You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Communicative Disorders Major
Major requirements (41-46 units)
Concentration
Select one:
Audiology
CSD 80, 91, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110, 116, 128, 131, 141, 172
(41 units)
Deaf Studies
Select one specialization:
---Deaf Education
CSD 80, 95 (or LING 150); CSD 91, 92, 102, 106, 114, 128, 131, 135, 139,
141, 161, 162, 163, 164 (46 units)
---Sign Language Studies
CSD 80, 91, 92, 95 (or LING 150); CSD 106, 114, 135, 136, 139, 141, 163,
166, 168; LING 132 or 147 (41 units)
Speech-Language Pathology
CSD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110, 115, 116, 122, 128, 131,
171, 172 (44 units)
General Education (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements* (27-32 units)
(See Degree Requirements); courses may be used
to satisfy credential requirements or a minor in another field
Total (124 units)
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*This figure takes into consideration that CSD 91 and 92 are anticipated
to satisfy a communication sciences and disorders major requirement as well
as the requirement for General Education (see General
Education). Consult the department chair or faculty adviser for additional
details.
Advising Notes
- CR/NC grading is not permitted for CSD majors for any coursework required inthe major, with the exception of clinical courses. (See course descriptions.)
- General Education and elective units may be used toward a dual major or minor (see Dual Major or departmental minor). Consult the appropriate department chair, program coordinator, or faculty adviser for further information.
- Students in CSD 110, 160, and other clinical, internship, and student teaching courses are required to show health certification that they are free from tuberculosis and rubella, and to purchase student clinic malpractice insurance for the clinical courses (see the University Speech and Hearing Clinic director for details).
Communicative Disorders Minor
A Minor in Communicative Disorders is designed to provide students in
psychology, education, and the health professions with an appreciation and
understanding of the problems and procedures related to people who have
speech, language, and hearing disorders.
Select one of the following:
Speech Pathology/Audiology
CSD 80, 91, 95, 101, 102, 109
(18 units)
Deaf Studies
CSD 80, 91, 92, 135, 139, 141
(18 units)
Note: With permission of the department chair, substitutions can be
made.
Graduate Program
The master's degree is considered essential for the professional training
needed for effective clinical practice in deaf education or speech-language
pathology. The degree also provides the first graduate degree for students
who may pursue advanced training toward a doctoral degree. The master's
degree generally involves about two years of full-time study.
Admission Requirements. The graduate program is open to students
with communicative disorders or related bachelor's degrees who have demonstrated
the ability to excel at an advanced level as well as indicated great potential
for success in academic work and clinical work. In order to be considered
for admission to the graduate program, the applicant needs to submit the
following: (1) a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 units of any coursework
and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in CSD coursework; (2) three letters of recommendation;
(3) a letter of intent; and (4) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.
Consideration for admission may include but will not be limited to the
following: (1) students with outstanding clinical potential, (2) deaf and
hard of hearing students, (3) students with disabilities, and (4) students
with multicultural or bilingual experience.
Students with a bachelor's degree in a field other than communicative disorders
need to complete the undergraduate requirements of the major before beginning
their graduate study. These students are eligible for unclassified graduate
status at the university while completing their prerequisite coursework.
Applicants who have specific deficiencies or need coursework may be accepted
with conditionally classified status. Students must apply to the department
for fully classified graduate standing as soon as any conditions of acceptance
have been met. No more than 10 units of graduate work taken under conditional
classification can be used to meet the requirements of the master's degree.
Admission Procedures. Applications for the graduate program in communicative
disorders are accepted until October 1 for the spring semester and February
1 for the fall semester. Applications received after these dates are considered
the following semester. Application is a two-step process that involves
submitting the following:
1. To the University
- An Application of Admission and the Supplemental Application for Graduate Admission (forms A and B in the CSU application booklet)
- Official transcripts from all universities and colleges other than California State University, Fresno
- Official GRE scores
2. To the Department
- Departmental application
- Official transcripts from all universities attended (California State University, Fresno students may supply the unofficial transcripts issued by Admissions and Records.)
- Official GRE scores.
- Three letters of recommendation (These letters should be written by instructors or other persons familiar with communicative disorders.)
- Letter of Intent
The departmental application and letter of recommendation forms are available
from the department. Please be aware that students cannot be accepted into
the graduate program until all materials are received by the university
and the department. Students are encouraged to take their GRE early during
their senior year to avoid delays in acceptance for graduate work.
Advancement to Candidacy. Each student in a master's degree program
must file for advancement to candidacy. See Admissions
and Master's Degree Programs, Division of Graduate Studies.
Graduate-Level Writing Competence. California State University, Fresno
requires that students have graduate-level writing abilities before being
advanced to candidacy for the master's degree. Students can demonstrate
these abilities by taking CSD 200 and obtaining written clearance from the
instructor. Deaf education students can take ERF 220 to satisfy the graduate-level
writing requirements instead of CSD 200. Written clearance can be obtained
from the department for students who have demonstrated graduate-level writing
abilities in coursework equivalent to CSD 200.
Statistics. Any 3-unit, one semester statistics course (lower division,
upper division, or graduate level) is required to complete the Master of
Arts in Communicative Disorders. Students are encouraged to take the course
during their senior year. Exceptions may be made with the consent of their
faculty adviser.
Grade Requirements. To be eligible to receive the master's degree,
a student must have maintained a B average with no more than
two C grades on the approved Program of Study. Once a student has received
three Cs at any point in the graduate program, he or she will
automatically be disqualified from the graduate program.
Master of Arts Degree Requirements
Communicative Disorders Major
Common Experience
Core: CSD 202 (Aural Rehabilitation) (3 units)
Clinical Lab (0 units)
(Lab taken concurrently with CSD 202)
Professional Topics Seminar (0 units)
(Attendance is mandatory each semester)
Otions (select one) (27 units)
--- Deaf Education ---
CSD 200 or ERF 220; CSD 201 or COUN 240; CSD 262, 263, 264, 268, and 3 units
in approved electives* or 9 units in approved electives* (27 units)
--- Speech-Language Pathology ---
CSD 200, 206, 207, 210, 213, 214, 216, 220 (27 units)
Thesis or project (6 units)
Total (36 units)
Comprehensive Examination
Core: CSD 202 (3 units)
Options (select one) (27 units)
--- Deaf Education ---
CSD 200 or ERF 220; CSD 201 or COUN 240; CSD 262, 263, 264, 268, and 3 units
in approved electives* or 9 units in approved electives* (27 units)
--- Speech-Language Pathology ---
CSD 200, 204, 206, 207, 210, 213, 214, 216, 220 (27 units)
Written examination (0 units)
Total (30 units)
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*Approved electives are as follows: CSD 113, LEE 138, LING 244, CTET 228,
CTET 230.
Other coursework is developed with the adviser to reflect such factors
as students' desires regarding thesis or project, individual needs and desires
for training, meeting certain state or national requirements, etc.
Student Teaching and Internship. Students are required to take their
final student teaching and internship (e.g. CSD 257, 258, 267, 268) during
the last two semesters of their approved Program of Study and within the
last 12 units of graduate coursework. Earlier final student teaching and
internships are not permitted in the Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Department.
Clinical Training. All students are involved in supervised clinical
practicum experience during their graduate training. At least 400 clinical
hours are required prior to receiving the M.A. degree. A minimum of 250
of these hours must be at the graduate level. These hours are gained at
the University Speech and Hearing Clinic and in at least two other settings
(internship, student teaching, residency program, etc.).
Thesis, Project, and Non-Thesis or Project Alternatives. A limited
number of students may be permitted to undertake a thesis or project, depending
on availability of the faculty committee mem bers. Selection of students
for these assignments is determined by their consistent demonstration of
academic superiority in coursework and evidence of outstanding writing skills
and research papers. Six units of credit are earned for a thesis or project.
These units may be applied toward the unit requirements of the degree. (See
Criteria for Thesis and Project.)
Students considering a thesis or project need to consult the faculty very
early in the graduate program. Selecting a thesis or project option is recommended
for students who may at some point consider working toward a doctoral degree.
Students who do not participate in a thesis or project complete written
and oral comprehensive examinations.
Culminating Experience. A culminating experience is required of all
California State University, Fresno master's degrees. Students in communicative
disorders are involved with written examinations and an oral culminating
experience.
Students choosing a non-thesis or project alternative take a written examination
on six areas of the field, then take an oral examination on their written
examination and subject matter within the field. For thesis and project
students, their thesis or project is considered as the written examination.
These students are orally examined on the subject matter of their work and
within the field. Information about these options is available from an adviser.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.
Completion of the master's degree fulfills all the academic and clinical
practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
in Speech Pathology. A Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) of paid, professional
supervised experience is required along with passing the National Examination
in Speech Pathology (NESPA) before the certificate is granted by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association. A Certificate of Clinical Competence
is required for employment in nearly all work settings except the public
schools. All students are encouraged to acquire national certification regardless
of the work setting they may choose.
California License as a Speech Pathologist. The master's degree fulfills
all academic and clinical practicum requirements for the State License.
A year of Required Professional Experience (RPE) is necessary along with
passing the NESPA before the license is issued by the Board of Medical Quality
Assurance. The license is required for employment in almost all settings
except the public schools.
The CFY and RPE can be completed concurrently when graduates accept their
first professional position.
Certification by Council on Education of the Deaf. For students specializing
in deaf education, completion of the master's degree fulfills all the academic
and clinical practicum requirements for Provisional Certification by the
Council on Education of the Deaf, the national organization responsible
for certifying teachers of the deaf. Professional level certification is
available following three years of successful teaching under the supervision
of a professionally certified educator of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
All students are encouraged to acquire national certification.
Credentials
Two major school credentials for employment are available through the
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. Students majoring in
speech-language pathology have a choice of completing their Clinical Rehabilitation
Services Credential with an option in either language, speech, and hearing
services or language, speech, and hearing services with severe oral language
handicapped authorization. Students who choose the first option are prepared
to work as speech-language pathologists with individuals and/or small groups
in one or several schools. However, students selecting the second option
work as classroom teachers with severe language handicapped children or
as speech pathologists in the school system. Speech-language pathology students
accepted into the graduate program in the fall of 1994 or thereafter must
complete their master's degree before they are issued the Clinical Rehabilitation
Services Credential.
Students in speech-language pathology must be approved for admission into
the graduate program before the Clinical Rehabilitative Services (CRS) credential
is issued. Deaf education students may pursue the Special Education Specialist:
Communication Handicapped Credential (Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing)
with or without pursuing the M.A. degree. They are trained to teach classes
of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Students pursuing either credential
must meet all admission requirements for the graduate program.
Students are not eligible to take any Communicative Sciences and Disorders
(CSD) 200-level coursework without departmental acceptance into the M.A.
or credential program. CSD 200-level coursework taken by deaf education
students for a credential will be not be included on a master's degree program
of study unless the student has been admitted into the M.A. program. Students
cleared as credential candidates by the department and the School of Education
and Human Development are not automatically accepted into the department's
graduate program.
Information regarding the two credentials is available from departmental
credential advisers and the School of Education and Human Development. Students
must see their advisers in regard to the upcoming changes in the credential
programs.
Special Education Specialist: Communication Handicapped Credentials
Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Option
Core: CSD 80, 95 (or LING 150); CSD 102, 106, 114, 128 and 131 (concurrently)
(19 units)
Deaf Education core: CSD 91, 92, 135, 139, 141, 161, 162, 163, 164, 202,
262, 263, 264 (39 units)
Clinical core: CSD 260 (1-6 units); CSD 258 (6 units) or CSD 268 (6 units)
or CSD 258 (12 units) (13-18 units)
Generic core: CTET 100; H S 120 (6 units)
Total (70-76 units)
Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credentials
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services
Generic courses: CSD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105; 107 and 110 (concurrently),
109, 115, 116; 122, 128 and 131 (concurrently), 171, 172; PSYCH 101 (47
units)
Advanced Specialization in Language, Speech, and Hearing: CSD 200, 202,
204, 206, 207, 210, 213, 214, 216, 220 (30 units)
Clinical core: CSD 257 (4-9 units), 209 (1 unit), 130 or 230 (10-15 units),
150 or 250 (5 units) (20-30 units)
Total (97-107 units)
Communicative Sciences and Disorders Courses