Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Health Sciences (Pre-Communication Disorders Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- Any student entering Texas State may enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) pre-communication disorders concentration. The BSHS degree does not prepare students to attend a graduate degree program in communication disorders. Admission to Texas State does not guarantee admission to the Communication Disorders program. Admission to the Communication Disorders program is competitive and selective. It is recommended that students arrange academic advising at least once prior to submitting an application. The academic sequence begins during the fall semester of the junior year. The deadline for submission of applications is typically in the summer. Additional information may be found on the Communication Disorders catalog page.
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component core number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
- Any student who did not complete at least two years of the same foreign language in high school is required to take 6-8 hours of the same foreign language.
- Students who chose to earn a BSHS degree must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors. If minoring in HA, do not take HA 3347. Work with your advisor for an alternate course.
- The degree plan listed below for the Junior and Senior years applies only to students who chose to earn a BSHS degree. Students admitted to the Communication Disorders program, see BSCD catalog page.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | PHIL 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 2306]) | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following: | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 30 | 4 | |
MATH 1315 (TCCN MATH 1314) | Choose 4 hours from the following: | ||
MATH 1319 (TCCN MATH 1324) | |||
MATH 1329 (TCCN MATH 1325) | |||
MATH 2417 (TCCN MATH 2412) | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 | |
MATH 2471 (TCCN MATH 2413) | HS 1310 | 3 | |
| CDIS 1331 | 3 | ||
| PSY 1300 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN PSYC 2301]) | 3 | ||
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | ||
| US 1100 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Component Area Option Code 090 | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 [HUMA 1315] | 3 |
| HIM 2360 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| PSY 3300 (TCCN PSYC 2314) | 3 | ENG 3303 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Choose 3 hours form the following: | 3 |
| BIO 2430 (TCCN BIOL 2404) | 4 | ||
PSY 2301 (TCCN PSYC 2317) | |||
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 30 | 3 | ||
Choose 3 hours from the following: | |||
PHYS 1310 (TCCN PHYS 1305) | |||
PHYS 1320 (TCCN PHYS 1307) | |||
PHYS 1315 (TCCN PHYS 1301) | |||
PHYS 1325 (TCCN PHYS 1302) | |||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| HA 3308, HIM 3301, or HS 3331 | 3 | HS 3350 | 3 |
| CS 1308 or ISAN 1323 (TCCN COSC 1301 or BCIS 1305) | 3 | HA 3324 | 3 |
| NUTR 2360 (TCCN BIOL 1322) | 3 | Prescribed Elective1 | 3 |
| Component Area Option Code 090 | 3 | Support Science2 | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| HS 4379 | 3 | HS 4315 | 3 |
| Prescribed Elective1 | 3 | HIM 4331 | 3 |
| Minor | 6 | Prescribed Elective1 | 3 |
| Minor | 6 | ||
| 12 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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Prescribed Electives—Choose 9 hours from the following: ANTH 3302, ANTH 3325, CDIS 4335, CDIS 4371, CDIS 4379, CDIS 4390A, CDIS 4680, COUN 3320, ENG 3319, HA 3309, PSY 3315, PSY 3322, SOCI 3383.
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Support Courses—Choose 3 hours from the following: BIO 2400 or BIO 2440, BIO 2451, BIO 2452, CHEM 1341, CHEM 1342, CHEM 2330, CHEM 2341, CHEM 2342.
