University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Special Education/Communication Disorders:

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

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours

SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 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 = 29

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Take all of the following:

PTE 200, Developmental Behavior - 3 hours

PTE 300, Learning and Evaluation - 3 hours (Taken concurrently with PTE 390)

PTE 390B-01, Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience (Elementary school placement) - 1 hour (Taken concurrently with PTE 300)

PTE 464, Contemporary Issues in Education - 2 hours (Prereq: PTE 200, PTE 300 and admission to Teacher Education)

ELED 402, Survey of Reading Principles - 1 hour

SPED 333, Serving Individuals with Disabilities in Integrated Settings - 3 hours

CDIS 475, Internship in Speech/Language Pathology - 15 hours

(Students holding a current Nebraska teaching certificate, see advisor for hour requirements.)

Take 1 course from:

PTE 401, Multicultural Education - 1 hour

FORL 401, Multicultural Understanding - 1 hour

Major = 59

Minimum total hours required coursework = 133

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Communication Disorders Comprehensive Major = 133

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. Communications Disorders Core Requirements (23 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CDIS 215, Introduction to Phonetics - 3 hours

CDIS 251, Normal and Disordered Communication: 0-5 Years - 4 hours

CDIS 336, Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism - 3 hours

ENG 304, Grammar I - 3 hours

PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours

PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

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

BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

B. Speech/Language Pathology-Special Professional Courses (27 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CDIS 210, Survey of Communication Disorders - 3 hours

CDIS 211, Orientation to Practicum - 3 hours

CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12 Years - 3 hours

CDIS 353, Communication Disorders of the Adolescent - 3 hours

CDIS 362, Remediation of Articulation Disorders - 3 hours

CDIS 418, Diagnosis of Communication Disorders - 3 hours

CDIS 439, Managing a Speech-Language Pathology Program - 3 hours

Take 6 to 8 hours from:

CDIS 310A-D, Clinical Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 6-8 hours

C. Audiology-Professional Specialized Courses (3 hours required)

Take the following:

CDIS 410, Introduction to Audiology - 3 hours

CDIS 415, Aural Rehabilitation - 3 hours

D. Communications Disorders Electives (3 hours required)

At least 3 hours required. See advisor for suggested electives and for approval.