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
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course from:
      • MATH 102GS, College Algebra - 3 hours
      • MATH 103GS, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT score of 22 or greater and 2 years of high school algebra)
      • MATH 120GS, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT score of 22 or greater and 2 years of high school algebra)
      • MATH 123GS, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT score of 22 or greater and 4 years of high school mathematics including 2 years of algebra and 1 year of geometry and a senior level pre-calculus course)
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 8 including:
      • Take:
        • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
      • Take one of the following:
        • CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
        • CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry - 4 hours
        • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
        • AND CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
        • PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
        • AND PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 11 including:
  • 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 = 62
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 118
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 2
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Communication Disorders Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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 (53 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CDIS 210, Survey of Communication Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 215, Introduction to Phonetics - 3 hours
     • CDIS 252, Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism - 3 hours
     • CDIS 261, Normal Language Development - 3 hours
     • CDIS 311, Clinical Methods and Procedures in Communication Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 312, Field Experience in Communication Disorders - 1 hour
     • CDIS 335, Speech and Hearing Science - 4 hours
     • CDIS 354, Preschool Language Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 356, Adolescent Language and Communication Disorders - 2 hours
     • CDIS 362, Articulation Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 406, Adult Communication Disorders - 2 hours
     • CDIS 410, Introduction to Audiology - 4 hours
     • CDIS 415, Aural Rehabilitation - 3 hours
     • CDIS 420, Research in Communication Disorders - 3 hours
     • CDIS 470, Professional Issues in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours
     • CDIS 488, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
     • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
     • PSY 250GS, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
2. Professional Electives (9 hours required)
   • Take 9 hours from:
     • CDIS 413, American Sign Language I - 3 hours
     • CDIS 416, American Sign Language II - 3 hours (Prereq: CDIS 413)
     • CDIS 480A, Clinical Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 2 hours
       (Permission required)
     • BIOL 110, Introduction to Epidemiology - 3 hours
     • BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
     • CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours
     • CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling and Social Advocacy - 3 hours
     • CSP 441, Special Topics: Medical and Psychological Aspects of Alcohol/Drug Use, Abuse and Addiction - 3 hours
       (See advisor for approved topic.)
     • PSY 403, Psychology of Motivation - 3 hours
     • PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
     • PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours
     • PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours
     • TE 327, Introduction to Language Minority Students - 2 hours
     • TESE 330, Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching - 3 hours
     • TESE 437, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours