CSD Post-bacc Course Schedule

You will have the opportunity to take up to 11 on-campus courses, plus an off-campus practicum experience. While you are welcome to take courses ‘a la carte,’ if you plan to take the entire coursework for this program, good sequencing of the courses ensures a quality experience. Many courses are conveniently offered in the late afternoon and early evening, or online. Because of this, many students continue part-time work during enrollment. The full schedule includes:

Communication Sciences and Disorders Post-bacc Courses

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists come alongside children and adults struggling with speech, language, cognitive, hearing or swallowing disorders. As you go about the work of preventing, assessing, diagnosing and treating such disorders, listening and communication skills will be paramount in your role. By drawing from both the arts and sciences, Gordon's faith-based interdisciplinary approach to communication sciences and disorders (CSD) will not only build your foundational knowledge but prepare you to minister well to the communicative needs of people of all ages. Contact Rachel de Nijs, [email protected].

Requirements

• CSD 214 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
• CSD 316 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
• CSD 318 - Audiology
• CSD 325 - Speech Sound Disorders
• CSD 326 - Language Disorders
• CSD 375 - Science of Speech
• CSD 376 - Science of Hearing
• CSD 426 - Clinical Observations
• LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics
• LIN 303 - Phonology and Phonetics
• PSY 180 - Person in Psychological Context
• PSY 270 - Psycholinguistics
• PSY 380 - Neuroscience of Language
• BIO 213 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• MAT 220 - Biostatistics
• One of:  
      ¤ CHE 111 - Principles of Chemistry I  4 credits
      ¤ PHY 121 - Introductory Physics I 4 credits

Clinical Experience

Strong faculty links with schools and hospitals within our region provide CSD post-bacc students with opportunities to learn more outside the classroom. Off-campus supervisors find our students well prepared for an initial clinical practice experience, which can be a valuable resume builder prior to graduate school. This clinical practicum also meets the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Board of Registration requirement for observation if you are interested in applying for a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant License.

During the CSD425 practicum, students typically work one full day or two half days per week off-campus with speech-language pathologists as student clinicians in local schools, private practices and community-based hospitals and clinics. Consistent with ASHA recommendations, our practicum provides students with both observation and hands-on experience treating children and adults with a variety of disorders and impairments such as articulation, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders. Most of our off-campus practicum locations are not accessible by public transportation. Consequently, it is necessary for students to have access to a car during the semester that they are enrolled in CSD425.