Department of Communication

Communication - Public Relations Concentration BA Four-Year Plan

Fall	Spring
First Year
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation	COMM 245 - Media and Society
COMM 230 - Communication and Interpersonal Behavior	Mathematics Requirement**
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Multicultural Requirement
Breadth Requirement (1/12)	Breadth Requirement (2/12)
First Year Seminar
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Second Year
COMM 256 - Philosophy of Communication	COMM 301 - Introduction to Communication Research Methods
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)	Breadth Requirement (5/12)
Breadth Requirement (3/12)	Breadth Requirement (6/12)
Breadth Requirement (4/12)	Breadth Requirement (7/12)
Free Elective (1/9)	Free Elective (2/9)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
COMM 309 - Introduction to Public Relations	COMM 311 - Public Relations Writing
COMM 400-level Elective (1/2)**	COMM 345 - Legal Issues of the Mass Media
Breadth Requirement (8/12)	Discovery Learning Experience
Breadth Requirement (9/12)	Breadth Requirement (11/12)
Breadth Requirement (Group D with Laboratory) (10/12)	Free Elective (3/9)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
COMM 400-level Elective (should satify Capstone) (2/2)**	COMM Elective
Second Writing Requirement	Free Elective (6/9)
Breadth Requirement (12/12)	Free Elective (7/9)
Free Elective (4/9)	Free Elective (8/9)
Free Elective (5/9)	Free Elective (9/9)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*Minimum C- required in all COMM courses. Minimum 33 credits in COMM; maximum 45 credits.
**See program page for approved 400-level courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.