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Program checklist · Bachelor of Arts

Communication Studies (CMST) - BA Major

Winona State University · Winona, MN

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
09.0101
Credits (computed from items)
101-117
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175272
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175272_824f005d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

CMST Shared Core (18 credits)

6 items
  1. CMST 275
    3
  2. CMST 281
    3
  3. CMST 282
    3
  4. CMST 357
    3
  5. ◆ CMST 380 - Communication Research Methods
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. △ CMST 485 - Senior Seminar in Communication Studies
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Required Courses (30 credits)

0 items

    Major Statistics Requirement (3 credits)

    4 items
    1. ◆ ECON 222 - Statistics for Business and Economics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ◆ PSY 231 - Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. STAT 110
      Fundamentals of Statistics
      As published: “Fundamentals of Statistics (3 credits) (recommended)”
      3
    4. STAT 210
      3

    Additional English Requirement (3 credits)

    3 items
    1. ENG 210
      3
    2. ENG 211
      3
    3. △ ENG 439 - Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    CMST Oral Intensive (3 credits)*

    3 items
    1. ◎ CMST 369 - Leadership Communication: Building Community to Achieve Goals
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ◎ CMST 451 - Topics in Communication Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. ◎ CMST 475 - Argumentation and Advocacy
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    CMST Writing Intensive (3 credits)*

    2 items
    1. △ CMST 366 - Communicating in Organizations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. △ CMST 383 - Rhetoric, Culture, and Power: Analysis of Public Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Note

    0 items

      Electives (15 credits)

      5 items
      1. Choose up to two 100/200-level courses, excluding CMST 191 or CMST 192 .
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Choose at least three 300/400-level courses not fulfilling core requirements, oral or written intensives. Students will earn 24 credits of upper-level coursework if three upper-level elective courses are taken. Students will earn 27 credits of upper-level coursework if four upper-level elective courses are taken.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Courses not used for intensive requirements may be used to meet elective requirements.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Only three credits of CMST 399 can be used toward this requirement.
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CMST 291
        Topics in Multicultural Communication
        As published: “CMST 292 , & CMST 451 may be repeated for credit with different topics.”
        3

      Elective Course Options

      18 items
      1. CMST 195
        3
      2. CMST 266
        3
      3. CMST 289
        3
      4. CMST 290
        3
      5. CMST 291
        3
      6. CMST 292
        3
      7. CMST 321
        3
      8. △ CMST 366 - Communicating in Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. ◎ CMST 369 - Leadership Communication: Building Community to Achieve Goals
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. CMST 371
        3
      11. △ CMST 383 - Rhetoric, Culture, and Power: Analysis of Public Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. CMST 387
        3
      13. CMST 389
        3
      14. CMST 399
        1-12
      15. CMST 425
        3
      16. ◎ CMST 451 - Topics in Communication Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. ◎ CMST 475 - Argumentation and Advocacy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. CMST 499
        1-6

      Dual Degrees

      0 items

        Legend

        0 items
          Source. Winona State University, catalog 2026 — https://catalog.winona.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=41&poid=7962. Captured page pages/0118.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.