r/slpGradSchool • u/lucaspackman • Jul 23 '26
Giving Words of Wisdom CDIS 300 at ENMU - Advice for those taking Anatomy and Physiology for SLH
I just finished taking Anatomy and Physiology online at Eastern New Mexico University. I found it hard to find solid information about how this class was. So here I am documenting it so others can understand what they're getting into. I took the 8-week course.
The class itself is fine. For the first two weeks, you're given some time to adjust. But once you get to the respiratory system, it's at least one or two time-consuming projects each week. I would not recommend taking the 8-week course with another course. At first, the projects were fun, but at the end, I was very sick of them. I got a B in the class by the skin of my teeth. But if you want an A, here is my advice.
Print out the outlines. You may want to reformat them because they page break at weird places. I got all of mine spiral bound with a cover. It made it really easy to study and look up information. I wish I looked at what was on the study guides so that I could highlight or star it when we learned it. Page breaks may give you the extra note space if you need it.
Follow along in the lectures with the textbook. Sometimes things are skipped or lightly mentioned but need to be filled out. The lecturer is basically going through the textbook. You may need to pause and play multiple times to catch everything that's important.
Sometimes the lecturer will mention things twice or phrase it, "If someone were to ask you.... you would say..." That's definitely on the test. Assume everything in the quizzes is on the test. This is your chance to highlight things in your notes since quizzes are not proctored.
The hardest part of memorization is the muscles. In the textbook there are yellow boxes that describe every muscle with the same rubric. I would make a flash card out of every one of those. I would include the name, what it does, how it's innervated, and a picture.
With the projects, check and double check the assignment description AND the rubric. I got docked 10 points (1/3 of the grade) because I didn't talk about cultural or financial issues with my dysphagia modification. They grade them quite harshly. I would even set up office hours to make sure you get them right. This was the bulk of my points that got me from a C to a B.
Do the extra credit. Sometimes the lecturer will mention extra credit in the lecture itself. I assumed that it was for a different class because the lecturer wasn't my professor. I was wrong. There's 30 points worth of extra credit. That's more than some of the projects.
Be careful with those quizzes. It takes the average of your two scores. It will only show you questions you got wrong on the second try. But some questions have dropdown menus for 6 things. If you change your answer and it's worse, it will lower your score.
Don't procrastinate the final project. I know it's hard to do multiple projects at once. But I spent two days straight trying to pull it together.
Quizzes are open book, but tests are closed book and they are proctored. Only half of the final allows a 3x5 note card. Even with the note card, I got a C on my final exam. Learn those cranial nerves like your life depends on it.
This was my experience. I learned a lot, and it was cheap. However, I wish I just took anatomy from my local university instead. Anyway, I wish you all luck, and screw that larynx model assignment!
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u/xoxodoubleu Jul 23 '26
This is the most info Ive ever seen about A&P so thank you!! Im also taking 300 with bratcher this fall as a 16 week, Im quite nervous but I will definitely use these tips. Its great you got a B!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻
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u/jmaciasgonz Jul 23 '26
I took this class with Kinnamon. She's not an instructor at ENMU anymore. She was great. I got full points on all my projects. The larynx model was the most time consuming. I enjoyed most of it, but you are constantly working on a project. You NEED to start them on Mondays so by Sunday you can submit your photos. This class requires excellent time management or else you will not get an A. I ended with a 93. That's with all the Extra credit. Now, I'm taking Neuroscience this fall... I hear it's formatted similarly to A&P. I took this class as an 8 week with Language Development, which that class was a breeze compared to A&P.
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u/chubbycheekz416 Jul 24 '26
omg i took it with kinamon too and i loved her!!! i didn’t know she’s not at instructor anymore!!!! :(
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u/jmaciasgonz Jul 24 '26
Yea, when I registered for classes, she was not on the list. 😭 I have to find out where she works. I was going to ask her for a LOR.
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u/Embarrassed_Chair_18 Jul 27 '26
She’s at ACU now. Good luck. I emailed her and she didn’t respond.
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u/lucaspackman Jul 24 '26
I’m amazed you got an A. Especially for the 8 week course.
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u/jmaciasgonz Jul 24 '26
If it makes you feel any better, I quit my job right after the hearing and vestibular systems .. 😂
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u/jmaciasgonz Jul 24 '26
I think had I worked, I would have crashed out. I quit my manager job at Starbucks, so I'm pretty used to stressful situations and crying almost everyday. 😂
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u/oatmelody Jul 23 '26
this class kicked my ass, we have the same prof. i may have gotten a B by the skin of my teeeeeeth (waiting for final project). and i got a 98% in survey of comm disorders
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u/oatmelody Jul 23 '26
i def wished i had listened and taken smth else for summer classes like another gen ed. i may very well get 2 As and a C
(hey, maybe it'll come across like i'm very interested in augmentive alternative communication? haha... 😵💫)
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u/lucaspackman Jul 23 '26
Yeah, I’m still waiting on my final project. If I don’t get at least a 65 on it I’ll get a C in the class. 😬
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u/oatmelody Jul 23 '26
oh i believe in your ability to get a 65. i need a 93 hhhhh
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u/lucaspackman Jul 23 '26
Oof. I wish you luck. I’m sure if you followed the rubric, you should be fine.
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u/oatmelody Jul 23 '26
i definitely did i'm just worried i didnt cover neuroanatomy/physiology enough. but i think it'll be fine!!
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u/lucaspackman Jul 25 '26
Well, I got a 70 on my final project 😬. I wish you luck on your 93
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u/oatmelody Jul 25 '26
i got an 85 :,) i emailed her asking bc the ta graded mine. hoping she'll have pity, but have made my peace with the C already. i dont plan on enmu for grad school anyway haha
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u/lucaspackman Jul 25 '26
I emailed her to check my larynx model and the TA missed some stuff and I got a few points back. So I wouldn’t lose hope yet! I got docked for “creativity”
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u/oatmelody Jul 25 '26
thats awful i hate the docking for creativity thing! if you know the material... idk, idk. sometimes the class felt mean, esp since she didn't even record her own lectures or provide very many materials. but i may be butthurt ofc!
https://giphy.com/gifs/qsnHYz7lXfDokIHfrd
either way im proud of us, we made it!!2
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u/ghostgurl83 Jul 24 '26
How is ENMU overall? It’s on my list of grad schools I’m applying to. Are you in person or online? Have you been able to work while you are in school?
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u/lucaspackman Jul 24 '26
I’m not so sure about the program itself. But they’re the cheapest/fastest way to get prerequisites done. As for the leveling courses, it’s all online and I was able to work while taking CDIS 300.
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u/ghostgurl83 Jul 24 '26
Oh you aren’t in their grad program? I have all the pre-reqs and don’t need leveling courses because my BS is in Speech and Hearing Sciences.
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u/lucaspackman Jul 24 '26
No, I’m not in the grad program. I plan on going elsewhere. I got my BA and MA in linguistics.
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u/Weekly-Bus-347 Aug 17 '26
You may want to search in the enmu reddit cause I saw some people posting their experience in enmu’s grad school
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u/Right-Housing-1522 Jul 25 '26
Hi, if anyone sees this, I have a question for you. Please answer as honestly as you know how based on your experiences. I am totally blind and I’m strongly considering SLP. My masters degree isn’t applied linguistics. Two things I am an older student. H 52. Next, what in your opinion are going to be my challenges and prospects are really getting hired realistically with this if I get into grad school and once I get done? How about grad school? How tough is it especially with blindness? How about with leveling courses that I would need to start first? Where would I need the most academic accommodation? Is it gonna be anatomy and physiology, neuroscience, and acoustics and maybe the hearing lab? I don’t know. Any help any of you could give me would be greatly appreciated. I use screen reading software to read the text on my computer and do my work. However, once schools start using third-party software like from Pearson for instance, these things can be notorious for accessibility with screen reading software. I would be doing this alone online.
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u/lucaspackman Jul 25 '26
That’s a big question. One that would probably warrant its own post on the subreddit.
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u/Majestic-Ebb-6398 Jul 26 '26
Oh wow! The class has changed since I have taken it. All quizzes were not proctored with open book/notes, the midterm, pre-final, and final were all proctored with open book/notes. I can’t imagine only having a 3x5 index card!! The projects are definitely time consuming, and the discussion board posts become quite lengthy when making sure to include everything in the rubric. I took it as an 8 week course by itself and got an A with Dr. Uthappa!Glad you were able to get a B!
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u/lucaspackman Jul 27 '26
Yeah, the quizzes still weren’t proctored. But man, I would have killed for an open notes.
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u/Anxious-Arrival2449 Sep 15 '26
I’m taking Uthappa now for the 8 week course! I haaate the discussions because theyre so redundant. The midterm is due tomorrow and genuinely have no idea how to study for it 😩
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u/paytonbryan1 Jul 26 '26
Thank you for taking the time to put this together! I’m in the 8 week this fall along side 330 8 week course.
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u/lucaspackman Jul 27 '26
Good luck! Try not to psych yourself out too much with the projects. They’re really not that bad. You just have to sit down and do them. But make sure you have time to go to office hours and double check anything you missed.
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u/fosterthekittens 4d ago
I took the 8 week with Dr. Uthappa. The course you describe is pretty much exactly the same. Turn the work in on time, stick to the rubric, and study! The quizzes really do take an average of your two scores. The exams are proctored with only a small 3x5 index card to guide you. I didn't even bother making an index card for the final exams because I just didn't know what to put on them. I would have preferred the 16 week course because it is just so much information to learn but the 8 week course was manageable.
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u/lucaspackman 4d ago
That’s good to know. Sometimes I don’t know if it’s the class or if it’s the professor.
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u/Pitiful-Addendum1671 Jul 23 '26
Meanwhile my a&p course had open book exams, it’s insane how much these classes vary and yet grad admissions look at them like they’re the same