The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies is a 45-credit hour degree program.

To be admitted to the Pre-COMM program, students must have a minimum  of a 2.25 overall gpa. Students who meet Kent State University's admission standards as entering freshmen or transfer students with an overall 2.25 gpa from their previous college will be admitted as Pre-Comm majors.

To be admitted to the Communication Studies major, students must complete COMM 20000, Foundations of Communication, with a minimum grade of "C" and have an overall GPA of 2.25. A 2.25 GPA is required in all COMM coursework for graduation. See the latest catalog for further description of the courses.

Requirements

Core Requirements (12 hours):

COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication
COMM 20000

Foundations of Communication Students should complete this course as soon as possible as it is the prerequisite for most upper division courses

COMM 25902 Communication Theory
COMM 30000 Communication Research Methods

Diversity Requirement (3 hours) [Students must complete a two course diversity requirement, consisting of one with a domestic (U.S.) focus and one with a global focus. The domestic-focus course is fulfilled in this major with the required course JMC 20001 Media, Power & Culture. The global-focus course may be fulfilled in the major requirements with COMM 35852 Intercultural Communication.)

COMM 26000 Criticism of Public Discourse (domestic focus)                       
COMM 35852 Intercultural Communication (global focus)
COMM 35912 Gender and Communication (domestic focus)

Select One Concentration (15 hours):

Applied Communication   4 year plan 2 year plan
COMM 35864 Organizational Communication*
COMM 45807 High Impact Public Speaking
COMM 46092 Practicum in Applied Communication
JMC 20005 Fundamentals of Media Messages
VCD 37000 Visual Design for Media
Interpersonal Communication 4 year plan   2 year plan
COMM 20001 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 35550 Small Group Communication
COMM 40001 Advanced Interpersonal Communication*
COMM 45959 Nonverbal Communication
COMM 46091 Senior Seminar
Organizational Communication 4 year plan   2 year plan
COMM 25863 Business and Professional Communication
COMM 35600 Communication in Teams
COMM 35864 Organizational Communication*

COMM 45865 Organization Communication Training and Development                     

COMM 46091 Senior Seminar

Public Communication 4 year plan   2 year plan

COMM 26001 Public Communication in Society COMM 45006 Media Use & Effects

COMM 45007 Freedom of Speech
COMM 45902 Communication & Influence*
COMM 46091 Senior Seminar

* Meets University's Writing-Intensive Course Requirement.

Electives for Interpersonal, Organizational and Public Communication Concentrations: 12-15 hours, 9 of which must be upper-division (Note: this allows or completion of a second concentration, if desired). A writing intensive class must be included in electives, if not part of track selected above. Only 6 hours of Internship (45092), Individual Investigation (45196), and Workshop (45093) combined may count in the 12 upper division COMM hours. Workshops (COMM 45093) are limited to 3 semester hours toward the major.

Electives for Applied Communication Concentration: 15 hours of electives from courses in COMM (any course not in core or concentration), JMC or VCD, 9 of which must be upper division. At least 6 hours of these electives must be from JMC or VCD. May include no more than 6 hours combined from Internship (45092), Individual Investigation (45196), or Workshop (54093) courses.

Admission Requirements:

1. A grade of C (2.00) or higher in COMM 20000 (Foundations of Communication) and a minimum of 2.25 cumulative GPA are required to be admitted into the Communication Studies major.
2. Students with a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA, transfer students with a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA from their previous colleges, and students who meet Kent State University's admission standards as entering freshman will be admitted as Pre-COMM majors until the standards above are met (see #1).

Graduation Requirements:

1. Students must earn 121 semester hours for graduation.
2. Students must earn 39 upper division hours to graduate.
3. A minimum overall GPA of 2.00 is needed to graduate.
4. A minimum GPA of 2.25 in Communication Studies major is required to graduate.
5. A  grade of C (2.00) or better is required in COMM 46091Senior Seminar) and in writing intensive courses to graduate.
6. No more than 12 semester hours of course work may be taken pass/fail and only one course per semester. Only general elective course work may be taken pass/fail. None of the courses on the LER list may be taken pass/fail.
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Two Year Plans Based on Catalog years

Fall 2002 through Summer 2006

Prior to Fall 2002