Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Communicative Sciences and Disorders assists students in acquiring understanding of both normal and disordered aspects of speech, language, and hearing; and knowledge and skills regarding the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. Completion of the minor provides most of the required coursework needed for admission to graduate study in communicative sciences and disorders. Students interested in taking the minor who intend to pursue graduate school to become a speech-language pathologist or audiologist should consult with an undergraduate advisor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences to learn about the recommended set of courses that most graduate programs require.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University.  With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements for the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the department.

Requirements for the Minor in Communicative Sciences and Disorders

Students must complete 21 credits from the following:

CSD	213	Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms							3
CSD	303	Fundamentals of Hearing							3
CSD	313	Speech Science							3
CSD	333	Oral Language Development							3
CSD	364	Speech and Language Disorders and their Evaluation							3
CSD	444	Audiologic Assessment and Intervention/Rehabilitation							3
CSD	463	Intervention/Rehabilitation Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology							3