Communication Suggested Four-Year Academic Plan
120 credit hours are required for a Bachelor of Arts degree. The Communication Department offers a rewarding curriculum that focuses on the process and effects of communication, the internet and personal media, in both mediated and face-to- face contexts. The Communication Major has three concentrations: Strategic, Media and Sports Communication. Detailed information about can be found in the academic catalog. Students should use Academic Planning to schedule courses and track degree progress.
Suggested four-year academic plan for the major (courses required in the major are in bold)
Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
| TS 100: Transitions | 1 |
| ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| PHIL 140: The Examined Life | 3 |
| COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| MATH: College Level | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 200: Perspectives on Human Communication | 3 |
| **COMM Concentration Course | 3 |
| GE Physical Science with lab* | 3 |
| FYS 175: First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 3 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 211: Intro to Mass Communication | 3 |
| GE Biological Science with lab* | 3 |
| GE History | 3 |
| **COMM Concentration Course | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 4 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 205: Mediated Message Production | 3 |
| GE Arts/Humanities | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| **COMM Concentration Course | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credit Hours |
| COMM Elective | 3 |
| COMM Elective | 3 |
| Humanities elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 6 | Credit Hours |
| COMM Elective | 3 |
| COMM Elective | 3 |
| Humanities elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 324: Senior Seminar I | 3 |
| GE Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 8 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 369: Senior Seminar II | 3 |
| GE Global Studies | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
*One of the natural science courses must have a lab component.
**Strategic Concentration: COMM 216; COMM 244, COMM 335 plus four COMM electives
**Media Concentration: COMM 220; COMM 221; COMM 222 plus four COMM electives
**Sports Concentration: COMM 206; COMM 207; COMM 321 plus four COMM electives
Communication Minor: Students must complete 18 credit hours including: COMM 200 and COMM 211 plus four COMM electives chosen in consultation with an advisor.