Offered by Department of Communication Disorders

Communication Disorders Major

Communication Disorders Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science in Education

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

• 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
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
      • Take any ECON GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
      • Take any PHYS GS course
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 14 including:
  • 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 306, Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • (must be taken concurrently with CDIS 311 and CDIS 312)
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Major Option = 57
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 120
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 5
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Communication Disorders Comprehensive = 125
• 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.

1. Communication Disorders Core Requirements (18 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CDIS 215, Introduction to Phonetics - 3 hours
     • CDIS 250, Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science - 3 hours
     • CDIS 336, Anatomy and 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 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
     • PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
     • PSY 470, Neuropsychology - 3 hours
2. Speech/Language Pathology-Special Professional Courses (33 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CDIS 210, Survey of Communication Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 311, Orientation to Practicum - 3 hours
     • 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 2 hours from:
     • CDIS 312, Field Experience in Communication Disorders - 1 hour (repeat two times not concurrently)
   • Take 4-6 hours from:
     • CDIS 480A,B,C, Clinical Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 2 hours
3. Audiology-Professional Specialized Courses (6 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CDIS 410, Introduction to Audiology - 3 hours
     • CDIS 415, Audiologic Rehabilitation - 3 hours