Communication Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.ÌýStudents should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the .

This major requires the completion of the .Ìý Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA)Ìýdegree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
5 (Social Science BACR 1)55
55Diversity - graduation requirement15
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Social Science BACR 215
Ìý15Ìý15Ìý15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
5Communications Studies Section B Elective25 or 5
Global Studies - graduation requirement15Communications Studies Section C Elective35Communications Studies Section B Elective25
Natural Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 215Communications Studies Section C Elective35
Ìý15Ìý15Ìý15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
Communications Studies Section B Elective25Communications Studies Section C Elective35Elective - minor or general elective5
Communications Studies Section C Elective35Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Ìý15Ìý15Ìý15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Ìý15Ìý15Ìý15
Total Cr. 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.Ìý Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Section B–Required Upper Division Core Cr.–choose three 5-credit 400-level CMST courses. The following classes cannot count in this section (B):ÌýCMSTÌý480,ÌýCMSTÌý481ÌýorÌýCMSTÌý495,ÌýCMSTÌý499. Any course used in Section B cannot count in Section C.

3

Section C–Electives- choose 20 credits, any CMST course can count in this area with the exception ofÌý. Any course used in Section C cannot count in Section B.