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
FYW 102	Writing & 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
COMO 490	Portfolio Reivew	1
Total Credit Hours:		13

Total Credit Hours: 125-127