NOTES
Free electives offer an opportunity to complete a minor, study a
second language, study abroad, or participate in an internship.
Make a plan.
Major Requirements (39 S.H.)
COM 200 Language and Communication
3
COM 219 Communication Ethics 3
COM 290 Communication Theory 3
COM 390 Research Methods in Communication 3
COM 420 Readings in Interpersonal Communication 3
COM 495 Senior Thesis
3
TAKE TWO OF THESE: COM 205 Communication Environments, COM 210
Non-Verbal Communication, CO M212 Effective Listening
COM Elective: 3
COM Elective: 3
TAKE FIVE OF THESE: COM 205 Comm. Environments, COM 203 Health
Comm., COM/ANT 208 Intercultural Comm., COM 210 Non-Verbal Comm.,
COM/WS 211 Women, Language & Comm.; COM 212 Effective Listening,
COM 215 Family Comm., COM 268 Public Comm., COM 362 Organiza-
tional Comm., COM 392 Special Topics in Relational Comm., COM 402
Honors Seminar in Comm., COM4 08 Strategies of Persuasion (Not all courses
are offered every semester)
COM Elective: 3
COM Elective: 3
COM Elective: 3
COM Elective: 3
COM Elective: 3
FREE ELECTIVES (39 S.H.)
Elective:
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General Education Requirements (42 S.H.)
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 S.H.)
Choose one of the following: Students in the Relational Communication option
must take COM162 Interpersonal Communication to satisfy this requirement.
COM162 Interpersonal Communication 3
WRITING INTENSIVE (W)
All students must complete at least one writing intensive course. W courses can
be found in several disciplines. The credits will be counted in the discipline as-
sociated with the course. NOTE: WRT101 does not satisfy the writing intensive
requirement.
Course: Y/N
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
All communication majors must complete a foreign language requirement. This
may be done by completing a language at an elementary II level or above.
Students who have completed three years of language in high school with at
least a C average have satisfied this requirement. (For more info, click the link
above.)
Foreign Language Requirement Met? Y / N
HUMANITIES (15 S.H.)
Including 3 of 6 categories: Fine and Applied Arts (NOTE: only one studio
course accepted toward minimum), Literature, History, Humanistic Studies, Phi-
losophy and Foreign Language. NOTE: For foreign language courses you must
complete Elementary II or higher before counting Elementary I as Humanities
credit. No communication classes.
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (12 S.H.)
Courses that satisfy this requirement can be found in Social Sciences (Anthropol-
ogy, Economics, Political Science, Social Sciences, and Sociology), Non-West-
ern Cultures, and Psychology. You must select courses from at least 2 of the 3
main areas: Social Sciences, Psychology and Non-Western Cultures.
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
Elective: 3
NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (10 S.H.)
Students must complete one lab Science and at least one math or computer Sci-
ence course in this category. NOTE: MAT 100 does not satisfy this requirement.
Lab Science: 4
Math/CS 3
Math/CS/Science Elective: 3
HEALTH PROMOTION AND EXERCISE SCIENCES (2 S.H.)
HPX 177 Fitness for Life — Lecture 1
HPX 177 Fitness for Life — Activity 1
*Students must maintain an overall G.P.A. of 2.0 or better, and a G.P.A. of 2.5
in the major with no grades lower than “C”.
BA: Communication — Relational Communication (120 S.H. required to complete the degree)
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