Recommended Academic Plan
Freshman Year
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ENGL 015 (GWS): Rhetoric and Composition OR
ENGL 030 GWS: Honors Freshman Composition | 3 |
| COMM 100: The Mass Media and Society OR COMM 150:
The Art of the Cinema | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar (FYS) | 1 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| COMM 100: The Mass Media and Society OR COMM 150:
The Art of the Cinema | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| B.A. Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| COMM 242: Basic Video/Filmmaking | 3 |
| CAS 100 (GWS): Effective Speech | 3 |
| ENGL 202D GWS: Effective Writing | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
Junior Year
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| COMM Theory* | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| COMM Theory* | 3 |
| COMM 260W: News Writing and Reporting | 3 |
| B.A. Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| COMM Theory* | 3 |
| COMM Application* | 3 |
| COMM 470 A or B: Convergent Media Newspaper or Radio | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| US Cultures (US) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Senior Year
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| COMM Theory* | 3 |
| COMM Application* | 3 |
| COMM 470 A or B: Convergent Media Newspaper or Radio | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| COMM 490A: Convergent Media Seminar | 3 |
| COMM Application* | 3 |
| B.A. Requirement | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or higher.
Italics type indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Italic Bold type indicate courses requiring a grade of C or
higher that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH and GS are codes used to identify General Education
requirements.
US, IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy the University's United
States and International Cultures requirements. Students are required to
complete 3 credits in each area, and often these courses can "double-count" with
General Education selections, typically in the GA, GH, GS categories, or with
major requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the University's Writing
Across the Curriculum requirement.
FYS is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the First-Year Seminar
requirement. Note that students who began their studies Summer 2009 or
later may not be required to complete a FYS course. Check with your
advisor for clarification.
*Consult with adviser for appropriate selections
Contact:
Dr. Robert C. Trumpbour
Associate Professor of Communications
Arts and Humanities
Office: 102 Cypress Building
Phone: 814-949-5769
Email:
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