Communication Disorders, Department of

College of Health and Human Services

DEPARTMENT OFFICE

King Hall B119

Phone:       (323) 343-4690

Edward Klein, Chair

E-mail:     mpeters@calstatela.edu (for audiology)
     cflint@calstatela.edu (for speech-language pathology)

Website:  http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/com_dis/

The Department of Communication Disorders is committed to providing opportunities for students to have an exciting and rewarding future - a future in an enriching career as a respected professional helping others. Academic programs are designed to teach clinical skills and abilities for diagnosing and treating many different types of speech, language and hearing impairments.

DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS: The Department of Communication Disorders offers a baccalaureate degree (designated as a pre-professional major) and a master's degree (designated as a professional major) in the areas of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Students choose one of these areas at the master's level. Completion of the graduate degree in the Speech-Language Pathology Option meets the academic requirements for licensure from the California State Board of Medical Quality Assurance and for the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The Robert L. Douglass Speech-Language Clinic and Cal State L.A. Hearing Clinic are housed on the university campus and provide training facilities offering diagnostic and rehabilitative services.

ACCREDITATION: The graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The Faculty

Professors:  Edward Klein(Chair), Miles Peterson.

Associate Professors: Cari Flint, Nancy Manasse.

Assistant Professors: Colleen Friend, Peter Ivory, Gabriella Simon-Cereijido. 

Emeriti: May Chin, Robert L. Douglass, Mary W. Huber, Masako M. Matsuda, Lorraine Monnin, Patricia Savich. 

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communicative Disorders

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders (or its equivalency) prepares students who desire to obtain a graduate degree in Communicative Disorders with an option in either audiology or speech-language pathology. [In the state of California (and in most other states) the master's degree is the entry-level degree for the Speech Language Pathology option, and a professional doctorate, (AUD) degree is the entry level degree for the Audiology option.]

Students who wish to major in special education, deaf education, medicine or a variety of other disciplines in graduate school may also find communication disorders an excellent background for their ultimate goals.

Those students who have started the major at another campus must consult with a department adviser before beginning the program. Likewise, students who have bachelor's degrees in other disciplines must consult with a department adviser to prepare a course of study which will culminate in application to the graduate program.

The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Disorders is 180 units, of which 92 units are in the major.  Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

Requirements for the Major (92 units)

A total of 180 units is required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders, including a minimum of 92 units for the major. See The Undergraduate Study: General Information Chapter for details about General Education and other requirements that constitute the units outside the major.

*General Education Courses

The department offers coursework acceptable toward fulfillment of requirements for the interdisciplinary credit certificate in Child Maltreatment and Family Violence offered by the College of Health and Human Services.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Authorization

The department offers two courses which, along with the bachelor's degree, can be used to apply to the state of California to receive the Speech-Language-Pathology Assistant (SLPA) License. These two courses are:

Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Programs

Master of Arts Degree in Communicative Disorders

The Department of Communication Disorders offers the Master of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders with options in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology; the Clinical-Rehabilitative Services Credential in Audiology; the Clinical-Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing; the Clinical-Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing with Special Class Authorization; and the Certificate in School Audiometry.

The Audiology option prepares students to serve in various professional settings following completion of a professional doctorate degree. These settings include:

· Clinical settings such as hospitals, medical offices, private practice, rehabilitation clinics and other facilities that require a Professional Doctorate
degree in Audiology, licensure in Audiology by the state Board of Medical Quality Assurance, and/or the certificate of clinical competence (CCC) in
audiology issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

· Public School settings as a rehabilitative/school audiologist that require a clinical rehabilitative services credential for school audiology.

The Speech-Language Pathology option prepares students to work in various professional settings including:

· Clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, private practice and other facilities that require a Master's degree with emphasis in Speech-Language Pathology,
and licensure in Speech-Language Pathology by the State Board of Medical Quality Assurance, and for the certificate of clinical competence (CCC)
in Speech-Language Pathology issued by ASHA.

· Public and private schools as a Language-Speech and Hearing Specialist that require a Clinical Rehabilitative Services credential in Language, Speech and Hearing.

· Public school programs for severely language handicapped children, that require the Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech
and Hearing with Special Class Authorization.

In addition to University and College requirements for admission to graduate study, applicants must satisfy specific department requirements before being considered for admission to either the Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology option:

·     Completion of a baccalaureate degree in communicative disorders or equivalent;

·     A minimum GPA of 3.00 in the last 90 quarter units and in all prerequisite Audiology and
     Speech-Language pathology courses;

·     A recent GRE with a minimum cumulative score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative sections,
     and a 450 or 4.5 on the analytical section;

·     Departmental application form;

·     Letter of professional goals and intent, and

·     Three letters of recommendation.

Additionally, the following seminal courses are considered prerequisites for the M.A. degree program, even for students who have a baccalaureate degree  in Communicative Disorders: COMD 420 and 458 (both Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology options) and COMD 476 (Speech-Language Pathology option only). These courses or their equivalents, if not already taken prior to entering the M.A. program, will be required in addition to requirements for the M.A. degree.

Students are required to meet personal and professional standards established by the department which include (but are not limited to): acceptable communication skills; the capacity to accept instruction; willingness and ability to assume professional responsibility for the welfare of clients; and the ability to relate well to clients, peers, and faculty.  Students also must possess qualities of personal integrity, maturity, and sound professional judgment.

Requirements for the Degree (minimum 58 units) 

A minimum of 58 units is required, with at least 46 in 500-level courses.  A comprehensive examination or a thesis is required.

In order to graduate, students are required to have completed 375 hours of supervised clinical practicum.  If those hours have not been successfully completed after meeting the requirements above, additional registration for clinical practicum coursework may be necessary.

* These courses are waived if the thesis option is undertaken.

In conference with an adviser, students must elect to complete either the comprehensive examination or a thesis.  If the thesis option is chosen, the student will not be required to take COMD 508 or COMD 549.

Students should expect to take the comprehensive examination (COMD 596) the quarter after they complete all course work in their program and must comply with college and departmental requirements. 

Students must have adviser approval, be advanced to candidacy, and be enrolled in COMD 599 during the quarters the thesis is in progress.  COMD 599 units may be substituted for COMD 508 and COMD 549 from the required course list. 

Students must receive a B or better in COMD 581 before being allowed to take COMD 582

In order to graduate, students are required to have completed 375 hours of supervised clinical practicum. If these hours have not been successfully completed after meeting the requirements above, additional registration for clinical practicum coursework may be necessary.

In conference with an adviser, students must elect to complete either the comprehensive examination or a thesis.  If the thesis option is chosen, the student will not be required to take COMD 549 or COMD 576.

Students must have adviser approval, be advanced to candidacy, and be enrolled in COMD 599 during the quarters the thesis is in progress.  COMD 599 units may be substituted for COMD 549 and COMD 576 from the required course list.

* These courses are waived if the thesis option is undertaken.

Clinical-Rehabilitative Services Credential in Audiology

Requirements for the Credential (130-133 units)

In addition to the coursework listed above, all requirements for the Master's Degree in Communicative Disorders with an option in Audiology, including all required courses, practicum and the comprehensive examination or thesis, are required before a student will be recommended for the credential.

Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing 

Requirements for the Credential  (145-146 units)

In addition to the coursework listed above, all requirements for the Master's Degree in Communicative Disorders with an option in Speech-Language Pathology, including all required courses, practicum and the comprehensive examination or thesis, are required before a student will be recommended for the credential.

**COMD 490 must be taken concurrently with the first quarter of COMD 480.

School Audiometrist Certificate

The state of California Department of Health Services offers a Certificate of Registration to work as an Audiometrist in the public schools.  This certificate enables the holder to perform hearing conservation services which include: hearing screening, hearing threshold testing, tympanometric testing, referral, and management of the hearing conservation program.

Individuals who are public school nurses are only required to complete one of the following courses:

The Audiometrist Certificate can be obtained by submitting an application, a fee, and an official transcript showing completion of the above courses to the Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.          

List of Courses (COMD) - Undergraduate Level

Lower Division Courses

COMD 150 Introduction to American Sign Language (4)

Introduction to the American Sign Language organized gesture system including Deaf culture, visual signs, development of basic conversational skills, grammatical structure and principles underlying ASL.  GE C4

COMD 170 Introduction to Communication Disorders (4) 

Introduction to causes, characteristics, and remediation of common communication disorders, focusing primarily on children.  Designed for majors in related fields and as a beginning course for Communicative Disorders majors.

COMD 250 American Sign Language II (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 150.  Continued study of Fundamentals of American Sign Language including comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in expressive aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.

Upper Division Courses 

COMD 300 Observation, Professional Issues and Writing Skills in Communication Disorders (4)

Prerequisite:  Passing WPE score; COMD 170. Professional writing skills for the audiologist and speech-language pathologist, through observation of clinical experiences and learning about legal and ethical considerations for practice in various work settings.

COMD 309 Human Violence and Individual Change (4)  (also listed as PSY 309)

Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subject (Block A) and one course from Block D.  Examination of theories, research and practices for accomplishing individual change; application of models of change to alter violent or counter productive behaviors and attitudes; improving human interaction, and reducing violence/abuse. Some sections of this class may include a service learning component where students volunteer in a community program addressing violence for 2 hours per week.          GE Theme B

COMD 351 American Sign Language III (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 250. Continued study of fundamentals of American Sign Language including comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in expressive aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture.

COMD 357 Victimology in Child Abuse and Family Violence (4) (also listed as HHS 357)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing. This course examines victimization's relationship to crime, with emphasis on child abuse and family violence. It will explore issues in the victim's rights movement and types of victimization. Special attention will be given to interventions and preventing secondary trauma.

COMD 400-Level Courses

All 400-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

COMD 400 Hearing Science (4)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing or permission of instructor. Anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the peripheral hearing mechanism, including theories of hearing and introduction to the central auditory nervous system.

COMD 401 Acoustics of Speech and Hearing  (4) 

Prerequisite: Upper division standing or permission of instructor. Acoustical characteristics of sound, vibration, sound waves and wave motion, sound transmission, sound sources and speech acoustics.

COMD 402 Audiology and Audiometry (5)

Prerequisites: COMD 400 or permission from the instructor, upper division standing. Introduction to the basic diagnostic audiological battery of tests, including pure-tone and speech audiometry; introduction to management of the hearing impaired; identification audiometry.

COMD 420 Rehabilitative Audiology (5)

Prerequisites:  COMD 400, 401, 402.  Issues concerning hearing-impaired adults and children: including speech reading, hearing-aid use, counseling for adults, assessment and remediation of speech and language skills, auditory training, educational placement for children.

COMD 440 School Audiometry for Nurses (4)

Prerequisite: Public Health Nurse or School Nurse Credential Candidate.  Anatomy and physiology, pathology of the ear; acoustics of sound and instrumentation; school hearing conservation program; pure tone screening and audiometric testing, including audiogram interpretation and immittance testing.

COMD 444 Clinical Assistant Practicum in Communication Disorders (2)

Prerequisites: At least 15 units of COMD coursework and consent of instructor. Opportunity to become a clinical assistant to a graduate clinician providing treatment to a child or an adult with a communication disorder. May be repeated twice for credit. Graded CR/NC.

COMD 450  American Sign Language IV (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 351. Continued study of American Sign Language with emphasis on expressive/conversational skills along with continued focus on grammatical and cultural features.

COMD 451 Psychosocial Considerations in Communication Disorders (3)

Prerequisites: COMD 471, upper division standing or permission of instructor. Study of the impact of communication disorders on clients and families; focus on how communication disorders affect child-parent and spouse-spouse relationships and the necessity and methodology of using significant others as caregivers/helpers in the learning recovery process.

COMD 452 Communication Disorders of the Neurologically Handicapped and Nonverbal Child (3) 

Prerequisite: COMD 170.  Sensorimotor, cognitive, symbolic dysfunctions affecting speech-language of neurologically handicapped child, including cerebral palsied; habilitation in educational and clinical settings;  alternate means of communication for the nonverbal child.

COMD 454L,P Selected Topics in Communication Disorders  (1–4)

Prerequisite:  Varies with topic.  Current issues and interests of students in communication disorders and related disciplines as announced in Schedule of Classes.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units of credit as subject matter changes.

COMD 456 Development of Verbal Behavior in Childhood (4) (also listed as CHDV 492)

Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor. Language acquisition in typically developing children from infancy through late childhood, with a focus on the development of phonology (sounds), lexicon (words), syntax and morphology (sentences) and communicative competence (language use). Some sections of this course may be offered online.

COMD 457 Communicating with Abused Children and Violent Families (4)

Maltreatment and children’s communication development/dysfunction relative to social-emotional and cognitive development; communication demands in judicial, legal, and intervention processes;  principles for interacting with and interviewing maltreated children.

COMD 458 Research Methods in Communication Disorders  (4)

Prerequisites:  Upper division standing, COMD 170, 300, MATH/ECON 109.  Methods of scientific inquiry in communication disorders including an overview of statistical procedures, basic research design, evaluating clinical data, and critiquing published clinical research.

COMD 460 Advanced Language Development  (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 456. Advanced study of language acquisition in children from birth to school age, including syntax, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics. Focus on models of language development and learning and language sampling.

COMD 461 Descriptive Phonetics  (4) 

Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.  Phonetic-phonemic analysis of language; study of physical and physiological bases of speech. Development of phonetic transcription skills with concentration on broad transcription and introduction to fine transcription.

COMD 462 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (4)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.  Anatomy and physiology of body structures employed in speech production with emphasis on respiration, phonation, resonance and articulation.

COMD 463 Neuroscience of Communication (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 462. Neuroanatomy and the neurophysiological processes involved in speech and language production.

COMD 471 Speech-Language Pathology I: Language Disorders in Children and Adults (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 170, 460.  Etiology and differential characteristics of language disorders in children and adults; broad overview of principles underlying assessment and treatment of individuals with language disorders.

COMD 472 Speech-Language Pathology II: Fluency and Articulation/Phonological Disorders (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 461. Introduction to Fluency and Articulation / Phonological disorders. Description, etiology, phenomenology and introduction to assessment and treatment.

COMD 473 Speech-Language Pathology III: Voice, Cleft Palate and Cerebral Palsy (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 463. Introduction to voice disorders and speech disorders related to cleft palate and cerebral palsy. Topics covered include phenomenology, etiology and introduction to assessment.

COMD 475 Cultural/Linguistic Diversity in Communication Disorders (4)

Prerequisite:  COMD 460.  Theoretical considerations and application of current research in cultural/linguistic diversity and second language acquisition in the assessment and therapy of multilingual children and adults with speech-language disorders.

COMD 476 Diagnostic Procedures in Communication Disorders  (4)

Prerequisite:COMD 471. Introduction to diagnosis and evaluation theory, including specific testing procedures, methods, and materials, as they apply to human communication disorders. Multicultural considerations will be addressed.

COMD 478A Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Pedagogy (4)

Prerequisite: Forty-eight units of coursework in COMD with no grade less than C. For students interested in receiving SLPA license. Practices/procedures relevant to provision of services consistent with scope of practice as an SLPA. Laws /ethics governing the use of SLPA's in California.

COMD 478B Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Practicum (4)

Prerequisites: Grade of B or better in COMD 478A and 52 units of coursework in COMD with no grade less than C. For students interested in receiving a license to work as an SLPA. Experience as an SLPA in clinical/public school setting under the direction of credentialed or licensed speech-language pathologist. Eighty (80) hours of practicum required for State license. Graded CR/NC.

COMD 479 Language, Speech and Hearing Services in the Public Schools (3)

Prerequisites: COMD 550, 551, 552, 553. Role of language, speech and hearing specialist in the public schools; development of instructional strategies for effective service delivery; implementation of appropriate techniques and procedures for students with various communication difficulties.

COMD 480 Directed Teaching in Communication Disorders  (6-12)

Prerequisites:  EDCI 300, directed teaching requirements, approval of COMD faculty.  Supervised practicum in evaluation and treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders in public school settings.  Graded CR/NC. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 units.

COMD 481 Directed Teaching in the Aphasia Classroom (6)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of one quarter of COMD 480 and COMD 490 and/or approval of appropriate department committee. Demonstration of competence in instructional skills in an aphasia classroom or special classroom for language disabled children. Graded CR/NC.

COMD 489 Demonstration of Instructional Competencies (6)

Prerequisites:  Successful completion of one quarter of COMD 480 and COMD 490 and/or approval by appropriate department committee.  Demonstration of competence in instructional skills leading to completion of either 1) the Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing or 2) the Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing with Special Class Authorization.  Graded CR/NC.

COMD 490 Directed Teaching Laboratory (1) 

Corequisite: Must be taken concurrently with first quarter of COMD 480.  Exploration of issues, research trends, and current practices pertinent to student teaching; provides guidance and support for students during externship assignment. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 3 units.

COMD 499 Undergraduate Directed Study (1–4) 

Prerequisite: Consent of an instructor to act as sponsor.  Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration;  progress meetings held regularly and final report submitted. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 units.

Graduate Level Courses (COMD)

All 400-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 500-level courses.

COMD 500 Hearing Aids (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402, 420.  Electroacoustic characteristics of individual hearing aids and classroom amplification systems; assessment and fitting procedures; spectral analysis of hearing aids;  troubleshooting hearing aids; room acoustics; practical experience included.

COMD 501 Advanced Hearing Aids (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 500.  Advanced amplification devices and fitting procedures; practical experiences in real –ear measurements and programmable hearing aids.

COMD 503 Diagnostic Audiological Procedures (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402.  Advanced audiological theories, principles, and techniques; bone-conduction, effective masking, and immittance measurements for differentiating conductive from sensorineural hearing losses; laboratory projects included. 

COMD 504 Audiological Psychoacoustics  (4) 

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402.  Relationships among acoustic stimulus parameters, aural physiological activities, and psychological sensations including loudness, pitch, adaptation, and different limens; laboratory projects with audiometric equipment included. 

COMD 505 Special Auditory Tests (4) 

Prerequisite: COMD 503.  Advanced audiological theories, principles, and techniques; psychoacoustic hearing tests for differentiating cochlear from retrocochlear lesions; practice in administering special tests and interpreting test results. 

COMD 507 Electrophysiological Tests  (4)

Prerequisite: COMD 504.  Advanced audiological theories, principles and techniques; physiological tests for measuring brainstem responses to acoustic stimuli; practice with ABR equipment.

COMD 508 Seminar: Vestibular Function Testing (3)

Advanced audiological principles and techniques in the assessment of vestibular system function; anatomy, physiology, and pathologies of the vestibular system, and current diagnostic test measurement practices; practical experience included

COMD 510 Seminar: Instrumentation and Hearing Conservation (4) 

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402.  Audiological instrumentation; calibration standards; calibration instruments and procedures for earphones, bone vibrators, loudspeakers, stimuli, practice calibrating audiometers; State and Federal noise regulations; hearing conservation; reverberation.

COMD 515 Pediatric Audiology (4)

Principles and techniques of evaluating hearing in the pediatric population; behavioral and electrophysiologic test procedures; hearing disorders unique to children; management of the hearing-impaired child

COMD 520 Seminar: Medical Aspects of Audiology (3)

Application of audiology in a medical environment; otologic diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the auditory and vestibular systems; clinical decision processes; medical history taking report writing and counseling aspects.

COMD 530 Seminar: Current Topics in Audiology (3)

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402, & 420.  Current topics in diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology.  Different topics every year.  May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

COMD 541 Intervention Procedures in Audiology (4)  

Prerequisites: COMD 400, 401, 402.  Practice in administering hearing tests, interpreting test results, and writing audiological reports before working with patients in the Hearing Clinics.

COMD 542 Clinical Practicum in Audiology - Beginning (2)

Prerequisites or Corequisite: COMD 541.  Supervised beginning level clinical experience with hearing impaired children and/or adults. May be repeated once for credit.

COMD 543 Clinical Practicum in Audiology - Intermediate (2)

Prerequisite: COMD 542. Supervised intermediate level clinical experience with hearing impaired children and/or adults. May be repeated once for credit.

COMD 544 Clinical Practicum in Audiology - Advanced (2)

Prerequisite: COMD 543. Supervised advance, level experience with hearing impaired children and/or adults. May be repeated once for credit.

COMD 545 Clinical Externship in Audiology (2,2)

Prerequisite: B or better in COMD 544. Advanced supervised clinical experience in off-campus sites. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

COMD 549 Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD) (3)

Central auditory processing skills and their relationship to language, learning and behavior. The nature of CAPD and issues in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.

COMD 550 Fluency Disorders (4)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.  Theory, research, and methodology in assessment and treatment of various fluency disorders including stuttering in children and adults.

COMD 551 Language Disorders in Children (4) 

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.  Theory, research, and methodology in assessment of and intervention with various kinds of language disorders in children; multiethnic, multicultural considerations. 

COMD 552 Voice Disorders (4) 

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Theory, research, methodology in diagnosis and treatment of various kinds of functional and organic voice disorders.

COMD 553 Articulation and Phonological Disorders (4) 

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Theory, research, methodology in assessing and intervening in various kinds of articulation and phonological disorders.

COMD 554 Neurolinguistic Language Disorders in Adults (4)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.  Etiology, phenomenology, diagnosis and treatment of neurologically caused language disorders in adults, focusing on aphasia, dementia, and right hemisphere disorders.

COMD 555 Motor Speech Disorders (4)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Etiology, phenomenology, diagnosis and treatment of neurologically caused motor speech disorders, focusing on dysarthria and apraxia.

COMD 557 Dysphagia (4)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.  Evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders including those associated with neurological and oncological problems in children and adults.

COMD 560 Seminar: Current Topics in Language (3)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Selected topics in language development and disorders with emphasis on current issues and /or advanced study. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

COMD 562 Seminar: Current Topics in Speech (3)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Selected topics in speech development and disorders with emphasis on current issues and/or advanced study. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

COMD 565 Curriculum Considerations for Alternative Service Delivery or Speech and Language Services (4)

Prerequisites: COMD 550, 551 and 553. In depth study of speech and language skills needed for social/academic success.  Current principles, methods and materials for assessing and remediating speech and language deficits using a curricular-based or inclusion approach.

COMD 575 Intervention Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology (4)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Study of the science of human behavior and how it relates to the therapy process for persons with communication disorders.

COMD 576 Advanced Diagnostic Procedures in Communication Disorders  (3) 

Prerequisites:  COMD 476, COMD 552, COMD 554 with a B or better grade in each.  Tests, methods, and procedures used in assessing individuals with speech-language disorders with special emphasis on integration of results in case studies; multiethnic, multicultural considerations. Independent supervised advanced clinical practicum. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

COMD 579 Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - Beginning (2)

Prerequisites: COMD 476; graduate standing or permission of instructor; satisfaction of department standards. Supervised beginning level clinical experience with communicatively handicapped children and adults. May be repeated once for credit.

COMD 580 Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - Intermediate (2)

Prerequisites: COMD 579; satisfaction of department standards. Supervised intermediate level clinical experience with communicatively handicapped children and adults. May be repeated once for credit.

COMD 581 Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - Advanced (2)

Prerequisites: COMD 580; satisfaction of department standards.  Supervised advanced level clinical experience with communicatively handicapped children and adults. May be repeated once fore credit.

COMD 582 Clinical Externship in Speech Language Pathology  (2,2)

Prerequisite: B or better in COMD 581. Medical-Center based externship consisting of assessment and intervention of individuals having impairments in speech, language, hearing, swallowing, cognition, and communication modalities due to various neurological etiologies. Graded CR/NC. May be repeated UP to 8 units.

COMD 596 Comprehensive Examination (0)

See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this chapter.

COMD 598 Graduate Directed Study (1–4)

Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor.  Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated for credit.

COMD 599 Thesis  (1–6)

Prerequisites:  Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of topic before registration. Independent research resulting in a thesis; oral defense of thesis required.  May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.  Graded CR/NC.