B.A. in Speech Communication
- The Communication option consists of 48 credits.
- A minimum 2.00 major GPA is required for graduation
- This sample plan does not guarantee graduation if you are a transfer student or non-first term, first-year student.
- The undergraduate prerequisite core must be successfully completed with an institutional GPA of 2.00 or better before the student applies to the major. Students completing the prerequisite core are placed in pre-communication until then.
- NOTE: remember to pay attention to upper division requirements (60 credits) and any minors.
FIRST YEAR
|
Fall Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 111 | 3 |
| Biological Science | 4 |
| MTH 105 | 3 |
| Language 111 | 4 |
| U-Engage | 2 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
|
Winter Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 114 | 3 |
| Physical Science | 4 |
| WR 121 | 3 |
| Language 112 | 4 |
| HHS 231 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
|
Spring Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 218 | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Language 113 | 4 |
| PAC | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
SECOND YEAR
|
Fall Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| WR II | 3 |
| DPD | 3 |
| 3rd Lab Science | 4 |
| Language 211 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
|
Winter Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| Literature and the Arts | 3 |
| Non-Western | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Language 212 | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
|
Spring Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| WR III* | 3 |
| Western Culture | 3 |
| Social Science | 3 |
| Language 213 | 4 |
| COMM elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
*For COMM majors only - additional WR II for Speech Comm Bacc Core requirement.
THIRD YEAR
|
Fall Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 300 elective | 3 |
| COMM 300 elective | 3 |
| One additional CLA core class | 4 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 3 |
| Social Processes | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
|
Winter Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 320 or COMM 321 | 3 |
| COMM 300 elective | 3 |
| Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
|
Spring Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM 320 or COMM 321 | 3 |
| COMM 300 elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
FOURTH YEAR
|
Fall Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM THEORY | 3 |
| COMM 300 elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
|
Winter Term |
|
|---|---|
| RHETORICAL THEORY | 3 |
| COMM 400 elective (WIC) | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
|
Spring Term |
Credits |
|---|---|
| METHODS | 3 |
| COMM 400 elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
- COMM 320 and COMM 321 are prerequisites for some 400 level classes. These should be taken in either the 3rd year or early 4th year.
- See list of Speech Communication courses to track individual prerequisites.