Associate of Arts to
Bachelor of Health Science in Communication Disorders
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between Morton College (MC) and Governors State
University (GSU) for the Communication Disorders degree program based on the current catalogs of both schools.
The student would receive an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from MC and a Bachelors of Health Science (BHS)
degree in Communication Disorders from GSU. Students are required to have a 2.75 GPA for admission to
the program.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (38-39 credits)
Communications (9 credits)
ENG 101
- Rhetoric I (3)
ENG 102
- Rhetoric II (3)
SPE 101
- Principles of Public Speaking (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)
Fine Arts Course (3)*
Humanities Course (3)*
Humanities or Fine Arts Course (3)*
Mathematics (4 credits)
MAT 141
- Statistics (4) (Meets STAT 4720)
Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 credits)
Select one life science course and one physical science course. One course must have a lab.
Biological Science Course (3-4)*
Physical Science Course (3-4)*
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)
PSY 101
- Intro to Psychology (3) (Meets PSYC 3101)
Social and Behavioral Science courses (6)*
II.
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND COLLEGE READINESS (2 credits)
Refer to the MC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices.
III.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION/MAJOR FIELD (6 credits)
EDU 100
- Introduction to American Education (3) (Meets EDUC 2310)
PSY 215
- Life Span Development (3) (Meets PSYC 3201)
IV.
ELECTIVES (15-17 credits)
REQUIRED A.A. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 62 credits
* Refer to the MC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices in Section I - II.
*Student must satisfy the Multicultural Diversity requirement within either the Humanities or Social
Science section.
Note: Students can complete up to 80 hours at MC by taking additional electives reducing the GSU Electives.
V.
TO BE COMPLETED AT GSU (58 Hours)
Required Courses:
CDIS 2100
CDIS 3300
CDIS 3400
CDIS 3500
CDIS 3600
CDIS 4100
CDIS 4150
CDIS 4200
CDIS 4300
CDIS 4400
CDIS 4500
CDIS 4600
EDUC 4440
SPED 4100
(42 hours)
- Introduction to Sign Language (3)
- Introduction to Communication Disorders (3)
- Phonetics (3)
- Speech and Hearing Science (3)
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing (3)
- Language Development: Early Stages (3)
- Language Development: Later Stages (3)
- Sociolinguistics (3)
- Neurosciences for the Study of Communication Disorders (3)
- Introduction to Audiology (3)
- Intro to Assessment & Intervention in Comm. Disorders (3)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3)
- Educational Psychology in Action (3)
- Survey of Students with Exceptionalities (3)
Electives: (16 hours)
Minimum Required for BHS in Communication Disorders: 120 hours
For Additional Information:
Governors State University
Office of Admission
(708) 534-4490
[email protected]
www.govst.edu/chhs
Morton College
Transfer Center
(708) 656-8000 ext 245
GSU Transfer Guide 4.16.2014