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Program checklist · B.A.

Communication, B.A.

SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication requires a minimum of 40 credits of coursework, with 16 credit hours in basic requirements and 24 credit hours in elective course work. Grounded in both the humanistic tradition and contemporary social science, communication courses strive to combine theoretical knowledge with skill development. Advanced coursework provides opportunities to study human communication across numerous contemporary contexts.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196167
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196167_bd4c8d1c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

General Education Requirements (30-40 Credits)

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    Basic Requirements: (16 Credits)

    4 items
    1. COMN 100
      Introduction to Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. COMN 102
      Principles of Public Speaking
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. COMN 210
      Interpersonal Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. COMN 498
      Capstone Experience
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Elective Courses (24 Credits)

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      Department Notes

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      1. A maximum of 20 credits is allowed at the 100 and 200 levels.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. A minimum of 20 credits must be at the 300 and 400 levels.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Students must achieve minimum competency of C- for a communication course to count toward the major.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. A student is allowed two chances to complete this requirement with COMN 100 .
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Except for slot courses with different course subtitles, courses count only once for credit toward the major.
        Not resolved to a course
      6. No more than 4 internship credits (COMN 495 ) may be applied to the communication major.
        Not resolved to a course
      7. These credits can be split across two or more internships.
        Not resolved to a course
      8. COMN 395
        internship credits are S/U graded and will only be applied toward the 120 credit hour requirement of the College.
        Not resolved to a course
      9. A maximum of 15 credits of internship can be used toward your degree.
        Not resolved to a course

      Department Writing Requirement

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        Career Opportunities

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          Sample Course Map

          39 items
          1. First Year
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Fall - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          3. COMN 100
            Introduction to Communication
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Natural Science with lab -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          5. Global Society: CGC -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          6. World Language 101 -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          7. Spring - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          8. COMN 102
            Principles of Public Speaking OR COMN 231 - Public Speaking and Rhetoric II - Power OR COMN 266 - Radio and Audio Media Production
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          9. WRTG 105
            Writing Seminar: (subtitle)
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          10. World Language 102 -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          11. Global Society: SST -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          12. Second Year
            Not resolved to a course
          13. Fall - 16 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          14. COMN 210
            Interpersonal Communication OR COMN 260 - Introduction to Mass Communication
            Not resolved to a course
          15. Math/Quantitative Reasoning -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. Global Society: DPP -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. Global Society: CAI -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          18. Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. Spring - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          20. COMN Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          21. COMN Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          22. Global Society: WCV -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          23. Electives -
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. Third Year
            Not resolved to a course
          25. Fall - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          26. COMN 3xx-4xx Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          27. COMN 3xx-4xx Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          28. Electives -
            Not resolved to a course
            7
          29. Spring - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          30. COMN 3xx-4xx Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          31. Electives -
            Not resolved to a course
            11
          32. Fourth Year
            Not resolved to a course
          33. Fall - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          34. Electives -
            Not resolved to a course
            15
          35. Spring - 15 Credit Hours
            Not resolved to a course
          36. COMN 3xx-4xx Elective -
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          37. COMN 498
            Capstone Experience
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          38. Counts for Integrative and Applied Learning
            Not resolved to a course
          39. Electives -
            Not resolved to a course
            7

          KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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            Source. SUNY College at Geneseo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.geneseo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=27&poid=3008&returnto=1561. Captured page pages/0067.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.