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 45092 Internship in Communication Studies   
JMC 40001 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 25464 Argumentation   
COMM 36001 Public Communication in Society*   
COMM 45007 Freedom of Speech   
COMM 45902 Theories of Persuasion   
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.   

Requirement Sheets

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Two Year Plans Based on Catalog years

Fall 2002 through Summer 2006

Prior to Fall 2002