The COMSC Program offers pre-requisite courses in Communication Sciences. These pre-requisite courses are offered to individuals without an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders as it gives an opportunity to fulfill the requirements necessary to apply as a matriculated student. Please note: prospective applicants do not need to take the pre-requisite courses at Hunter College or through the COMSC Program. The descriptions of the courses serve to inform students what is taught by COMSC and therefore a baseline of acceptable foundation courses in communication sciences.  Taking any foundations course does not imply acceptance into the COMSC Program or an advantage over other applicants.

The 15 credits of pre-requisite coursework in Communication Sciences and Disorders are:

COMSC 604 - Introduction to Language Science (3 credits)
An introduction to the nature of language and communication. Topics include components of the linguistic system, relationship between verbal and non-verbal communication, and language acquisition across the life span. [Note: Introduction to Language Science is the same as Language Development or Language Acquisition.] 

COMSC 607 - Phonetics of American English (3 credits)
Phonetic features of oral American English and dialectal variations of American English and non-native English speech.

COMSC 610 - Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits)
An overview of the structure of speech and the basic mechanisms involved in the production of speech sounds; a foundation for a more in-depth study of speech science and its application to clinical practice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; Structure and organization of the ventilatory, laryngeal, supralaryngeal and orofacial mechanisms; issues in basic speech acoustics and perception.

COMSC 620 - Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology (3 credits)
Introduction to organic and behavioral correlates of human communication, its development and disorders. The influence of culture, heritage, and socioeconomic status on the disorders of voice, articulation, fluency, and language.

COMSC 640 - Introduction to Audiology (3 credits)
An overview of the field of Audiology inclusive of acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the ear, and measurement of disorders. Coursework reviews etiologies and pathologies of hearing disorders, measurement of hearing loss and how hearing loss affects communication and the development of language.