr.)
CSDS 314 Phonology and Lang Dis
(3 cr.)
CSDS 361 Intro to Audiology and
Hearing Science (3 cr.) IS NOW A PREREQ for CSDS 450
CSDS 430 Language and Literacy (3 cr.)
SPED 489 Survey of Exceptional
Children (3 cr.)
ENGL 380 Children’s Literature (3 cr.)
SPED 305 Behavior Management (3 cr.)
EDUC 381 (1 cr.) is required, but CSDS
411 (3 cr.) Assistive Tech and
Augmentative Communication may be
taken as a substitute
CSDS 430 Language and Literacy
CSDS 455 Neurology for Human
Communication (3 cr.)
CSDS 450 Speech Science (3 cr.)
CSDS 489 Intro to Clinical Practice
(2 cr.)
ENGL 470 Professional Writing Skills
(3 cr)
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V. For Graduation:
_______ a total of 120 credit hours
_______ A grade of “C” in all CSDS courses
To satisfy major requirements for graduation, students majoring in Communication
Sciences and Disorders must earn a grade of no less than “C” in all CSDS courses.
Students who are applying to graduate school should understand that most graduate
programs in CSD expect even stronger performance than what is required for
graduation, and so students should set as their goals achieving at least a “B” in CSDS
courses and a minimum GPA of 3.0. These goals are not required for graduation from
Longwood University.
At the graduate level, students should be prepared to repeat any CSDS course in which a
grade of C+ or lower was earned. To build a more favorable transcript (and GPA), an
undergraduate student may also consider re-taking a CSDS course having a grade of C.
If you have additional questions about graduate school expectations, please see your
advisor.
Updated 10/2009