Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders (B.S.C.D.) Major in Communication Disorders

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

Admission Requirements

1. The Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders (B.S.C.D.) degree with a major in Communication Disorders requires admission to the university and admission to the program.  For more information visit: http://www.health.txstate.edu/cdis/prospective-students/Admissions.html
2. Students start out as Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, pre-communication disorders concentration majors. Once the student is accepted into the Junior/Senior sequence, the major becomes Communication Disorders (CDIS)
3. Admission to the CDIS junior/senior-level courses is competitive and selective. Enrollment is limited by student/faculty ratios in both academic and clinical components of the program.
4. Students must be in overall good standing to apply.
5. An overall GPA of 3.0 is required to be considered for admission.

6. The application for admission is submitted to the department by May 15th. Admission decisions are made after the end of Summer I. All students will be notified by letter of the CDIS. Undergraduate Admission Committee’s decisions. Student selection is made on academic performance and not on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin.

7. A minimum grade of C in support and major classes listed as part of the freshman/sophomore years in the degree plan below. These classes must be completed by the end of the Summer 1 session in the same calendar year in which the student wishes to begin the junior/senior sequence.

  9. Students are ranked by their GPA in the following five required classes and admittance in the junior/senior year is based on this ranking. Preference for admission is given to students who have not repeated any of the five courses. These classes must be completed by the end of the Summer 1 session in the same calendar year in which the student wishes to begin the junior/senior sequence. The following courses must be taken in the 50 hours to be considered for admission:​

General Requirements

1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code 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.

2. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
3. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
4. 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.
5. Students must have attained a major GPA of 2.75 to graduate.
6. The junior/senior-level CDIS course sequence begins during the fall semester only.  CDIS courses must be taken in the sequence identified in the degree plan.
7. After admission into the Junior/Senior sequence, failure to enroll in all of the recommended CDIS courses for that semester as identified by an advisor in conjunction with the Degree Plan will delay graduation at least a year.
8.  If a student has not earned the minimum major GPA requirement of 2.75 for graduation and has not earned “C” or higher in all CDIS courses, the student will be allowed to re-take CDIS courses only until the student achieves the GPA of 2.75. CDIS students are NOT permitted to re-take CDIS courses if they have earned C’s or higher in the courses. If a grade below “C” in a junior- or senior-level CDIS courses is earned, the student will not be allowed to continue as a Communication Disorders student and must change majors to something other than CDIS. This change will be done in conjunction with the student’s CDIS academic advisor and the College of Health Professions’ Advising Center.

Course Requirements 

¹

If US 1100 is waived, the student must have a minimum of 120 hours to graduate. See the College Advising Center.

²

CDIS 4344 is taken either in the first or second semesters of the senior year. The department assigns which semester it is taken. 

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