Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Communication
Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.
Degree Requirements
First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester
| COM 224 | Mass Media and Society | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 232 | Visual Literacy | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| | and | |
| MAT 155 | Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| | or | |
| MAT 160 | College Algebra | 4 |
| | and | |
| GTW 101 | Gateways | 1 |
| | or | |
| HON 101 | Pathways to Honors 1 | 1 |
| | and | |
| FYW 101 | Writing and Inquiry | 4 |
| | Humanities / Fine Arts or Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester
| COM 224 | Mass Media and Society | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 232 | Visual Literacy | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| | and | |
| GTW 102 | Gateways II | 1 |
| | or | |
| HON 102 | Pathways to Honors 2 | 1 |
| | and | |
| AWR 201 | Writing and Research | 4 |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp) | 4 |
| | Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester
| COM 224 | Mass Media and Society | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 232 | Visual Literacy | 4 |
| | or | |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| | and | |
| COM | Core Elective in Writing | 4 |
| | Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester
| COM | Core Elective in Production | 4 |
| COM | Core Elective in Media, Culture and Society | 4 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
| COM | Core Elective in Writing | 4 |
| COM | Core Elective in Media, Culture and Society | 4 |
| COM | Concentration Course | 4 |
| | Social Science (Bacc. Exp) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester
| COM | Concentration Course | 4 |
| COM | Elective | 4 |
| | COM or General elective | 4 |
| | Humanities Fine Arts (Bacc Exp) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
| COM | Concentration Course | 4 |
| COM | Elective | 4 |
| | COM or General elective | 4 |
| | COM or General elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
| COM | Concentration Course | 4 |
| | COM or General elective | 4 |
| | COM or General elective | 4 |
| COM 490 | Portfolio Reivew | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 125-127