Elizabeth Wilson-Fowler, PhD., CCC-SLP, Chair
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Program Description

Individuals who have earned a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than communication sciences and disorders can apply for the graduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Eastern Washington University upon completion of a year of prerequisite courses. These prerequisite courses are intended to prepare the individual for the rigors of graduate study in the discipline. As the graduate program typically takes two years to complete, an individual having a baccalaureate degree in a different discipline can earn the master’s degree within three years. A minimum GPA ≥3.00 is required for admission to the post-baccalaureate program. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirement, complete a department application and pay an application fee.

The individual would take the courses listed below during the first year of study (it is strongly suggested that the candidate apply for fall admission into the post-baccalaureate program). As the individual is taking the prerequisite courses, they would apply for graduate study in January of the current academic year. If accepted to the graduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders, the student would complete the remaining prerequisite requirements and then enroll in graduate study in the fall term immediately following completion of the prerequisite requirements. In addition, students must complete coursework reflecting knowledge in the biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics and the social/behavioral sciences prior to beginning the program. Acceptable courses in biological sciences should emphasize a content area related to human or animal sciences. Acceptable courses in physical sciences should include physics or chemistry. Acceptable courses in social/behavioral sciences should include psychology, sociology, gerontology, anthropology or public health. Research methodology courses in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) may not be used to satisfy the statistics requirement.

It should be noted that the Communication Sciences and Disorders program operates on a semester-based academic schedule whereas the majority of the university operates on a quarter-based schedule. If the student has deficiencies in their academic preparation that are not related specifically to the major, those deficiencies will have to be taken during the summer when there will be no conflict between the Communication Sciences and Disorders semester-based schedule and the university’s quarter-based schedule.

Pre-communication disorders students must contact the program advisor or program coordinator BEFORE starting the application process. The application process must be completed by the end of June prior to the fall semester in which the student plans to matriculate.

Post Baccalaureate Pre-Professional Program Requirements 

Courses reflect semester credits.  

CMSD 304S	PHONETICS	3
CMSD 320S	SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES	3
CMSD 321S	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION	3
CMSD 331S	LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT	4
CMSD 357S	LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT	3
CMSD 358S	SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS	3
CMSD 371S	HEARING AND HEARING DISORDERS	3
CMSD 422S	NEUROANATOMY	3
CMSD 461S	CLINICAL METHODS	2
CMSD 473S	AURAL REHABILITATION	2
Total Credits		29