Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students should complete the General Education Program before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a program advisor.
- The courses designated in section 1 below may be taken at a Florida College System institution, and usually should be completed in the first 60 hours.
- Students must earn at least a "C-" (1.75) in each prerequisite course, core course, restricted elective, and B.A./B.S. elective.
- Communication Sciences and Disorders is an unrestricted major, however, negative criminal background checks may result in the inability to complete coursework in this major.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Note: Students are required to complete a 2000 level Statistics (STA) course.
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 (Required) OR
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
- (Required)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
PHY or CHM course listed in Science Foundation, Area 1 Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- Any BSC course listed in Science Foundation, Area 2 or ANT 2511 Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
Suggested Courses
- ANT 2511 Human Species
- BSC 1005 Biological Principles
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 (GEP) OR
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- Any BSC course or ANT 2511 (GEP)
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- Physical Science
- Physics (PHY) or Chemistry (CHM) Course (GEP) Credit Hours: 3
Statistics Requirement (3 Credit Hours)
Students have four options for completing this requirement:
- SPA 4803 - Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 3204C - Statistical Methods in Psychology Credit Hours: 4
- STA 4163 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 3
- HSA 4702 - Health Sciences Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements (51 Credit Hours)
Major core requirements for B.A./B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
- DEP 2004 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3002 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3112C - Basic Phonetics Credit Hours: 4
- LIN 3713 - Language Science Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3101 - Physiological Bases of Speech Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3104 - Neural Bases of Communication Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3716 - Language Development Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3716L - Language Development Lab Credit Hours: 2
- SPA 4032 - Audiology Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3011 - Speech Science Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3412 - Communication and Cognition: Brain Stories Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3472 - Behavioral Methods in Communication Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4400 - Language Disorders Across the Life Span Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4476 - Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4478 - Multicultural Aspects of Communication Disorders & Differences Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4326 - Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4870C - Capstone Course: Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)
- An additional 9 credit hours of upper division courses, selected from the list provided by the School of CSD, are required. Consult with CSD advisor as needed.
B.A./B.S. Option (6-8 Credit Hours)
- Student pursuing a B.A. degree can use ASL II to satisfy the foreign language requirement OR a restricted elective requirement, not both.
- Students pursuing a B.S. degree can use both ASL I and ASL II to satisfy the restricted elective requirement.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete two semesters of ASL classes.
Graduation
- Students taking American Sign Language (ASL) to satisfy B.A. foreign language requirement must complete two semesters of ASL classes.
Electives
- To graduate with a B.A. or B.S. degree students must earn a total of 120 credit hours. Additional electives can be completed to satisfy this requirement. Select courses that are 2000-level or higher. A minor or certificate is encouraged. Consult advisor as needed.
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Students must achieve a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all prerequisite courses, core courses, restricted electives, and B.A./B.S. electives in the program.
- Students must also earn an overall minimum of 2.0 GPA in the courses used to satisfy the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Interested students should consult with the undergraduate program coordinator.
Related Programs
- Health Services Administration (B.S.)
- Psychology (B.S.)
- Social Work (B.S.W.)
- Early Childhood Education
Related Minors
- Exceptional Student Education Minor
- Early Childhood Development and Education Minor
- Aging Studies Minor
- Health Services Administration Minor
- Human Communication Minor
- English, Linguistics Minor
- Psychology Minor
- Spanish Minor
Advising Notes
- Certification in speech-language pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure by the State of Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance requires a master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
- Use Steppingblocks platform for career exploration at: https://ucf.steppingblocks.com/
Transfer Notes
- "D" (1.0) grades are not accepted.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
- Students may take STA 2014 or STA 2023 to fulfill the first part of the statistics requirement.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: https://oeas.ucf.edu/doc/chps/alc_chps_communication_sciences_disorders_bsba.pdf
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $10 per term
- Full-Time Student: $20 per term
Plan of Study
Use your Pegasus Path planning tool in your myUCF Student Portal to plan your courses through graduation and meet with your academic advisor every semester.
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- Any BSC course or ANT 2511
- 2000-level or higher Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Cultural Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- DEP 2004 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Social Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Historical Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- PHY or CHM Course Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- GEP Communication Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3002 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- 2000-level or higher Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Historical Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Math Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (13-14 Credit Hours)
- Students pursuing the B.A. degree should complete 4 credit hours of foreign language requirement. Students pursuing the B.S. degree should complete 3 credit hours of Health Sciences electives.
- SPA 3112C - Basic Phonetics Credit Hours: 4
- SPA 3472 - Behavioral Methods in Communication Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language I (B.A.) Credit Hours: 4 OR
- Health Sciences (B.S.) elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Summer (6-7 Credit Hours)
- Students pursuing the B.A. degree should complete 4 credit hours of foreign language requirement and 2 credit hours of 2000 level or higher electives. Students pursuing the B.S. degree should complete 3 credit hours of Health Sciences electives and 4 credit hours of 2000 level or higher electives.
- B.A Degree
- Foreign Language II (B.A.) Credit Hours: 4
- 2000-level or higher Electives Credit Hours: 2
- B.S Degree
- Health Sciences (B.S.) elective Credit Hours: 3
- 2000-level or higher Electives Credit Hours: 4
Junior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- SPA 3101 - Physiological Bases of Speech Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3011 - Speech Science Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3713 - Language Science Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- SPA 3104 - Neural Bases of Communication Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3716 - Language Development Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3716L - Language Development Lab Credit Hours: 2
- SPA 4032 - Audiology Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 3412 - Communication and Cognition: Brain Stories Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- SPA 4400 - Language Disorders Across the Life Span Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4476 - Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4478 - Multicultural Aspects of Communication Disorders & Differences Credit Hours: 3
- 2000-level or higher Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- SPA 4326 - Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
- SPA 4870C - Capstone Course: Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- SPA 4803 - Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 3204C - Statistical Methods in Psychology Credit Hours: 4
- STA 4163 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 3
- HSA 4702 - Health Sciences Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
