Communication Studies Major

Bachelor of Arts Degree: 120 hours
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Academic Plan of Study

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Bachelor of Arts Degree: 120 credit hours

Communication Studies Major: 54 credit hours (24 hours of core requirements, 12-21 hours of course work in a specific track of study, 6-18 hours of approved related course work)

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

• The B.A. in Communication Studies offers five tracks of study:
• - Health Communication
• - Mass Media
• - Organizational Communication
• - Public Advocacy
• - Public Relations
  • - Public Relations with a Certificate in International Public Relations

• Declaring the Major: Students are initially classified as Pre-Communication Studies (PCOM) majors until they meet the following requirements:
• Earn a grade of C or above in:
  • COMM 1101 Public Speaking
  • COMM 2100 Intro to Comm Theory (restricted to 2 attempts)
  • STAT 1220 or 1222 Intro to Statistics
• Complete Foreign Language requirement. Options are:
  • Completion of a 2000 level course in a Latin alphabet based language (Spanish, German, French, etc.)
  • OR
  • Completion of a 1202 level course in a non-Latin alphabet based language(Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, etc.)
• You must also maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

• Online and Night Classes Available: There are a few online, hybrid, and night course options, however the major cannot feasibly be completed by taking only online or night courses.
• Minimum Grades/GPA: GPA of 2.0 or higher in the major required for graduation

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 

• Forensics Speech and Debate team
• Communication Studies Student Association
• Public Relations Student Society of America
• Communication Studies Learning Community
• SUCCESS Learning Community
• Lambda Pi Eta
• Honors Program
• Internship Program

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

All program requirements can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog. Please see the links below:

The Official Undergraduate Catalog

Majors:

• B.A. Communication Studies, Communication and Public Advocacy Concentration
• B.A. Communication Studies, Health Communication Concentration
• B.A. Communication Studies, Mass Media Concentration
• B.A. Communication Studies, Organizational Communication Concentration
• B.A. Communication Studies, Public Relations Concentration

Minors:

• Communication Studies, Minor
• Journalism, Minor

Honors Program:

• Communication Studies, Honors Program

Certificates:

• International Public Relations, Undergraduate Certificate
• Leadership Studies, Undergraduate Certificate

Early Entry:

• Communication Studies, M.A., Early Entry