Communication Disorders: Sample 4-Year Plan
The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Communication Disorders (BA/BS)
Boldface courses must be taken in sequence
FALL - Semester 1
CMDS 200: Introduction to Communication Disorders
TRU 120: First-Year Seminar
Dialogues Curriculum coursework - ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking
Foreign Language (at placement level)
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
SPRING - Semester 2
CMDS 200: Introduction to Communication Disorders (if not taken Fall Semester)
Dialogues Curriculum coursework - COMM 170: Public Speaking
PSYC 166: General Psychology
Foreign Language (at placement level)
Math (at placement level)
FALL - Semester 3
CMDS 261: Phonetics
B.A. or B.S. required support course
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
Dialogues Curriculum coursework - STEM*
Math (at placement level)
*CHEM 100: Chemistry for Contemporary Living OR PHYS 100: Concepts in Physics
SPRING - Semester 4
CMDS 101: Clinical Observation I
CMDS 261: Phonetics (if not taken Fall - Semester 3)
CMDS 460: Language Development
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
PSYC 332: Child Development OR PSYC 377: Developmental Psychology
B.A. or B.S. required support course
Dialogues Curriculum coursework - STEM**
**BIOL 100 Biology
FALL - Semester 5
CMDS 470: The Speech Mechanism
CMDS 472: Audiology
CMDS 301: Clinical Observation II
LING 238: Introduction to Linguistics
STAT 190: Basic Statistics
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
SPRING - Semester 6
CMDS 380: Principles of Clinical Management
CMDS 473: Aural Rehabilitation △
CMDS 477: Articulation and Phonology △
CMDS 550: Counseling in Communication Disorders △
JINS course
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
FALL - Semester 7
CMDS 474: Speech and Hearing Science
CMDS 490: Professional Issues in Communication Disorders
CAPSTONE OPTION 1 - CMDS 480: WE/Clinical Practice Capstone
Dialogues Curriculum coursework
Elective
SPRING - Semester 8
CAPSTONE OPTION 2 - CMDS 489: WE/Capstone in Communication Disorders***
OR
CAPSTONE OPTION 1 -- CMDS 480: WE/Clinical Practice Capstone AND CMDS 550: Counseling in Communication Disorders*** △
Elective -- CMDS 520: Interprofessional Healthcare Team Experience
Elective(s)
***Students purusing this option must complete one elective to obtain the required 30 hours in the CMDS Major.
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
Communication: Sample 4-Year Plan English Major: Sample 4-Year Plan Linguistics Major: Sample 4-Year Plan