Communication Studies (Comprehensive) (BS)

Major requirements

Note: six hours may double count in General Education requirements.

Specific General Education requirements:

Communication Core:

Communication Electives (24 hours) from:

May count up to a combined six hours of COM 494, 495, or 496 toward the Communication Electives.

Secondary Area of Study (18 hours):

Because of the diverse, fluid, and rapidly changing character of our networked era demands unprecedented flexibility in educational opportunities for students, students may select upper-division courses that best support their goals in consultation with an advisor. These 18 hours may be in satisfaction of Plan A or Plan B.

Plan A:

A concentration of at least 18 upper-division hours in a single area of study outside the discipline of communication.

Plan B:

A coherent combination of at least 18 upper-division hours in no more than three areas of study. No more than 9 hours of communication courses may be used to satisfy Plan B.

Public Affairs Capstone Experience:

No course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement within the Communication Studies major and students majoring in Communication Studies cannot pursue a Communication or Ethical Leadership minor.