Program: Speech and Language Disabilities [SLD] - SUNY Cortland - Modern Campus Catalog™

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 07, 2025

This program 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

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.)

B. Professional Preparation: 29-30 credit hours

PSY ___: Elective in normal development

EDU 488 - Student Teaching in Speech, Language and Hearing (12 cr. hr.)
EDU 496 - Organization of Speech, Language, Hearing 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 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

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.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15-17

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.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

GE course
Foreign language
Elective

PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 281 - Speech Science (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 300 - Normal Language Development (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 18

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.)

Third Year

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.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

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.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Elective
GE course

EDU 496 - Organization of Speech, Language, Hearing Programs in the Schools (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 332 - Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 473 - Neuropathologies of Language and Speech (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 12

EDU 488 - Student Teaching in Speech, Language and Hearing (12 cr. hr.)
(student teaching)