Offered by Department of Communication

Speech Major

Speech Communication 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education = 49
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 31
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 9 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
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • Take any ECON GS course - 3 hours
      • Take any approved PSY, SOC, or GEOG GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 30 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 30
• Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30
• Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 139
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Speech Communication 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 139
• 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.

Students selecting a subject endorsement in Speech Communication must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the Endorsement.

1. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Core Requirements (12 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SPCH 202GS, Communication Concepts in Society - 3 hours
     • SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours
     • SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours
     • SPCH 499, Communication Theory - 3 hours
2. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Additional Requirements (15 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
     • SPCH 231, Introduction to Forensics and Debate - 3 hours
     • SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
     • SPCH 400, The Teaching of Speech - 3 hours
     • SPCH 453, Interviewing - 3 hours
3. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Electives (3 hours required)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
     • SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours