Communication Studies, Generalist Concentration, B.A.

Degree and Major Requirements

The School of Communication Studies offers the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees with a major in communication studies. Students must take at least 39 hours of work in communication studies beyond the requirement.

All programs must include at least five elements:

Twelve hours of required courses.
Successful completion of the milestone, Core Assessment in Communication Studies, upon completion of the core requirements
Fifteen hours of courses within distribution areas to meet the school depth requirement.
Nine hours of free elective courses in communication studies at the 300 or 400 level and three hours at the 200, 300 or 400 level.
Twelve hours of course work at the 300 level or above outside of the major program of study; or a second major or minor.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

41 Credit Hours ¹
Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours ²
Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours ²
University electives 21-46 Credit Hours ³
Major requirements (listed below) 39 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹ The program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
² In addition to course work taken to fulfill requirement.
³ A minimum of 12 credit hours of university electives must be at the 300 level or above, or students must earn a second major or minor.

Additional Information

In addition, students pursuing a B.S. in communication studies must complete or a school-approved statistics course. School-approved statistics courses include, but are not limited to, . can count as either a or a B.S. quantitative requirement, but not both.