University of Vermont

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders Program

Prerequisite Course Completion Form

The following form must be completed by all applicants to the M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders program. Courses that have been taken seven or more years ago do not fulfill prerequisite requirements. If you have doubts about a course meeting one of the requirements, return a copy of the syllabus or catalog description with your form to cnhsgrad@uvm.edu. Failure to return this form will delay our processing and assessment of your application.

Please fill in the following information:

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First Name	Last Name
E-Mail Address	CSDCAS ID #

UVM COURSE PREREQUISITES

Before filling out the prerequisites you have completed, please refer to the chart below for a list of UVM course equivalents and course descriptions.

Course Descriptions and Equivalents for UVM Prerequisites

UVM Prerequisite Course	UVM Course Equivalent	Course Description	Other Courses Accepted; Disallowed Courses
Linguistics	LING 080 - Introduction to Linguistics	Biological, cognitive & cultural bases of human communication through language.	NOT Intro to Communication Disorders NOT Intro to Communication Sciences.
Phonetics	LING 165 - Introduction to Phonetics	Articulatory, acoustic & perceptual phonetics including IPA transcription	Phonology; NOT Phonologic Disorders
Language Development	CSD 094 - Development of Spoken Language	Normal language acquisition	Developmental psycholinguistics, Language Development
Speech & Hearing Science	CSD 101 - Speech & Hearing Science	Structure & function of respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, & auditory systems	Anatomy & Physiology of Speech, Language & Hearing
Neuroanatomy	CSD 281 - Cognitive Neuroscience	Structure & organization of the human central nervous system related to cognition & language	Human Neuroanatomy, Neurolinguistics; NOT Cognition
Statistics	STAT 111 Elements of Statistics or STAT 141 Basic Statistical Methods	Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics	Any college-level introduction to statistics; NOT Research Methods

UVM Prerequisite Courses	Course Name and #	College/University	Semester Completed or Planned	Grade in Course
Linguistics Phonetics Language Development Speech & Hearing Sciences Neuroanatomy Statistics

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ASHA CERTIFICATION

Please refer to the table below for more information about courses required for ASHA certification. Refer to this table when filling in your information.

Undergraduate Requirements for ASHA Certification

Course	Course Description
Biological Science	Courses in botany, biology, zoology, genetics, nutrition
Social Science	Courses in anthropology, economics, education, political science, sociology, psychology, history
Physical Science	Courses in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, geology, astronomy

ASHA Required Course	Course Name and #	College/University	Semester Completed or Planned	Grade in Course
Biological Science Social Science Physical Science