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2012-2013 General Catalog 
    
2012-2013 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Studies, B.A.


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Communication Studies


Freshman Year (29-31 Sem. Hrs.)


Sophomore Year (29-27 Sem. Hrs.)


Junior Year (32 Sem. Hrs.)


  • Approved departmental electives (12)
  • General education humanities courses (6)
  • General education social sciences course (3)
  • General education social sciences course (2000 level or above) (3)
  • Electives (8)

Senior Year (30 Sem. Hrs.)


  • Approved departmental electives (12)
  • General education arts course (3)
  • General education humanities course (3)
  • Electives (12)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.


Majors in Communication Studies must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of approved electives in the department. At least 12 of these hours must be numbered 3000 or above. Students should contact the undergraduate advisor to decide on a program of approved electives; see the CMST website for suggestions on topical foci. Twelve hours of core courses are required: CMST 1150 ; CMST 2060 ; CMST 2010  or CMST 2064 ; and CMST 2040 .

Consult “Degree Requirements of the College ” for specific instructions regarding electives and foreign language requirements. Consult the “General Education ” section of the catalog for the University’s general education requirements.

The department requires that the two course sequence in natural science be accompanied by two hours of corresponding labs.

*If a two course natural science sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the three hour natural science course must be from the life sciences, and vice versa.

The departmental computer literacy requirement is satisfied by taking LIS 1001 .

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