Communication, BA

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Degree Program Requirements

A student wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 36 credits from the department’s course offerings. Included among these 36 credits are five core courses required for all Communication majors:

Department Track Requirements

Although the media are interrelated, students should develop an in-depth knowledge of at least one specific field. To that end, students majoring in Communication must select a track, or area of study, within the department. Although the department expects students to enroll in multiple courses within their chosen track, each track has three required courses:

Communication Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Course Title	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	COMM ELECT - Comm. Elective–COMM 115 (W) Writing for Communication	3	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective		3
GE WRTG/SPCH	WRTG 107 Composition –COMM 100 Public Speaking	3	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy –T/RS 121 (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars ¹
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	210 (W) Logical and Rhetorical Analysis		3
MAJOR	COMM 215 Introduction to Communication Theory	3
MAJOR	COMM ELECT - Communication Electives	3	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives	3	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 210 Ethics –T/RS 122 (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE QUAN - S/BH	QUAN - Quantitative–S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective	3	3
		15	15
Third Year
MAJOR	COMM 316 Communication Ethics –COMM ELECT - Comm. Elective	3	3
MAJOR	COMM ELECT - Comm. Elective	3	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives	3	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - Elective	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	3
		18	18
Fourth Year
MAJOR	COMM 415 Senior Seminar	3
MAJOR	COMM ELECT - Comm. Elective		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives	3	6
GE HUMN - S/BH	HUMN - Humanities–S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	6	3
		15	15
	Total: 126 Credits

¹The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100 and C/IL 102 -C/IL 104 . In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced. Consult with your advisor if you have questions.

Communication, BA

Degree Program Requirements

Department Track Requirements

Advertising Track

Broadcasting Track

Journalism Track

Communication and the Law Track

Public Relations Track

Communication Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 126 Credits