B. A. in Communicative Disorders
The Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders
requires 42 units within the major. 39 of
the units are required and 3 are elective.
All students also complete 51 units of general
education, leaving 27 units of free electives
to complete the university's requirements
for the Bachelor of Arts Degree. Most students
who pursue the Bachelor of Arts in Communicative
Disorders intend to complete a Master of Arts
degree in Communicative Disorders, since this
is the entrance-level degree for practice
as a speech-language pathologist in both the
public school and the health care systems.
The Bachelor of Arts degree provides excellent
preparation for pursuit of teaching credentials,
too, and students are encouraged to consider
this degree to prepare for careers as teachers,
especially if they are interested in early
childhood or elementary education. Students
can complete requirements for entrance into
most teaching credential programs within the
120-unit minimum required for a Bachelor of
Arts degree through careful planning
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Communicative
Disorders program who enter Cal State Fullerton
as first-time freshmen in Fall 2006, or who
enter a community college in Fall 2006 with
intent to transfer to Cal State Fullerton,
will be required to show proficiency
a second language as a condition of graduation
with a bachelor's (see "Graduation
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree"
in the online catalog.)
