Communication Disorders Minor

A minor in Communication Sciences & Disorders is offered to undergraduate students at TCU wishing to enhance their knowledge about speech-language pathology or deaf and hard of hearing studies. The student selects to minor in Communication Disorders with a speech-language pathology emphasis (COMS) or deaf and hard of hearing emphasis (COMD). A total of 18 credit hours is required, which must include COSD 10303 and 10343. The remaining credit hours must be approved by the Health Sciences advisor in the Academic Resource Center or the assigned academic advisor. Of those remaining credit hours, 6 credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above. Students must receive a grade of C or higher in all COSD courses in order for the course to count toward the minor or as a prerequisite for subsequent courses.

Minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Studies (COMD) students must also choose 12 credit hours from the following coursework

COSD 20343	Intermediate Sign Language	3
COSD 20503	Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms	3
COSD 30353	Teaching Elementary School Subjects to DHH Children	3
COSD 30383	American Sign Language I	3
COSD 30393	Language Development of DHH	3
COSD 40323	Advanced Language Development for DHH	3
COSD 40333	Teaching Spoken Language to Persons with Hearing Loss	3
COSD 40353	Neurological Substrates of Communication and Swallowing	3
COSD 40383	American Sign Language II	3
COSD 50323	Interaction Skills for Health Professionals	3

Minor in Speech Language Pathology (COMS) students must also choose 12 credit hours from the following coursework

COSD 20303	Speech and Hearing Science	3
COSD 20333	Phonetics	3
COSD 20503	Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms	3
COSD 30334	Language Development in Children	4
COSD 30343	Aural Rehabilitation	3
COSD 30363	Audiology	3
COSD 30373	Language Disorders in Children	3
COSD 40353	Neurological Subtsrates	3
COSD 50323	Interaction Skills for Health Professionals	3