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
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 09.0100
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 221838
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_221838_91bbe572
- 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 Core Courses: 48-Hours
0 items
Major Core: 18-Hours
0 items
Major Core: (9-hours)
3 items
- As published: “Communication Research Methods (3)”3
- As published: “Internship (3)”or: COMM 3910 - Communication Laboratory (1) (see sections below)3
- As published: “Senior Project (3)”or: COMM 4510 - Senior Seminar: News:Multimedia Journalism, Production, IMC: Intergrated Marketing Research or Brand Equity Management) (3)3
Communication Studies Concentration Core: 15 hours
5 items
- As published: “Fundamentals of Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Business and Professional Speech Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Communication Theory (3)”3
- As published: “Small Group Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Leadership Communication (3)”3
Track
0 items
Intercultural Communication
5 items
- As published: “Gender Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Media & Culture (3)”3
- As published: “Interpersonal Communication (3)”3
- COMM 4310Intercultural Communication (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “African American Rhetoric (3)”3
Choose
1 item
- As published: “Senior Project (3) (project emphasis on Intercultural Communication)”3
Electives
0 items
Intercultural Communication
12 items
- As published: “Argumentation and Debate (3)”3
- As published: “Internship (3)”3
- As published: “Small Group Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Organizational Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Computer-Mediated Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Race, Power & Communication (3)”3
- As published: “African American Family Communication (3)”3
- As published: “African American Relational Communication (3)”3
- As published: “Independent Study (3)”3
- As published: “Minority Group Problems (3)”3
- As published: “Racism: A Sociological Analysis (3)”3
- Any Upper level - AFAS course (3)Not resolved to a course
Electives, Minor, Second Major
0 items
Suggested Four-Year Plan
0 items
Freshman Year
0 items
Fall Semester
5 items
- As published: “Service to Leadership (1)”1
- As published: “Freshman English I (3)”3
- As published: “Fundamentals of Communication (3)”3
- Natural Science I (4)Not resolved to a course
- Any Electives or Lang. (3)Not resolved to a course
Spring Semester
4 items
- As published: “Freshman English II (3)”3
- Natural Science II (4)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Public Speaking (3)”3
- 3
Note
0 items
Sophomore Year
0 items
Freshman Year
5 items
- Foreign Language III or Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Business and Professional Speech Communication (3)”3
- As published: “American History I (3)”3
- SOC/BEH/SCI I (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Communication Theory (3)”3
Spring Semester
6 items
- As published: “Art Appreciation (3)”or: MUSC 1010 - Music Appreciation (3)or: PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Issues (3)or: RELS 2010 - Introduction to Religious Studies (3)3
- As published: “American History II (3)”3
- SOC/BEH/SCI II (3)Not resolved to a course
- ENGL II (Soph. Lit.) (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Communication Research Methods (3)”3
- Foreign Language IV or Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
Junior Year
0 items
Fall Semester
3 items
- As published: “Gender Communication (3)”3
- Elective 3000-4000 Level (9)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Interpersonal Communication (3)”3
Spring Semester
3 items
- As published: “Media & Culture (3)”3
- COMM 4310(3)Not resolved to a course
- 3000-4000 electives (9)Not resolved to a course
Senior Year
0 items
Fall Semester
3 items
- As published: “Small Group Communication (3)”3
- As published: “African American Rhetoric (3)”3
- Elective 3000-4000 Level (6)Not resolved to a course
Spring Semester
4 items
- As published: “Senior Project (3)”or: COMM 4510 - Senior Seminar: News:Multimedia Journalism, Production, IMC: Intergrated Marketing Research or Brand Equity Management) (3)3
- As published: “Leadership Communication (3)”3
- Any Electives (6)Not resolved to a course
- Elective 3000-4000 Level (3)Not resolved to a course
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