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Offered by Department of Communication Disorders:

Communication Disorders Comprehensive Major -
Bachelor of Science in Education

ED BSE 2903
Note: Licensure, teacher certification, and ASHA certification require a Master of Science in Education degree with a Speech-Language Pathology Major.

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 15:
TE 100, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
TE 204, Typical/Atypical Growth and Development - 4 hours
TE 206, Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher - 3 hours
TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
      (must be taken concurrently with CDIS 311 and CDIS 312)
TE 320, Field Experience in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 1 hour
TE 322, Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms - 2 hours
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Major = 56
Minimum total hours required coursework = 116
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 9
Minimum total hours required for BSE in Communication Disorders Comprehensive Major = 114
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Communication Disorders Core Requirements (18 hours required)
Take all of the following:
CDIS 215, Introduction to Phonetics - 3 hours
CDIS 336, Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism - 3 hours
CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12 Years - 3 hours
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
Take one of the following:
PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours
PSY 470, Neuropsychology - 3 hours
Take one of the following three options:
Take 1 course:
CDIS 250, Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science - 3 hours
OR take 1 course:
BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
OR take 2 courses:
BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160)
BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

B. Speech/Language Pathology-Special Professional Courses (32 hours required)
Take all of the following:
CDIS 210, Survey of Communication Disorders - 3 hours
CDIS 311, Orientation to Practicum - 3 hours
CDIS 312, Field Experience in Communication Disorders - 1 hour
CDIS 354, Early Communicative Development - 3 hours
CDIS 356, Communication Disorders of the Adolescent - 3 hours
CDIS 362, Remediation of Articulation Disorders - 3 hours
CDIS 413, American Sign Language I - 3 hours
CDIS 418, Diagnosis of Communication Disorders - 3 hours
CDIS 485, Fluency Disorders - 3 hours
CDIS 488, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
Take 4 to 6 hours from:
CDIS 480A,B,C, Clinical Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 4-6 hours

C. Audiology-Professional Specialized Courses (6 hours required)
Take the following:
CDIS 410, Introduction to Audiology - 3 hours
CDIS 415, Audiologic Rehabilitation - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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