2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

www.uni.edu/chfa

Staff:

C. Highnam, Head. K. Bleile, T. Bohnenkamp, A. Burda Riess, C. Hageman, J. Lubker, L. Nelson, J. Olsen-Dunbar, B. Plakke.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers the following undergraduate programs.  Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders section in the following order:

Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)

Communicative Disorders

Minors

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Bachelor of Arts Degree Program

Communicative Disorders Major

The Communicative Disorders major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

Students must have an overall GPA of 3.00 or consent of the department head to declare a major in Communicative Disorders. Declaration of the major must occur before enrollment in 51C:151 and all accompanying courses in that semester's sequence. Transfers into the major must have a GPA of 3.00 to be accepted into the program. An overall GPA of 3.00 must be maintained throughout the undergraduate program or approval to continue must be obtained from the department head. Students must complete 25 clock hours of supervised clinical observation prior to beginning 51C:155.

Students must receive a grade of C or better in the required core courses offered by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and in the courses taken in either option, in order to receive credit toward the major. Students must repeat any major course (other than the course in statistics) for which they receive a C- or less. Any one course may be repeated once; a second failure to meet the required C grade will necessitate review and consultation with the student's advisor and the department head. If a student does not attain and maintain the grade point requirement of the department, the student's Declaration of Major will be revoked and the individual referred to the Registrar's Office as an undeclared student. All majors and all provisional majors must obtain their advisor's signature before registering for, adding, or dropping classes.

Minors

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Minor

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

The Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences minor is intended to provide students in related fields of study with a basic understanding of speech, language and hearing from birth to senescence and the disorders of communication that arise. This minor is recommended for students who intend to work in the education, social services, or allied health professions.