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TABLEOFCONTENTS

TraditionofAcademicAchievementandService………………………………………………………3OverviewOfMSU,MankatoCDISProgram………………………………………………………………...4ASHAStandardsforCertification…………………………………………………………………………………….5UndergraduateAdmission&Protocol……………………………………………………………………..10UndergraduateCurriculum……………………………………………………………………………………………11FieldRelatedGeneralEducationCourses&SHRSElectives……………………………………..13UndergraduateCourseRequirementsfortheMajorinCDIS……………………………………14RecommendedCoursesforElectives……………………………………………………………………………..15UndergraduateCourseRequirementsforMinorinCDIS…………………………………………162YearPlanofStudyforCDISUndergraduateDegree………………………………………………173YearPlanofStudyforCDISUndergraduateDegree………………………………………………18GraduateAdmission………………………………………………………………………………………………..19AdmissiontoSLPMaster’sProgramWithoutAnUndergraduateDegreeinCDIS…….20PlanofStudyforSLPGraduateMajors…………………………………………………………………….21GraduateDegreeInformation………………………………………………………………………………….22CDISGeneralInformation………………………………………………………………………………………..23StudentComplaintProcedure………………………………………………………………………………….24MSU,MankatoCDISLong-TermStrategicPlan…………………………………………………………26

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TheMinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankato(MSU)programinCommunicationDisordershaditsbeginningsin1953withthefirstcourseofferingsthroughtheDepartmentofSpecialEducation.In1959,theprogramfacultyoffices,theSpeechandHearingClinic,theSpeechLaboratory,andtheclassroomsweremovedtoArmstrongHallonthenewHighlandCampusandbecameapartoftheSpeechandTheaterArtsDepartment.TheprogramhasremainedinArmstrongHalltothepresentday.In1976,theprogrambecametheSpeechPathologyDepartment,aseparatedepartmentwithintheCollegeofHealthandHumanPerformance.Subsequently,thenameofthedepartmentwaschangedtotheDepartmentofCommunicationDisordersandthenameoftheCollegewaschangedtotheCollegeofAlliedHealthandNursing.In1998,theDepartmentofCommunicationDisordersmergedwiththeDepartmentofRehabilitationCounseling.ThemergeddepartmentwasrenamedtheDepartmentofSpeech,Hearing,andRehabilitationServices(SHRS).Thenewdepartmentoffersfourdegrees:aB.S.orB.A.inCommunicationDisorders,aM.S.inCommunicationDisorders,andaM.S.inRehabilitationCounseling.In1983,theSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiologyClinicsbecameaffiliatedwiththeKeyCitySertomaClubofMankato.TheaffiliationallowsaccesstoSertomaFoundationProgramsofSertomaInternational.Sertomaisaserviceorganizationprovidingsupportforindividualswithcommunicationandotherdisabilities.ThelocalKeyCityClubprovidesfinancialsupporttotheclinicserviceprogramandSertomaInternationalsponsorsmatchinggrantsforserviceprojectsandscholarshipsupportforfacultyandstaffincontinuingeducation.Manyoftheprogram’shundredsofalumnihaveenjoyedcareersinacademia,aswellascareersinschools,rehabilitationcenters,privatepractice,medicalcenters,andhospitals.Thedepartmentisbasedonafoundationofacademicexcellenceandclinicalcompetenceinservingindividualswithcommunicativedisorders.

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AtMSU,theCommunicationDisordersProgramishousedintheCollegeofAlliedHealthandNursingandisadivisionoftheCollegeofGraduateStudies.Bothundergraduateandgraduatedegreesareoffered.TheundergraduatedegreeisofferedastheBachelorofSciencedegree(B.S.)ortheBachelorofArtsdegree(B.A.),andthegraduatedegreeistheMasterofSciencedegree(M.S.).TheM.S.hasbeenofferedsince1970.MinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankato’sCDISprogramisaccreditedbytheCouncilonAcademicAccreditation(CAA)oftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(ASHA).PreparationinCommunicationDisordersentailsbothundergraduateandgraduatecourseworkandclinicalpracticumexperiences.TheprogramofstudyatMSUisdesignedtomeetalloftherequirementsfortheCertificateofClinicalCompetence(CCC)issuedbyASHA.Attainmentofthiscertificationisintendedtoassurethattheindividualisfullypreparedasaspeech-languagepathologist.SuchpreparationalsomeetsorexceedsthespeechpathologyrequirementsforteacherlicensureandDepartmentofHealthlicensureinMinnesota.TheundergraduatecurriculuminCommunicationDisordersispre-professional,providespreparationforgraduatestudyinCommunicationDisorders,andleadstotheBachelorofScienceorArtsdegreeinCommunicationDisorders.ItshouldbenotedthataMaster’sdegreeistheentry-leveldegreeforspeech-languagepathologists.Employmentasaspeech-languagepathologistwithaBachelor’sdegreeisnolongerpossible.TheundergraduatedegreeinCommunicationDisordersalsooffersspecializedcoursesandpracticumsforthosepursuingacareerinaudiology.Theentry-leveldegreeforaudiologistsiseitheraclinicaldoctorate(Au.D.)oraPh.D.TheSLPgraduatecourseofstudybeginsintheFallSemesterofanacademicyear.Thespecificcoursesstudentsmusttakearepartiallyafunctionoftheirpreparationattheundergraduatelevelofstudy.StudentstransferringfromotherinstitutionsusuallyhavelittledifficultyinestablishingacourseofstudyiftheyhavealreadyearnedaB.S.orB.A.degreewithamajorinCommunicationDisorders.Studentswithoutanundergraduatedegreeinthediscipline(i.e.,transitionstudents)canexpecttotakeatleastanadditionalyearofstudytoremovedeficiencyareas(seepage20).Thegraduateprogramofstudy,whencombinedwithundergraduatecourseworkandpracticumexperiences,meetstheacademicandpracticumrequirementsfortheCertificateofClinicalCompetenceinSpeech-LanguagePathology(CCC-SLP)issuedbyASHA.Belowareselectedstandardsoutliningthemajorrequirementsforcertification(note:manyofthestandardshaverelatedrequirementsthatarealsometbythecurriculum).ThegraduatedegreeprogramfocusesontheacquisitionofclinicalcompetencywithavarietyofspecificclassesfocusingondisordersmanagementandresearchinCommunicationDisorders.

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StandardI:DegreeTheapplicantforcertificationmusthaveamaster’s,doctoral,orotherrecognizedpost-baccalaureatedegree.StandardII:EducationProgramAllgraduatecourseworkandgraduateclinicalexperiencerequiredinspeech-languagepathologymusthavebeeninitiatedandcompleteinaspeech-languagepathologyprogramaccreditedbytheCouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathology(CAA).TheCDISprogramatMSU,MankatoisaccreditedbytheCAA.StandardIII:ProgramofStudyTheapplicantforcertificationmustcompleteaprogramofstudy(aminimumof36semestercredithoursatthegraduatelevel)thatincludesacademiccourseworkandsupervisedclinicalexperiencesufficientindepthandbreadthtoachievethespecifiedknowledgeandskillsoutcomesstipulatedinStandardIV-AthroughIV-GandStandardV-AthroughV-C.TheCDISgraduateprogramatMSU,Mankatorequirescompletionofaminimumof53credits(APPplan)or54credits(Thesisplan).StandardIV:KnowledgeOutcomes

StandardIV-A:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofthebiologicalsciences,physicalsciences,statistics,andthesocial/behavioralsciences.StandardIV-B:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofbasichumancommunicationandswallowingprocesses,includingtheappropriatebiological,neurological,acoustic,psychological,developmental,andlinguisticandculturalbases.Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedtheabilitytointegrateinformationpertainingtonormalandabnormalhumandevelopmentacrossthelifespan.StandardIV-C:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofcommunicationandswallowingdisorderanddifferences,includingtheappropriateetiologies,characteristics,anatomical/physiological,acoustic,psychological,developmental,andlinguisticandculturalcorrelatesinthefollowingareas:

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• Articulation• Fluency• VoiceandResonance(includingrespirationandphonation)• ReceptiveandExpressivelanguage(phonology,morphology,syntax,

semantics,pragmatics,prelinguisticcommunicationandparalinguisticcommunication)inspeaking,listening,reading,andwriting

• Hearing(includingtheimpactonspeechandlanguage)• Swallowing(oral,pharyngeal,esophageal,andrelatedfunctions,including

oralfunctionforfeeding,andorofacialmyology)• CognitiveAspectsofCommunication(attention,memory,sequencing,

problem-solving,andexecutivefunctioning)• SocialAspectsofCommunication(includingchallengingbehavior,ineffective

socialskills,andlackofcommunicationopportunities)• AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationModalities

StandardIV-D:ForeachoftheareasspecifiedinStandardIV-C,theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedcurrentknowledgeoftheprinciplesandmethodsofprevention,assessment,andinterventionforpeoplewithcommunicationandswallowingdisorders,includingconsiderationofanatomical/physiological,psychological,developmental,andlinguisticandculturalcorrelates.StandardIV-E:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofstandardsofethicalconduct.StandardIV-F:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofprocessesusedinresearchandoftheintegrationforresearchprinciplesintoevidence-basedclinicalpractice.StandardIV-G:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofcontemporaryprofessionalissues.StandardIV-H:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeofentrylevelandadvancedcertifications,licensure,andotherrelevantprofessionalcredentials,aswellaslocal,state,andnationalregulationsandpoliciesrelevanttoprofessionalpractice.

StandardV:SkillsOutcomes

StandardV-A:Theapplicantmusthavedemonstratedskillsinoralandwrittenorotherformsofcommunicationsufficientforentryintoprofessionalpractice.StandardV-B:Theapplicantforcertificationmusthavecompletedaprogramofstudythatincludedexperiencessufficientinbreadthanddepthtoachievethefollowingskillsoutcomes:

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1. Evaluation

a. Conductscreeningandpreventionprocedures(includingpreventionactivities).

b. Collectcasehistoryinformationandintegrateinformationfromclients/patients,family,caregivers,teachers,andrelevantothers,includingotherprofessionals.

c. Selectandadministerappropriateevaluationprocedure,suchasbehavioralobservations,nonstandardizedandstandardizedtests,andinstrumentalprocedures.

d. Adaptevaluationprocedurestomeetclient/patientneeds.e. Interpret,integrate,andsynthesizeallinformationtodevelop

diagnosesandmakeappropriaterecommendationsforintervention.f. Completeadministrativeandreportingfunctionsnecessaryto

supportevaluation.g. Referclients/patientsforappropriateservices.

2. Interventiona. Developsetting-appropriateinterventionplanswithmeasureableand

achievablegoalsthatmeetclients’/patients’needs.Collaboratewithclients/patientsandrelevantothersintheplanningprocess.

b. Implementinterventionplans(involveclients/patientsandrelevantothersintheplanningprocess).

c. Selectordevelopanduseappropriatematerialsandinstrumentationforpreventionandintervention.

d. Measureandevaluateclients’/patients’performanceandprogress.e. Modifyinterventionplans,strategies,materials,orinstrumentationas

appropriatetomeettheneedsofclients/patients.f. Completeadministrativeandreportingfunctionsnecessaryto

supportintervention.g. Identifyandreferclients/patientsforservicesasappropriate.

3. InteractionandPersonalQualitiesa. Communicateeffectively,recognizingtheneeds,values,preferred

modeofcommunication,andcultural/linguisticbackgroundoftheclient/patient,family,caregivers,andrelevantothers.

b. Collaboratewithotherprofessionalsincasemanagement.c. Providecounselingregardingcommunicationandswallowing

disorderstoclients/patients,familycaregivers,andrelevantothers.d. AdheretotheASHACodeofEthicsandbehaveprofessionally.

StandardV-C:Theapplicantforcertificationinspeech-languagepathologymustcompleteaminimumof400clockhoursofsupervisedclinicalexperienceinthepracticeofspeech-languagepathology.Twenty-fivehoursmustbespentinclinicalobservation,and375hoursmustbespentindirectclient/patientcontact.

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StandardV-D:Atleast325ofthe400clockhoursmustbecompletedwhiletheapplicantisengageingraduatestudyinaprogramaccreditedinspeech-languagepathologybytheCouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathology.StandardV-E:SupervisionmustbeprovidedbyindividualswhoholdtheCertificateofClinicalCompetenceintheappropriateprofession.Theamountofdirectsupervisionmustbecommensuratewiththestudent’sknowledge,skills,andexperience,mustnotbelessthan25%ofthestudent’stotalcontactwitheachclient/patient,andmusttakeplaceperiodicallythroughoutthepracticum.Supervisionmustbesufficienttoensurethewelfareoftheclient/patient.StandardV-F:Supervisedpracticummustincludeexperiencewithclient/patientpopulationsacrossthelifespanandfromculturally/linguisticallydiversebackgrounds.Practicummustincludeexperiencewithclient/patientpopulationswithvarioustypesandseveritiesofcommunicationand/orrelateddisorders,differences,anddisabilities.

StandardVI:AssessmentTheapplicantmusthavepassedthenationalexaminationadoptedbyASHAforpurposesofcertificationinspeech-languagepathology.StandardVII:Speech-LanguagePathologyClinicalFellowshipTheapplicantmustsuccessfullycompleteaSpeech-LanguagePathologyClinicalFellowship(CF). StandardVII-A:ClinicalFellowshipExperience

Theclinicalfellowshipmusthaveconsistedofclinicalserviceactivitiesthatfosterthecontinuedgrowthandintegrationofknowledge,skills,andtasksofclinicalpracticeinspeech-languagepathologyconsistentwithASHA’scurrentScopeofPracticeinSpeech-LanguagePathology.TheClinicalFellowshipmusthaveconsistedofnolessthan36weeksoffull-timeprofessionalexperienceoritspart-timeequivalent.

StandardVII-B:ClinicalFellowshipMentorship

TheClinicalFellowmusthavereceivedongoingmentoringandformalevaluationsbytheCFmentor.

StandardVII-C:ClinicalFellowshipOutcomes

TheClinicalFellowmusthavedemonstratedknowledgeandskillsconsistentwiththeabilitytopracticeindependently.

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StandardVIII:MaintenanceofCertificationCertificateholdersmustdemonstratecontinuedprofessionaldevelopmentformaintenanceoftheCertificateofClinicalCompetenceinSpeech-LanguagePathology(CCC-SLP).

ACCREDITATION

TheMastersofScienceeducationprograminspeech-languagepathologyatMinnesotaStateUniversity,MankatoisaccreditedbythecouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathologyoftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(ASHA).ASHANationalOffice2200ResearchBoulevardRockville,Maryland20850-3289Members:(800)498-2071Non-Members:(800)638-8255

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TheCDISdepartmenthasdesignedfourCOREcoursesthatmustbetakenpriortoadmissiontothedepartment.Generallythesecoursesareofferedonlyinthefallsemester*andaredesignedforstudentsthatarecurrentlyjuniorsintheiracademiccareer.Studentsmaybeadmittedtotheprogramuponcompletionofthefollowingcorecourses:

• SpeechandLanguageDevelopment CDIS312• Phonetics CDIS392• AppliedAnatomyandPhysiology CDIS394• SpeechandHearingScience CDIS322

Studentsmustmaintaina3.00GPAorbetterinthesecoursesandnomorethanonefinalgradeof“C”acrossthesecourses(agradeof“C”mustbere-takenforagradeof“B”orbetteratsomepointbeforefinishingtheprogram).TherequiredGPAiscalculatedusingunshadedgrades.

Uponcompletionoftheabovestatedrequirements,andwiththeapprovaloftheiradvisor,studentscanobtainunconditionaladmissiontotheprogram.Studentsareaskedtothenprovidethedepartmentadministrativeassistantwiththeirtechidnumberandproofofadvisorapproval.Priortocompletionofthefourcourses,studentsmaybetemporarilyadmittedtotheprogramwiththeconsentoftheiradvisors.*SomeoftheCOREcoursesmaybeofferedinthesummer.Checkwiththedepartmenttodeterminewhetherthecourseisgoingtobeofferedinasummersession.

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ASHACertificationStandards

Allstudentsareexpectedtofulfillgeneraleducationcoursework.SeethecurrentMinnesotaStateUniversity-MankatoUndergraduateBulletinfordetails.MSUGen.Ed.coursescanalsobeusedtofulfillASHAcertification(StandardIV:KnowledgeOutcomesIV-A).Asanoption,theycanbetakenforP/Nifallowedbythedepartmentofferingthecourse.IntheprocessofearningGeneralEducationcredits,studentsshouldnotethatatleastonecollegelevelcourseisneededforASHAcertification(StandardIV-A)ineachofthefollowingareas:

• BiologicalScience• PhysicalScience• Social/BehavioralScience• Statistics

StandardsforCertificationinSpeech-LanguagePathology

StandardIV:KnowledgeOutcomesIV-A

Statistics-Chooseonecoursefromthefollowingstatisticcourses.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)ECON207

BusinessStatistics(prereqMath112) 4 2,4

PSYC201StatisticsforPsychology(prereqMath112) 4

SOC202 IntroductorySocialStatistics 4 4 STAT154 ElementaryStatistics 3 4

HLTH475Biostatistics

(prereqMA110) 3 BiologicalSciences-Chooseonefromthefollowingbiologicalsciencecourses.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)BIOL100

OurNaturalWorld 4 3 BIOL102 BiologyofWomen 3 3 BIOL103W IntroductiontoBiotechnology 3 1C,3

BIOL105/105W GeneralBiology1 4 1C,3 BIOL220 HumanAnatomy 4

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PhysicalSciences-Chooseonefromthefollowingphysicalsciencecourses.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)CHEM100 ChemistryinSociety 4 3 CHEM104 IntroductiontoChemistry 3 3

CHEM106ChemistryofLifeProcesses

Part1 3 3

CHEM111

ChemistryofLifeProcesses(prereqH.S.ChemorCHEM

106) 5 2,3 CHEM131 ForensicScience 3 3,9 CHEM134 MindAlteringSubstances 3 3 PHYS100 CulturalPhysics 3 3 PHYS101 IntroductoryPhysics 3 3 PHYS102 PhysicsintheWorldAroundUs 3 3

PHYS105Time,AtomicClocks,and

Relativity 3 3

Social/BehavioralSciences-Chooseonefromthefollowingsocial/behavioralsciencecourses.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)ANTH250W PortraitsofCulture 4 1C,5 Ppurple PPSYC103W PsychologyToday 3 1C,2 PANTH101 IntroductiontoAnthropology 3 5,8 P ANTH240 LanguageandCulture 3 5,8 Pgold

PSYC101IntroductiontoPsychological

Sciences 4 5 PSYC206 TheHumanMind 4 5 PSYC230 ChildCarePsychology 3 Pgold PSYC240 PersonalAdjustment 3

SOC101/101W IntroductiontoSociology 3 5,8 Ppurple PSOC150 SocialProblems 3 5,7 Ppurple SOC402 MedicalSociology 3 SOC403 SociologyofMentalHealth 3

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StudentswhoneedtofulfillMSUgeneraleducationrequirementsmaywishtoselectcoursesthathavesomepertinencetotheCommunicationDisordersmajor.ThefollowingcoursesmaybeconsideredforMSUgeneraleducationrequirements.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)CDIS205 BeginningSigning 3 11 FCS140 IntroductiontoNutrition 3 3

GERO200W FamilyDynamicsofAging 3 7 Ppurple PHLTH210 FirstAidandCPR 3 11 HLTH240 DrugEducation 3 5 PHIL110 LogicandCriticalThinking 3 2,4 PHIL112 LogicofScientificMethod 3 2,4

PHIL115WPhilosophyofRace,Class,and

Gender 3 1C,6,7 P PPHIL120W IntroductiontoEthics 3 1C,6,9 P PPHIL205W Culture,Identity,andDiversity 3 1C,6,8 Prelated P

PHIL222W MedicalEthics 3 6,9 Prelated P

REHB110W SensitivitytoDisability 3 1C,7 Pgold P

CMST100FundamentalsofCommunication 3 1B

CMST101W InterpersonalCommunication 4

CMST102 PublicSpeaking 3 1B

CMST203 InterculturalCommunication 4 7,8 Ppurple

SOWK180W SocialWelfareServices 3 5,9 Prelated P

SOWK255GlobalResponsestoHuman

Need 3 5,8Ppurple related

IT100IntroductiontoComputing&

Applications 4 9

Speech,Hearing,andRehabilitationServicesElectives:

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Gen.Ed.

Category#

CulturalDiversity

(P)

WritingIntensive

(P)REHB110W SensitivitytoDisabilities 3 1C,7 Pgold PCDIS205 BeginningSignLanguage 3 11 CDIS206 IntermediateSignLanguage 3 CDIS207 AdvancedSignLanguageI 3 CDIS208 AdvancedSignLanguageII 3 CDIS401 HearingDisorders 3 CDIS404 DimensionsofDeafness 3

CDIS408SeminarsinCentralAuditory

Processing 3

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Course#

TitleofCourse Credits

201 ObservationofHumanCommunication 3220 BasicAudiology 3290 IntroductiontoCommunicationDisorders 3312 SpeechandLanguageDevelopment 3322 SpeechandHearingSciences 3392 Phonetics 3394 AppliedAnatomyandPhysiology 3402 ChildLanguageDisorders 2403 ChildLanguageDisordersLab 1408 SeminarsinAuditoryProcessing 3410 NeurologicalBasesofSpeech 2416 VoiceandResonanceDisorders 3421 AuralRehabilitation 3431 OrientationLab 1434 OrientationtoClinicalPracticum 2438 SpeechSoundDisorders 3444 AppraisalandDiagnosis 3445 GrandRounds-Foundation 1446 GrandRounds-Presentation 2495 ClinicalPracticum:Speech/LanguageDisorders 2

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Studentsoftenneedtotakeelectivecoursestofulfillgraduationcredithourrequirements.StudentsmaywishtoselectcoursesthatcomplementtheCommunicationDisordersmajor.Thefollowingcoursesarerecommendedaselectives.Thesecoursesdonotfulfillgeneraleducationrequirements.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits Cultural

Diversity(P)

BED120

IntroductiontoBusinessCommunications(meetsfirst2weeksofclass,remainder

online&self-paced) 3 BIOL324 Neurobiology(prereq.BIOL220) 3 CDIS401 HearingDisorders 3 CDIS404 DimensionsofDeafness 3 CDIS408 SeminarsinAuditoryProcessing 3 CDIS490 ReadingandWritingDisorders 3 CSP471 InterpersonalHelpingSkills 3 ENG482 EnglishStructuresandPedagogicalGrammar 4 ENG484 PedagogicalGrammar&AcademicEnglish 4 ENG485 LanguageandCultureinTESL 4 SPED405 IndividualswithExceptionalNeeds 2 HLTH321 MedicalTerminology 4 PSYC230 ChildCarePsychology 3 CMST101W InterpersonalCommunication 3 PCMST215 EffectiveListening 2 FCS230 ChildCarePsychology 3 FCS303 WorkingwithFamilies 3 FCS400 CulturallyDiverseFamilySystems 3 PurpleFCS402 Play&ChildDevelopment(summer) 3 HLTH455 HealthandAging 3 SOC402 MedicalSociology 3

SOC404SociologyofAging

(prereq.SOC101/101W) 3 SPED407 PositiveBehavioralInterventions&Supports 3

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StudentswhowishtocompleteaminorinCommunicationDisorderscompleteatotalof16credits.Therearetworequiredcourses(4credits).Theremaining12creditsmaybechosenfromtheundergraduatecourseslistedbelow.

Course#

TitleofCourse Credits

REQUIREDCOURSES

290 IntroductiontoCommunicationDisorders 3445 GrandRoundsFoundation 1

SELECTAMINIMUMOF12CREDITSFROMBELOW

201 ObservationofHumanCommunication 3220 BasicAudiology 3312 SpeechandLanguageDevelopment 3322 SpeechandHearingSciences 3392 Phonetics 3394 AppliedAnatomyandPhysiology 3401 HearingDisorders 3402 ChildLanguageDisorders 2403 ChildLanguageDisordersLab 1404 DimensionsofDeafness 3408 SeminarsinAuditoryProcessing 3410 NeurologicalBasesofSpeech 2416 VoiceandResonanceDisorders 3421 AuralRehabilitation 3490 ReadingandWritingDisorders 3444 AppraisalandDiagnosis 3

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UNDERGRADUATE2YEARPLANOFSTUDY

YEAR1

FALLSEMESTER-JuniorYear SPRINGSEMESTER-JuniorYear

CDIS Title Cr. Semester CDIS Title Cr. Semester

201ObservationofHumanCommunication 3

Fall/Spring/Summer201

ObservationofHumanCommunication 3

Fall/Spring/Summer

312Speech&LanguageDevelopment 3

Fall/Summer220 BasicAudiology 3

322Speech&HearingScience 3

Fall/Summer290

IntrotoCommunicationDisorders 3

Fall/Spring/Summer

392 Phonetics 3Fall/Summer

438SpeechSoundDisorders 3

394AppliedAnatomy&Physiology 3

Fall/Summer

YEAR2

FALLSEMESTER-SeniorYear SPRINGSEMESTER-SeniorYear

CDIS Title Cr. Semester CDIS Title Cr. Semester

402ChildLanguageDisorders 2 421 AuralRehabilitation 3

403ChildLanguageDisordersLab 1 438

SpeechSoundDisorders 3

410NeurologicalBasesofSpeech 2 444

AppraisalandDiagnosis 3

416Voice&ResonanceDisorders 3 445

GrandRounds-Foundation 1

431OrientationtoClinicalPracticumLab 1 Fall/Summer 446

GrandRounds-Presentations 2

434OrientationtoClinicalPracticum 2

Fall/Summer 495

SpeechClinicalPracticum 2

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UNDERGRADUATE3YEARPLANOFSTUDYYEAR1

FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER

CDIS Title Cr. Semester CDIS Title Cr. Semester

201ObservationofHumanComm. 3 201

ObservationofHumanComm. 3 Fall/Spring/Summer

312

Speech&LanguageDevelopment 3

Fall/Summer220

BasicAudiology3

322

Speech&HearingScience 3

Fall/Summer290

IntrotoCommunicationDisorders 3

Fall/Spring/Summer

YEAR2

FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER

CDIS Title Cr. Semester CDIS Title Cr. Semester

392 Phonetics 3 Fall/Summer 438SpeechSoundDisorders 3

394AppliedAnatomy&Physiology 3 Fall/Summer

YEAR3

FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER

CDIS Title Cr. Semester CDIS Title Cr. Semester

402ChildLanguageDisorders 2 421

AuralRehabilitation 3

403ChildLanguageDisordersLAB 1 444

Appraisal&Diagnosis 3

410NeurologicalBasesofSpeech 2 445

GrandRounds-Foundation 1

416Voice&ResonanceDisorders 3 446

GrandRounds-Presentation 2

431

OrientationtoClinicalPracticum-LAB 1

Fall/Summer495 ClinicalPracticum 2

434OrientationtoClinicalPracticum 2 Fall/Summer

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TobeadmittedtotheGraduateMajorPrograminCommunicationDisorders,applicationsmustbereceivedbeforeFebruary1forthefollowingFallSemester.Applicationswillnotbeprocesseduntilallfiveoftheitemslistedbelowarereceived.Pleasenotethatsomeapplicationmaterialsaresenttothecollegeofgraduatestudiesandsomearesentdirectlytothedepartment(seebelow).Sendthefollowingdocumentsto:MinnesotaStateUniversity,MankatoOfficeoftheDean;CollegeofGraduateStudies125WigleyAdministrationCenterMankato,MN560011.GraduateStudiesapplicationform.2.Twoofficialtranscriptsofpreviousacademiccredit(undergraduateandgraduate,ifapplicable).3.OfficialGraduateRecordExamination(GRE)scores.

Note:TheCollegeofGraduateStudieswillnotforwardthestudent’sapplicationtothedepartmentforprocessinguntilthescoresarereceived.

Sendthefollowingdocumentsto:MinnesotaStateUniversity,MankatoSpeech,Hearing,andRehabilitationProgram-GraduateCoordinator103ArmstrongHallMankato,MN560014.Aletterofintent.5.Threelettersofrecommendation

(MSU-Mankatostudentsareexemptfromthisrequirement).Nospecificformsorformatarerequiredforthelettersofrecommendationorfortheletterofintent.ProgramadmissionsaremadefortheFallSemesteronly,unlessvacanciesoccurduringtheacademicyear.Studentsareacceptedforadmissiononacompetitivebasisamongother

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applicants.TheminimalstandardforadmissionisaGPAof3.0.ApplicantscanexpecttobecompetingwithstudentswhohaveaGPAof3.50orbetter.

Thefollowingcourseworkmustbecompletedorscheduledpriortoconsiderationforgraduateadmission:

NormalProcessCoursework

Takeallofthefollowingcoursesortheirequivalentspriortoenrollingin4/500levelcourses.

# Title: Notes:201 ObservationofHumanCommunication(fall,spring) 220 BasicAudiology(spring) 290 Intro.toCommunicationDisorders(fall,spring) 312 Speech&LanguageDevelopment(fall) Thesefourcoursesmust

becompletedbeforeenrollinginanyCDIS

coursesatthe400level.

322 Speech&HearingSciences(fall)392 Phonetics(fall)394 AppliedAnatomyandPhysiology(fall)

DisordersCoursework

Selectthreecoursesortheirequivalentsfromthelistbelow.NOTE:Additionaldeficiencycoursesmayberequiredaspartofyourgraduateprogramplanofstudy.Ifso,

deficiencieswouldbeidentifiedontheacceptancenotification.

# Title: Notes:402 LanguageDisordersinChildren(fall)

Selectionofthesecoursesfacilitatesenrollmentin

practicum.

403 LanguageDisordersinChildren-LAB(fall)410 NeurologicalBasesofSpeech(fall)416 VoiceandResonanceDisorders(fall)438 SpeechSoundDisorders(spring)

421AuralRehabilitation(spring)

Someofthesecoursesarelikelytoberequiredas

deficienciesinthegraduateplanofstudyifnotcompleted

priortoapplication.444 Appraisal&Diagnosis(spring)

GeneralEducationCoursework

Takeonecollege-levelcourseineachofthefollowingareas(seepages11&12):

StatisticsBiologicalSciencePhysicalScienceSocial/BehavioralScience

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GRADUATEPLANOFSTUDY

YEAR1

FALL SPRING SUMMER

CDIS Title Cr. Int.Req. CDIS Title Cr. Int.

Req. CDIS Title Cr. Int.Req.

522ClinicalPracticum-AUD(1enrollment) 1 P 522

ClinicalPracticum-AUD(1enrollment) 1 P 540

Organization&Management 2

610 ResearchinCDIS 3 613NaturalisticEval.ofChildLanguage 3 P 692 Dysphagia 3 P

615Seminar:SpeechSoundDisorders 2 P 614

LanguageTherapywithChildren 3 P 694 Alt.PlanPaper 2

617 Stuttering 3 621MotorSpeechDisorders 3 P 695

ClinicalPracticum-SLP(2enrollments) 1 P

619AdultLanguageDisorders 3 P 688 MulticulturalIssues 3 P 699 Thesis 3

695ClinicalPracticum-SLP(2enrollments) 1 P 695

ClinicalPracticum-SLP(2enrollments) 1 P

YEAR2

FALL SPRING SUMMER

CDIS Title Cr. Int.Req. CDIS Title Cr. Int.

Req. CDIS Title Cr. Int.Req.

675 MedicalIssues 3 577 Aug./Alt.Comm. 2 P 694 Alt.PlanPaper 2

694 Alt.PlanPaper 2 616 Seminar:Voice 2 698Internship(2enrollments) 6

698Internship(2enrollments) 6 694 Alt.PlanPaper 2 699 Thesis 3

699 Thesis 3 699 Thesis 3 Note:CompletionofThesisandAlternatePlanPaperduringsummersemester

mustbeapprovedbyadvisor.

Practicum-relatednotes:Studentsenteringthegraduateprogramwillbeassignedpracticums.PracticumrequiresatleastonerotationthroughtheTwinCitiesAphasiaGroup,whichisacomponentoftheMSUClinic.Note:Courseswhere“Int.Req.”ischeckedmustbecompletedpriortointernship.

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ThecourseslistedinthegraduateplanofstudyarerequiredofallgraduatemajorsinCommunicationDisordersunless:1)SubstitutecreditsfromothercommunicationdisordersprogramsaccreditedbytheCouncilonAcademicAccreditationoftheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociationareacceptedastransfercredits.2)Thestudentcandemonstratethatthetopicforagivencoursehasbeenadequatelycoveredbyundergraduatecoursework.Inthelattercase,thestudentmaysubstitutea500levelcoursewithinthedepartmentoragraduatelevelcoursefromanotherdepartment,withtheapprovalofhis/heradvisor.Ofthegraduatecredits,atleast21semestercreditsmustbeincoursesconcerningspeechorlanguagedisorders.Allprogramsofstudyrequireaminimumoftwoyearsoffull-timeenrollment.Graduatesshouldnotethat50%ormoreoftheirgraduateprogramshouldaccruein600levelcourses.Further,nomorethan6creditsareallowedin677,IndividualStudy.Studentsarerequiredtofileaplanofstudynolaterthanthetimeatwhichtheycompletetheir20thgraduatecredit.CRIMINALBACKGROUNDCHECKSThegraduatecurriculumincludesaclinicaleducationcomponent(i.e.,internship)thatrequirescriminalbackgroundchecksonstudentspriortoplacementatinternshipsites.Failuretopassacriminalbackgroundcheckmayprecludecompletionoftheclinicaleducationcomponent,whichisrequiredforclinicalcertification.GRADUATETHESISVS.ALTERNATEPLANPAPERStudentschoosingtheThesisPlanorAlternatePlanPaper(APP)followthesamecurriculumrequirements.TheonlydifferencesarethattheThesisPlanstudentisrequiredtoenrollfor3creditsin699,ThesisandtheAlternatePlanstudentsenrollfor2creditsin694.Ingeneral,thethesisprojectismorerigorousthanthealternateplanpaper.ThoseconsideringpursuingaterminaldegreeareadvisedtocompleteaThesis.COMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONMinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankatorequiresthatallgraduatestudentspassacomprehensiveexamination.TheCommunicationDisordersProgramusesASHA’sPRAXISexaminationasthecomprehensive.Alternately,studentsmayelecttorequestacomprehensiveessayexamofferedbytheprogram.Thepolicyforrequestingthe

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comprehensiveessayexamisavailablefromthedepartmentsecretary,chair,and/orCoordinatorofGraduatePrograms.

LENGTHOFPROGRAMSTypically,anundergraduatemajorcanbeexpectedtocompletetherequirementsfortheB.S.degreeinfouracademicyears,beginningthemajorcourseworkinthesophomoreyear.Allcoursesinthemajorareofferedonlyonceayear;therefore,carefulplanningisneeded.

Ordinarily,thestudentwhoenterstheGraduateProgramwithoutdeficienciesmaybeexpectedtocompletehis/herstudiesintwocalendaryearsoffull-timeenrollment.CLASSSIZESUndergraduatecoursesrangeinsizefromapproximately40to60students,withafewexceptions.“Graduateonly”coursesizesrangefrom6to15.FACILITIESTheArmstrongHallfacilitiesinclude26roomshousingthefacultyoffices,thedepartmentaloffice,theSpeech,Language,andHearingClinics,themajorclassroom,andtheAudiologyLab&SpeechPathologyLab.ThefacilitiesincludethreesoundattenuatingboothsandclosedcircuitTVbetweentheclinictreatmentrooms,thefacultyoffices,theclassroom,andanobservationroom.Off-campusfacilitiesatcooperatingclinicalsitesarevaried,includingmajormedicalcenters,smallprivateoffices,andschoolsettings.HOUSINGCampusresidentialhousingisavailabletostudentsonalimitedbasis.StudentsinterestedincampushousingshouldcontacttheResidentialLifeHousingOfficeattheCarkoskiCommonsorbycalling(507)389-1011.Off-campushousingisalsoavailablenearby.Inquiryforoff-campusaccommodationsmaybefoundathttp://www.mnsu.edu/activities/housing/.FINANCIALAIDANDONLINEASSISTANCEAvarietyofapplicationandstudentfinancialaidresourcesareavailableattheCollegeofGraduateStudieswebsite:http://grad.mnsu.edu/gradstudies/.Theseincludegraduateassistantshipsandneed-basedfinancialaidprograms.StudentswishingtomakefurtherinquiryshouldcontacttheCollegeofGraduateStudiesofficeat(507)389-232orcontactStudentFinancialServiceslocatedinCentennialStudentUnionat(507)389-1866.IfyouwishtoapplyforagraduateassistantshipintheCommunicationDisordersprogram,contacttheCDISgraduatecoordinator.FORFURTHERINFORMATIONForpersonsrequiringfurtherinformation,pleasecontactthedirectorofthegraduateprogrambywritingtotheGraduateCoordinator,DepartmentofSpeech,HearingandRehabilitationServices,CommunicationDisordersProgram,103ArmstrongHall,MinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankato,Mankato,MN56001ortelephone(507)389-1414.DEPARTMENTWEBSITEThedepartmentwebsitefeaturesinformationaboutthefacultyandavarietyofhelpfullinks.Thewebsiteislocatedat:http://ahn.mnsu.edu/cd/.

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Aspartoftheprogram’saccreditationbytheASHACouncilonAcademicAccreditation,theCommunicationDisordersprogramisrequiredtomaintainastudentcomplaintprocess.StudentswhowishtoresolveacomplaintaredirectedtofollowtheCDISstudentcomplaintprocedurethatisillustratedonthefollowingflowchart.Asaninitialstep,thestudentshoulddeterminewithwhomthecomplaintshouldbediscussedfirst.Thestudentshouldjudgewhethertheissueisrelatedtoclinic,anindividualcourse,orwhetheritisaprogram-relatedissue.ClinicalIssues:Thesemayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,clientassignments,supervisionproblems,clockhourissues,clinicpaperwork,etc.CourseIssues:Thesemayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,classassignments,tests,grades,availabilityofinstructor,etc.Pleasenote:Ifastudentcomplaintinvolvesgrades,andasatisfactoryoutcomedoesnotresultfromcommunicationwiththecourseinstructor,thestudentisadvisedtofollowtheuniversityprocedureforgradeappealwhichisoutlinedineachcourseschedulebook.CDISProgramIssues:Thesemayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,admissiondecisions,removalfromtheprogram,curricularrequirements,problemswiththephysicalfacilities,etc.Complaintsofanothernaturemaybecoveredbyotheruniversitypolicies,includingdiscriminationandharassment,whichareoutlinedintheGraduateandUndergraduateBulletins.CDISStudentshavetherighttofileacomplaintwiththeASHACouncilonAcademicAccreditation(CAA).TheCAAcanbereachedat(800)-498-2071.Shouldyouwishtofileacomplaint,thecontactinformationfortheCAAislistedbelow.TheCouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathologyAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation2200ResearchBoulevard,#310

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UniversityMissionStatementMinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankatopromoteslearningthrougheffectiveundergraduateandgraduateteaching,scholarship,andresearchinservicetothestate,theregion,andtheglobalcommunity.DisseminationofPlan&ResultsTheprogram’swebsitewillincludetheprogram’slong-termstrategyandresultsofregularassessment.PolicyonEquitableTreatmentAsamemberoftheuniversitycommunity,theCommunicationDisordersprogramadherestothefollowinguniversitypolicyonnon-discrimination:MinnesotaStateCollegesandUniversitiesiscommittedtoapolicyofnondiscriminationinemploymentandeducationopportunity.Nopersonshallbediscriminatedagainstinthetermsandconditionsofemployment,personnelpractices,oraccesstoandparticipationinprograms,services,andactivitieswithregardtorace,sex,color,creed,religion,age,nationalorigin,disability,maritalstatus,statuswithregardtopublicassistance,orsexualorientation.