Program Information
Career Information
- A minor in communication sciences and disorders prepares you for careers in education, medicine, dentistry, and allied health, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant, music therapist, psychologist, audiologist, or speech-language pathology.
- The minor in communication sciences and disorders provides the preparatory coursework for application to the Pacific University master's program in speech-language pathology.
Declaring a minor in Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Pacific University students declare minors by the end of junior year or at 60 earned credits, after a major has been declared.
- Current students interested in Communication Sciences & Disorders should contact Dr. Jill Dolata (dolata@pacificu.edu) as early as possible.
Pre-Speech Language Pathology Pathway through the CSD Minor
- Any student interested in applying for graduate programs in audiology or speech-language pathology is strongly encouraged to meet with the undergraduate program advisor Dr. Kerry Mandulak as early as possible.
- Students who apply to graduate programs have additional prerequisites beyond the CSD minor. These requirements include one course in each of the following areas:
- Statistics
- One biological science
- One physical (chemistry or physics) science
- One social or behavioral science.
- Please contact Dr. Kerry Mandulak to make an appointment for advising, and to review sample plans for sequencing courses in the minor.
Course Planning for Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Communication Sciences & Disorders Minor Requirements
- Courses to prioritize if students are interested in the minor:
- CSD 200, 204 and 209
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