Advising Course Plan - Communication and Media Studies Major

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM 108 or 20011COMM 108 or 20011
FSEM 1001General Education Requirement21
General Education Requirement21General Education Requirement21
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM @ 200-level11COMM @ 200-level11
General Education Requirement21General Education Requirement21
Writing Requirement Course31Writing Requirement course31
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM 301, 302, or 30341COMM 301, 302, or 30341
One @300- or @400-level COMM course51One 300- or 400-level COMM course51
Junior Seminar1Elective1
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM 49861COMM 49971
One 300- or 400-level COMM course51General Education Requirement21
General Education Requirement21Elective1
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Total Units 32
1

COMM majors must take COMM 108 and COMM 200 and their choice of any two other COMM 200-level courses.

2

A&S students must take 5 of the 6 Knowledge of Human Cultures courses, one Personal and Social Responsibility course, and one Quantitative Reasoning Course (in addition to the FSEM, JSEM, and Writing requirements). 

3

A&S students must take 4 writing courses (of which two might be an FSEM and a JSEM).

4

COMM majors must take at least two of the following courses: COMM 301, COMM 302, and/or COMM 303; the order does not matter. These courses should not be taken during the same semester. Highly recommended in the Junior year. Prerequisites: COMM 200 and at least one other 200-level COMM course.

5

COMM majors must take two COMM 300- or 400-level classes. Additionally, COMM majors must also take COMM 397, which is recommended once they have reached junior status. 

6

Prerequisites: Two of the following: COMM 301, COMM 302, and/orCOMM 303 (all of which have prerequisites as well) and at least one other 300- or 400-level COMM course. COMM 498 only offered in the fall. 

7

Prerequisites: COMM 498 (which has several prerequisites as well). COMM 499 only offered in the spring.