CD Foundational Courses & General Education Courses
Please list your coursework that fulfills the following foundational courses. If you are currently enrolled in the listed course,
please complete the table with your anticipated completion date for the course and check “This course is in progress”
below the table. If you have not taken the listed course, please check “This course has not been taken” below the table. Do
not include courses you are planning to take in the future.
You must have a) completed your foundational courses within five (5) years of your Speech@Emerson start date AND
b) received a grade of B or higher (For example, for a September 2019 start, grades for your foundational coursework would
need to be completed between September 2014 and September 2019)
.
Note that the Speech@Emerson course Speech Sounds: Phonetics and Acoustics includes content from both traditional
phonetics classes and traditional speech science/acoustic classes.
Foundational Courses
Credits
Grade
Description
Clinical Observations
3
B
Must include 25 clinical observation hours. Must be part of a structured course or
academic program requirement.
Phonetics
(Speech Sounds: Phonetics
and Acoustics)
3
B
Must include IPA and transcription skills.
Speech Science
(Speech Sounds: Phonetics
and Acoustics)
3
B
Must cover physiological, acoustic, and perceptual processes involved in speech
production and perception.
Intro to Communication
Disorders
(Survey of Communication
Disorders Across the Lifespan)
3
B
Must cover disorders of speech,language, and hearing across the lifespan.
Speech and Hearing Anatomy
and Physiology
(Structures and Functions for
Speech, Hearing, and Swallowing)
3
B
Must cover the structure and function of biological systems that underlie speech,
language, hearing, and swallowing.
Language Acquisition
(Language Development)
3
B
Must cover theoretical and practical aspects of the language learning process.
Intro to Audiology
(Foundation of Audiology)
3
B
Must cover topics of audiological testing and management of hearing loss.
General Education Courses
Credits
Grade
Description
Statistics
3
C- (or pass)
Must be a stand-alone statistics course.
Physics OR Chemistry
3
C- (or pass)
Must be a stand-alone physics or chemistry course, with or without a lab.
Biological Science
3
C- (or pass)
Must be a stand-alone biology course, with or without a lab.
Social OR Behavioral Science
3
C- (or pass)
Must be a stand-alone psychology, sociology, or anthropology course, with or without
a lab.
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CD FOUNDATIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Clinical Observations (occurring as part of an UG or post-bacc course program)
Three (3) semester hours. Must include 25 Clinical Observation Hours.
Observation verification must include supervisor’s signature and ASHA number.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Phonetics (Speech Sounds: Phonetics and Acoustics)
Three (3) semester hours. Must include IPA and transcription skills.
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or B)
Speech Science (Speech Sounds: Phonetics and Acoustics)
Three (3) semester hours. Must cover physiological, acoustic, and perceptual processes involved in speech production and perception.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Intro to Communication Disorders (Survey of Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan
)
Three (3) semester hours. Must cover disorders of speech and language across the lifespan.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology (Structures and Functions for Speech, Hearing, and Swallowing)
Three (3) semester hours. Must cover the structure and function of biological systems that underlie speech, language and hearing.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Language Acquisition (Language Development)
Three (3) semester hours. Must cover theoretical and practical aspects of the language learning process.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
Intro to Audiology (Foundation of Audiology)
Three (3) semester hours. Must cover instruction on audiological testing and management of hearing loss.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Subject &
Course
number
(e.g., "CSD
104")
Course Title
Credits
Grade
(e.g, 85 or
B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
General Education Background Courses
ASHA standards require that you complete one college-level course in each of the following areas: biological science, physics
or chemistry, statistics, and social/behavioral sciences. These must be completed prior to finishing the graduate curriculum.
Please list your coursework that fulfills the following general education background courses. If you have not completed the
listed course, please check “This course has not been taken” below the table. If the course is in progress, please check that box
and then indicate the anticipated completion date. Do not include courses you are planning to take in the future.
For more specific information about required course content, please refer to the link below:
https://www.asha.org/Certification/Course-Content-Areas-for-SLP-Standards/
Statistics
Three (3) semester hours. Must be a stand alone statistics course.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Course
number
Course Title
Subject
Credits
Grade
(e.g.. 85 or
B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Physics OR Chemistry
Three (3) semester hours. Must be a stand alone physics or chemistry course, with or without a lab.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Course
number
Course Title
Subject
Credits
Grade
(ex. 85 or B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Biological Science
Three (3) semester hours. Must be a stand alone biology course, with or without a lab.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Course
number
Course Title
Subject
Credits
Grade
(ex. 85 or B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]
Social OR Behavioral Science
Three (3) semester hours. Must be a stand alone psychology, sociology or anthropology course, with or without a lab.
School Name
Complete
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Course
number
Course Title
Subject
Credits
Grade
(ex. 85 or B)
This course is in progress [ ]
This course has not been taken [ ]