Formerly, they were often known as speech therapists. The undergraduate program in communicative disorders is preprofessional and prepares students to apply for graduate programs in audiology or speech-language pathology. Requirements for the major. A minimum of 12 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus. Enrollment in 200-level courses is restricted to students with sophomore or above standing with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
Departmental majors choose either psychology or English as a minor.
Decisions concerning clinical placement, completion of the program, or termination of the student from the program will be predicated on factors including course grades, demonstrated clinical competence, and personality characteristics. Requirements for the minor. A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus. Minors must have minimum grade point averages of 2.5. Students are advised that the communicative disorders major is considered to be preprofessional.