Speech and Language Disabilities [SLD] (Major)
This program in the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department is a combination of academic courses and clinical experiences. It leads to qualification for the initial teaching certificate in Speech and Language Disabilities (all grades).
Career Potential
- Teacher of students with speech and language disabilities
- Graduate school (speech-language pathology, teacher of the deaf, audiology, education, special education)
- With a master's degree, graduates can work in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, universities, private practice and industry. Some states, such as New York, also require a license.
A. Speech Pathology and Audiology Courses: 36 credit hours
Example of the B.S. in Speech and Language Disabilities over four years
First Year
Fall Total credit hours: 16-18
Fall Total credit hours: 18
Fall Total credit hours: 15
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- SHH 270 - Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 280 - Phonetics (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 281 - Speech Science (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 300 - Normal Language Development (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 360 - Teaching Children with Limited English Proficiency (1 cr. hr.)
- SHH 370 - Articulation and Language Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 371 - Fluency and Voice (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 383 - Basic Audiology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 473 - Neuropathologies of Language and Speech (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 475 - Technology in Communication Disorders (1 cr. hr.)
- SHH 477 - Diagnostic Procedures: Introduction to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 480 - Clinical Practicum I (2 cr. hr.)
- SHH 481 - Clinical Practicum II (2 cr. hr.)
- SHH 483 - Aural Rehabilitation (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY ___: Elective in normal development
- EDU 488 - Student Teaching in Speech, Language and Hearing (12 cr. hr.)
- EDU 496 - Organization of Speech, Language and Hearing Disabilities Programs in the Schools (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 201 - Introduction to Language Study (3 cr. hr.)
- HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.) or
- HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
Example of the B.S. in Speech and Language Disabilities over four years
First Year
Fall Total credit hours: 16-18
- GE course
- GE course
- Foreign language
- COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
- CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
- HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.) or
- HLH 199 - Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
- GE course
- Foreign language
- CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
- SHH 270 - Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 280 - Phonetics (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 18
- GE course
- Foreign language
- Elective
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 281 - Speech Science (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 300 - Normal Language Development (3 cr. hr.)
- Foreign language
- GE course
- GE course
- ENG 201 - Introduction to Language Study (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 370 - Articulation and Language Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 371 - Fluency and Voice (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- GE course (WI)
- PSY elective
- SHH 360 - Teaching Children with Limited English Proficiency (1 cr. hr.)
- SHH 383 - Basic Audiology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 477 - Diagnostic Procedures: Introduction to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 480 - Clinical Practicum I (2 cr. hr.)
- GE course
- GE course
- SHH 475 - Technology in Communication Disorders (1 cr. hr.)
- SHH 481 - Clinical Practicum II (2 cr. hr.)
- SHH 483 - Aural Rehabilitation (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- Elective
- GE course
- EDU 496 - Organization of Speech, Language and Hearing Disabilities Programs in the Schools (3 cr. hr.)
- PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
- SHH 473 - Neuropathologies of Language and Speech (3 cr. hr.)
- EDU 488 - Student Teaching in Speech, Language and Hearing (12 cr. hr.)
- (student teaching)
