Communication Studies, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts
Curriculum 0103 Requirements

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 49 Credits

Communication Studies Core: (25 cr.)

Introductory Courses (6 cr.)

Survey & History (3 cr.)

CMM 226 - Introduction to Human Communication (3 cr.)

Professional Preparation (12 cr.)

Advanced Writing (3 cr.)

CMM 416 - Rhetorical Analysis (3 cr.) (AWR)

Senior Seminar (1 cr.)

CMM 491 - Senior Seminar (1 cr.)

Electives: (24 cr.)

Application & Development (9 cr.)

Select three courses from the following:

Communication Contexts (6 cr.)

Select two courses from the following:

Culture & Communication (6 cr.)

Select two courses from the following:

Theoretical Foundations (3 cr.)

Select one course from the following:

Electives 37-38 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

Students must earn a minimum grade of C in each of three core courses - CMM 101 , CMM 118 , and CMM 226 - in order to fulfill the degree requirements for this major.
A grade of C or better is required in the AWR (Advanced Writing Requirement) course, CMM 416 .
A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .