The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
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BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Speech-Language Pathology Track
The following degree plan, last reviewed 06/13/2025, is based on the 2025-26 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| MTH 134+ Algebraic Reasoning (or higher)* | 3 |
| GEC 110: Gen Ed:Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| GEC 108 / GEC 109: Gen Ed: Physical Science (CHM or PHY) | 3-5 |
| Total hours | 14-16 |
Second semester (spring)
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| GEC 106 / GEC 107: Gen Ed: Life Science (BIO or BMS) | 3-4 |
| GEC 112: Gen Ed: The Arts | 3 |
| Total hours | 15-16 |
Third semester (fall)
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| GEC 111: Gen Ed: Humanities | 3 |
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| Elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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| GEC 115: Gen Ed: Cultural Competence | 3 |
| GEC 116: Gen Ed: Public Issues | 3 |
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| Elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 14 |
Fifth semester (fall)
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| Elective** | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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| Elective*** | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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| Elective | 5 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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| Elective | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
*One science choice must include a lab and overall total of Life Science and Physical
Science must be minimum 7 credit hours. Specific elective hours needed may vary depending
on choices made in general education and transfer work. Students may select any courses
of their choosing as electives. However, commonly electives are taken in the fields
of child and family development (CFD), gerontology (GER), psychology (PSY), nutrition
and dietetics (DTN), business (BUS, MKT, ACC, LAW, FIN, ITC), health care management
(HCM), interprofessional education (IPE), foreign languages including American Sign
Language (SPN, FRN, GRM, KOR, JPN, ITL, CSD), and many more.
*CSD 210 is available as a block class in the spring semester.
**CSD 484 Practice Setting is a recommended electie course only offered in the summer
semester.
***CSD 351 Medical Terminology in CSD is a recommended elective course offered in
the spring.
Major Admission Requirements
- Achievement of at least a 3.0 GPA on all coursework attempted.
- Completion of a minimum of 50 hours of credit, which includes the following:
- Chemistry or Physics.
- Biology or Biomedical Sciences.
- College math (MTH 134 or higher).
Information to keep in mind:
- All students need a minimum of 120 total hours to complete a degree.
- Most CSD course are offered once a year (the semester in which they appear on the plan).
- "GEC" is not a course code, but a reference to a general education category from which students can choose a course from a list of options.
- CSD majors CANNOT take PHY 101 or BIO 100 to meed major requirements.
- CSD majors CANNOT be taken more than twice.