REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION
A major in Communication requires the following components:
• Completion of the General Education Competency Requirements
• Required Major Courses (38 hours)
• General electives to bring total to 126 semester hours.
• Completion of the General Education Core (50 hours)
MT 114 and two 300-level literature courses are required.
Core Courses (29 hours):
CM 220 Public Speech and Rhetorical Analysis (3)
CM 203 Communication and Culture (3)
CM 228 Media Studies (4)
CM 313 Public Relations (3)
CM 341 Practicum (3)
CM 342 Communication Methods (4)
CM 344 Nonprofit Organizational Communication (4)
CM 346 Web Studies and Design (3) or CM 348 Graphics and Photojournalism (3)
EN 328 News Writing (3)
B.A./B.S. in Communication - Four Year Plan
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Freshman Year
Fall Semester
CM 203 Communication & Culture (3)
BB 101 Survey of Old Testament (3)
EN 101 English Composition (3)
IS 102 Foundations of Faith & Learning (2)
Gen Ed Natural Science Requirement (4)
Physical Education Activity Course (1)
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Freshman Year
Spring Semester
CM 220 Public Speech & Rhetorical Analysis (3)
BB 102 Survey of New Testament (3)
EN 102 English Composition II (3)*
MT 114 Elementary Probability & Statistics (3)
Gen Ed. Natural Science Requirement (4)
*Gen Ed Writing Competency should be completed by the end of the Freshman year.
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Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
CM 228 Media Studies (4)*
CM 348 Newswriting (3)*
HS 101 World Civilization I (3)
Gen Ed English Requirement (EN 201, 202, 203, or 204) (3)
Gen Ed Humanities Requirement (3)
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Sophomore Year
Spring Semester
CM 313 Public Relations (3)*
Communication Elective (3)
HS 102 World Civilization II (3)
Gen Ed Humanities Requirement (3)
English 300-level or above (3)
Physical Education Activity Course (1)
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Junior Year
Fall Semester
CM 346 Web Studies & Design (3)* or CM 348 in spring
Gen Ed Humanities Elective (3)
300-level Literature Course (required for major) (3)
Gen Ed Social Science Elective (3)
General Elective (3)
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Junior Year
Spring Semester
CM 342 Communication Methods (4)*
CM 348 Graphics & Photojournalism (3)* or CM 346 in fall
Humanities Elective (3)
300-level Literature Course (required for major) (3)
Communication Elective (3)
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Junior Year
Summer Term
CM 341 Practicum (3)
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Senior Year
Fall Semester
IS 461 Faith and Learning (2)
CM 344 Nonprofit Organizational Communication (4)*
General Electives (9)
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Senior Year
Spring Semester
General Electives (15)
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*taught every other year