Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders
Undergraduate Orientation
Spring 2012
Contact Information (CHP & SW)
Name
Position
Location
Email
Phone
Dr. Gail Glicksman
Assistant Dean
for Enrollment &
Student Services
Ritter Annex
Suite 530
gailglicksman
@temple.edu
215707-8741
Mrs. Gradette Willis
Associate Director Ritter Annex
for Advisement
Suite 530
gradette.willis
@temple.edu
215204-7611
Mr. Marc Johnson
Academic
Advisor II
marc.johnson
@temple.edu
215204-1655
1700 N. Broad
Rm. 300A
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dr. Hammer
Department
Chair
110 Weiss
204-3971 cjhammer@temple.edu
Ms. Snyder
Assistant Dept
Chair
116 Weiss
204-7544 dfallon@temple.edu
Ms. Dandridge
Student Services
Coordinator
117 Weiss
204-7543 ddandrid@temple.edu
Dr. Krakow
Undergraduate
Program
Director/Advisor
217 Weiss
204-8407 rkrakow@temple.edu
Dr. Keach
Advisor
219 Weiss
204-1821 ckeach@temple.edu
Dr. McHugh
Advisor
115 Weiss
204-8774 bmchugh@temple.edu
Dr. Stefanatos
Advisor
986 Ritter
204-8402 stefang@temple.edu
Dr. Iglesias
Advisor
349 Weiss
204-3868 iglesias@temple.edu
When should I see an advisor?
Who should I see?
When you start the major
Mr. Johnson
When you plan your coursework for the
upcoming semester
Mr. Johnson – if < 60 credits
Assigned Dept. advisor – if 60 or more credits
When you plan your last semester coursework
And during your last semester
to do a graduation check both times
Your assigned Dept. advisor
If you are having academic difficulties or other
difficulties affecting your school work
Mr. Johnson – if < 60 credits
Assigned Dept. advisor – if 60 or more credits
To talk about graduate school
Mr. Johnson – if < 60 credits
Assigned Dept. advisor – if 60 or more credits
To ask about transferring credits from another
university or about why a requirement you
thought you completed does not appear so on
your DARS
Mr. Johnson – if < 60 credits
Assigned Dept. advisor – if 60 or more credits
Important Records for
Students to Keep
1. Your program check sheets
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show the courses you need
show the courses you have taken
2. Your DARS (university records)
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should be double-checked against program check sheets
shows your GPA, expected graduation date, and
minors/double majors/honors, etc.
3. Your course syllabi
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Important for anyone applying to graduate school
Necessary for MA programs in SLP and certification
CSCD
Department Majors
Speech-Language-Hearing
• Preparation for graduate study in Speech/Language Pathology or Audiology
• Other sample graduate study options (special education, early childhood
education, reading specialist, social work, other health professions)
Linguistics
• Preparation for graduate study in Linguistics/Psycholinguistics
• Other sample graduate study options (education including teaching of English as a
second language, computer science, law, psychology)
Speech-Language-Hearing Content
•
Development of speech and language in children
•
Structure and analysis of speech and language
•
Psychological aspects of language
•
Speech and hearing anatomy and physiology
•
Human Neuroscience
•
Speech acoustics and perception
•
Audiology
•
Research Methods
Undergraduate major in SLH
• Does not provide all of the training necessary
to become a Speech-Language Pathologist /
Audiologist
• Requirements to become an SLP/Audiologist
include
– graduate study (Master’s Degree)
– Supervised clinical experiences
– national exam
Observing Clinical Work in SpeechLanguage Pathology
• Undergraduates can sign up for up to 3 hours of clinical observation
in the Speech-Language-Hearing Center each term
• Observations can start the 3rd week of classes
• Sign up on the door to Room 140 Weiss Hall
• Obtain a signature sheet from the front office (110 Weiss). Have the
certified SLP who supervised the session sign your form
• Undergraduates can also arrange observations at sites outside of
Temple. Signature requirements are the same. You can use the
Temple form to record hours and obtain signature(s).
Linguistics Content
• Formal analysis of the linguistic structure of language
• Experimental phonetics and phonology
• Psychology of language
• Language acquisition
• Required elective choices enable students to study
philosophy of language, language disorder, logic,
semantics, language history, linguistic anthropology,
etc.
Capstone Courses
• When?
– Each CSCD undergraduate takes the appropriate 3-credit capstone course in his/her
final semester
• What/Why?
– “Capstone” definition: finishing touch, peak, crowning achievement
– These courses bring together the knowledge and skill gained in the major
• Which?
– Speech-Language-Hearing CSCD 4396 Orientation to Clinical Management
– Description: Principles underlying the diagnostic and therapeutic processes in communication
disorders; Introductory training of students in the application of these principles
– Linguistics CSCD 4397 Fieldwork in linguistics
– Description: Students conduct guided research on a topic in the structure (syntax, semantics,
morphology, and/or phonology) of a language
* Contact your advisor the semester before you begin to make sure this will be set up properly for you
• CSCD students often have the option of
studying a second major or a minor
• Common second majors/minors
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Psychology major/minor
Spanish major/minor
Anthropology major/minor
Public Health minor
Cognitive Neuroscience minor
Gen Ed Requirements: All Students
Foundation Courses
GW
Analytical Reading
and Writing
1 course
GQ
Quantitative Literacy
1 course
GY
Mosaic 1
1 course
GZ
Mosaic 2
1 course
Breadth Courses
GA
Arts
1 course
GB
Human Behavior
1 course
GD
Race & Diversity
1 course
GG
World Society
1 course
GS
Science & Technology 2 courses
GU
US Society
1 course
Course Requirements for SLH Majors:
Courses in the Department
Course Nos.
Course Names
Course Pre-requisites*
CSCD 1108
Intro to Linguistics
CSCD 2201
Intro to Communication Research
CSCD 2197
Communication Deviations and Disorders
CSCD 2209
Phonetics and Phonology
Intro Linguistics
CSCD 2219
Psycholinguistics
Intro Linguistics
CSCD 3233
Basic Speech Science
Phonetics & Phonology (Science of
Sound)
CSCD 3234
Basic Hearing Science
(Science of Sound)
CSCD 3235
Human Neuroscience
CSCD 3301
Speech and Language Development
Intro Ling, Phonetics & Phonology,
Psycholinguistics
CSCD 4301
Principles of Audiology
Basic Hearing Science
CSCD 4396
Orientation to Clinical Management
Senior status, Phonetics & Phonology,
Psycholinguistics, Speech &Language
Development
* Banner will not allow you to register for a course without having taken the proper pre-requisite
Course Requirements for SLH Majors:
Courses Outside the Department
Psychology
Developmental Psych
AND
Psych as a Social
Science
Biology
Biology 1001
OR
Biology 1012
Foreign/2nd
Language
Semester 1 & 2
can be ASL
Intermediate
OR
RECOMMENDED
Physics
Science of Sound
Statistics
Foundations in Statistical
Methods
Course Requirements for Linguistics Majors:
Courses in the Major
Course Nos.
Course Names
Course Prerequisites
CSCD 2201
Intro to Communication
Research
CSCD 2049
Language and the Brain
CSCD 1108
Intro to Linguistics
CSCD 2209
Phonetics and Phonology
Intro to Linguistics
CSCD 3297
Syntax
Intro to Linguistics
CSCD 3233
Basic Speech Science
Phonetics and Phonology
CSCD 3301
Language Development
Intro to Linguistics,
Phonetics & Phonology,
Psycholinguistics
CSCD 4397
Fieldwork in Linguistics
Senior Status
Elective Requirements for Linguistics Majors
Select 4
from this
list*
*Other courses
may be approved
for linguistics
elective
requirements – but
these will require
advisor approval
Course Nos
Course Names
CSCD 2111
Language and Race
CSCD 2197
Communication Deviations and Disorders
CSCD 2219
Psycholinguistics (pre-req Intro Ling)
CSCD 3235
Human Neuroscience
CSCD 5729
Language and Deafness
Anthro 2507
Fundamentals of Ling Anthropology
English 3822
Semantics
English 3823
History of the English Language
Philos 3211
Intermediate Logic
Philos 3216
Philosophy of Science
Philos 4251
Philosophy of Language
Psych 2102
Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics student are also required to take 2 semesters of a
foreign language or ASL
Academic Policies
• Full-time students
– Take 12 credits or more (avg. load is 15-17 credits)
> 17 credits requires additional tuition and special permission
• Credits required for graduation
– College of Health Professions and Social Work= 122
• Grades required for credit
– Required courses for the major: C is the minimum
passing grade
– Gen Ed courses: C- is the minimum passing grade
• Course repetition
– Can only happen once
• Academic probation
– Cumulative GPA < 2.0 after earning 30 credits / more
– Can result in dismissal if continues
• Dean’s List
– For 2011-12, minimum GPA 3.69 (the cut-off varies)
Avoid Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism
– The unacknowledged use of another person's labor, ideas,
words, and/or assistance
– Assume that all work done for courses -- papers, examinations,
homework exercises, laboratory reports, oral presentations -is to be done by the individual student by him or herself,
unless explicitly told otherwise by the instructor
– If the work has involved other resources -- journals, books, or
other media -- these resources must be cited in a manner
appropriate to the course (as determined by your instructor)
– Everything used from other sources -- suggestions for
organization of ideas, ideas themselves, or actual language -must be cited
Cheating
– The thwarting or breaking of the general rules of
academic work or the specific rules of the
individual courses. Includes:
• falsifying data
• submitting, without the instructor's approval,
work in one course which was done for another
• helping others to plagiarize or cheat from one's
own or another's work
• or actually doing the work of another person
Courtesy
•
Cell phones should be set to silent and put away during class
•
Laptops can be used in class only with instructor permission and for purposes directly
related to class
•
There should be no talking among classmates unless the teacher has allowed a break
or asked for such discussion
•
Emails to advisors and faculty should be respectful. Avoid the use of “hey” and
addressing them by first names, unless specifically instructed that it is ok to do so
•
Show up on time to class and stay until the class is dismissed
•
It is best to make appointments or come during open office hours to see
faculty/advisors
Graduation with Distinction in CSCD
(For SLH & Linguistics students)
1. GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major and overall
2. No grade below B in the major
3. A faculty member who agrees to mentor
4. Enrollment in honors independent study
5. Completion of an honors paper at the end of
the 3-credit independent study during which
the student will engage in an empirical study or
library research in the field of CSCD
Research in the Department
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Bilingual language and literacy
Health and literacy
Adult language disorders
Language and the brain
Functional neuro-imaging of language processing and
audition
Child language disorders
Stuttering, cluttering
Linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax)
Literacy and aphasia
Organizations / Conferences
• Linguistics
– LSA Linguistics Society of America http://www.lsadc.org/
• Speech-Language-Hearing
– ASHA American Speech/Language Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/
– PSHA Pennsylvania Speech/Language Hearing Assoc
http://www.psha.org/
– NSSHLA National Student Speech/Language/Hearing
Association http://www.nsslha.org/default.htm
– Temple Branch of NSSLHA
What is NSSLHA?
• The National Student Speech Language Hearing
Association www.nsslha.org
– The national organization for graduate and undergraduate
students interested in the study of normal & disordered
human communication
– The only official national student association recognized by
the American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA)
– Approximately 11,000 members with chapters in more
than 301 colleges & universities
Temple Chapter
• Who are we?
– Graduate and undergraduate students who are looking to pursue a career
in speech-language pathology, linguistics, or audiology
• What do we do?
– Participate in community service, social, and academic activities
geared towards meeting the needs of our members.
– Provide informative sessions regarding ASHA, NSSLHA, job
opportunities, and local activities.
– Enable students to get to know their classmates and become familiar
with the department!
Recent Temple NSSLHA Events
• Monthly meetings
• NSSLHA Speaker Series
– Presentations from faculty and professionals in the field
• Fundraising
– E.g., Totebag and t-shirt sales
• Social Events
– Restaurant week, Potluck Dinner, NSSLHA night out
• Community Service:
– Relay for Life, Special Olympics
National Membership
• Access to exclusive services and opportunities:
1. A print subscription to ASHA leader and one ASHA journal of
your choice
2. Several issues of NSSLHA’s “News & Notes” and the
Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders
3. Access to “member’s only” sections on NSSLHA and ASHA
websites including online journals
4. Eligibility for the NSSLHA to ASHA Conversion Program
Discount, which represents a significant savings on dues and
fees for your first year of ASHA membership and certification
•
How to Apply for National Membership
– Go the NSSLHA website to view the 2011 Application Form
– Call the Action Center 1-800-498-2071
– Pay $60 per year
How can you get involved in Temple’s Chapter?
• Complete a registration form
– $15 yearly membership dues (checks payable to NSSLHA)
– Return to any of the NSSLHA officers or place in the NSSLHA mailbox in Weiss
Hall
• Join our listserv for important updates on meetings and
events!
– go to: http://listserv.temple.edu,
– click on ACCESS LIST WEBSITES,
– click on NSSLHA then JOIN LISTSERVE and fill out your email address
• Don’t forget to check out our NSSLHA bulletin board
– Located in the department across from the patient waiting room and main
office
• Questions or concerns?
– Please email us at nsslha@temple.edu
Applying to Graduate School
in SLP, Audiology or Linguistics?
• Start planning and preparing early
• Start planning and preparing early
• Start planning and preparing early
• Go to
http://www.asha.org/students/academic/EdFind/
to learn about the different graduate programs in
Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology
• Go to http://lsadc.org/programs/browse-programs.cfm
to learn about the different graduate programs in
Linguistics
To Apply to Graduate School
You are likely to need:
• GRE scores http://www.ets.org/gre
• Official transcripts
– from Temple and any other college(s) you
attended
• Reference letters from 2-3 individuals
(preferably faculty)
• Personal statement and/or writing sample
• Resume
Temple Info on Grad Applications for
Speech/Language Pathology
• http://chpsw.temple.edu/commsci/faqsinformation
• DO YOUR BEST WORK to get into grad school!
• Consider other options
• Admissions Info for Temple
– For 30 spaces in our 1st year MA class starting Fall
2012, we received ~400 applications
– We accepted 60 (because some decide among a
number of possible MA programs)
– ~330 were not accepted; 10 wait-listed
CSD Dept. Policy on Letters of Recommendation for
Graduate Study in Speech-Language Pathology
(SLP)/Audiology (AUD)
Student Achievement and Recommendation Packet Requirements
• The student achievement requirements reflect our observation that the
level of academic achievement required to be successful in a grad program
in SLP/AUD and the ratio of applicants to accepted students mean that
students who do not meet the requirements below are unlikely to be
successful in gaining admission or successfully completing the program, if
admitted.
• The recommendation packet requirements reflect the increasing number
of recommendations faculty are being asked to write in a given semester
(sometimes more than 100 per faculty member), the numbers of packets
that have been submitted with information missing which can jeopardize a
students’ chances of admission and/or require the faculty members to take
considerable time checking application requirements and tracking down
students to bring in additional forms, etc.
• Student Achievement Requirements for Letters
of Recommendation
– Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.00
– Students must have a grade of B or better in the
course(s) taught by the faculty members who are
being asked to write the letters
– Students must have no more than one grade of C in
any course in the undergraduate major
Recommendation Packet Requirements:
• Students must provide faculty with their materials at least
30 days ahead of the due dates
– (not counting the time between Christmas and New Years)
• Students must provide each faculty member who will be
writing for them with a packet that includes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
student resume
personal statement
complete DARS with all course grades and GPA
stamped and addressed envelopes (with return address of
faculty member) for printed recommendations
list of all schools to get recommendations from the faculty
member(s) and their due dates
• All of these items should be placed in a folder or manila envelope
with the student’s name on the outside.
• All forms should be signed by the student and have all student parts
filled out as well as the information about who is being asked to
write the recommendation.
• Students must double check to make sure that they have everything
the faculty members need to submit the recommendations to the
correct addresses.
• Students can ask for up to 10 letters of rec. from a given faculty
member in a single year.
• Please be advised that individual faculty members may have
additional requirements.
How to Succeed as a CSCD Major
• See your advisor every semester and especially before and during
your last semester (to make sure you will be set to graduate)
• Monitor your own progress (check sheet, DARS)
• Make sure you are in the right major for you
• See your instructors during office hours
• Always go to class and do your work on time
• If an absence cannot be helped, make sure you find out what you
missed by checking blackboard, talking to your classmates, checking
in with your instructor
Print out the appropriate check sheet for
your major from the following two pages to
keep track of your progress toward your
degree at Temple
**See below regarding Stats class
**Psych 1167 (Foundations in Statistical Methods) is recommended to fulfill a future ASHA certification requirement in Statistics (in addition to the department’s
Research Methods course). Other statistics courses may be acceptable. See your advisor.