A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BA
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215293
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215293_edce8eb7
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
0 items
Core Courses (12 credits)
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Specializations (24 credits)
0 items
TRACK 1: Corporate/Community Relations
0 items
Required Courses (9 credits)
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Note: New course number effective Spring 2023; formerly COMMRC 1732: Special Topics: Public and Media Relations (SEC 77XX)Not resolved to a course
Note
0 items
Internship, choose one (3 credits)
2 items
- 1
- 1
Electives, choose four (12 credits)
32 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “SPECIAL TOPICS IN MASS COMMUNICATION Approved Topic: Communication and New Media Technologies”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Track 2: Writing for the Professions
0 items
Required Courses (6 credits)
4 items
- 3
- and choose one of the following courses:Not resolved to a course
- As published: “WRITTEN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION or”3
- 3
Note
0 items
Internship, choose one (3 credits)
2 items
- 1
- 3
Electives, choose five (15 credits)
22 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “SPECIAL TOPICS IN MASS COMMUNICATION Communication and New Media Technologies”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Track 3: Digital Media
0 items
Required Courses (9 credits)
5 items
- 3
- As published: “FILMMAKING 1: FUNDAMENTALS (cross-listed with FMST 0800 )”3
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed with FMST 0100Not resolved to a course
- 3
Internship (3 credits)
1 item
- 1
Electives, choose four (12 credits)
51 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “DIGITAL HUMANITY (cross-listed with HAA 0425 )”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed with FMST 0120Not resolved to a course
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed with FMST 1275Not resolved to a course
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed with FMST 1410Not resolved to a course
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed with HAA 1820 and FMST 1540Not resolved to a course
- 3
- Cross-listed with FMST 1525Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Note: Cross-listed ENGWRT 1132Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- Note: FMST 1898 may be used in place of CGS 1900 for qualifying students. Consult with a CGS advisor.Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- HAA 0090INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY ARTNot resolved to a course
- HAA 0470PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTNot resolved to a course
- PS 1836POLITICS THROUGH FILMNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
General Education Requirements
0 items
Writing (9 credits)
0 items
Introductory Composition Course (3 credits)
0 items
Two Writing Intensive Courses (6 credits if not overlapped with other General Education requirements)
0 items
Math/Algebra (3 credits)
0 items
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning (3 credits)
0 items
Diversity (3 credits)
0 items
Language/Communication (6-10 credits)
4 items
- Having completed three years of high school study of a second language with a grade of B or better in each course;Not resolved to a course
- Passing a special proficiency examination;Not resolved to a course
- Transferring credits for two terms or more of approved university-level instruction in a second language with grades of C or better;Not resolved to a course
- Having a native language other than English.Not resolved to a course
Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences (27 credits)
0 items
Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding (9 credits)
0 items
Overlapping of General Education Courses
4 items
- Courses taken for general education requirements can also be applied to major requirements, when applicable.Not resolved to a course
- Diversity courses are allowed to overlap with other general education requirements.Not resolved to a course
- Writing (‘W’) courses are allowed to overlap with other general education requirements except for the Professional Communication requirement.Not resolved to a course
- Students may overlap the second course in their language sequence, taken at the college level, with the Geographic Region requirement, except for American Sign Language. This does not apply to students who satisfy the Language requirement through high school study, a proficiency examination, or native proficiency.Not resolved to a course
Specialized Study (the Major) (30-36 credits)
11 items
- Administration of justice (this major is no longer accepting new students, effective Fall 2021)Not resolved to a course
- Dental hygiene (for licensed dental hygienists)Not resolved to a course
- Health services (BA and BS)Not resolved to a course
- Humanities (this major is no longer accepting new students, effective Fall 2020)Not resolved to a course
- Law, Criminal Justice, and SocietyNot resolved to a course
- Legal studies (this major is no longer accepting new students, effective Fall 2021)Not resolved to a course
- Liberal StudiesNot resolved to a course
- Media and professional communicationsNot resolved to a course
- Natural sciencesNot resolved to a course
- Public serviceNot resolved to a course
- Social sciences (this major is no longer accepting new students, effective Fall 2020)Not resolved to a course
Electives
0 items
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