Bachelor of Arts in Communication (In Person) Degree Map | 2020-2024
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College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Communication (in person) Degree Map | 2020-2024 YOUR CLASS ACADEMIC ENRICHING LIFELONG HOURSEDULE ADVISING EXPERIENCES SUCCESS • Focus on General Education core • Participate in New Student Prioritize Your Wellness Build Your Brand courses, including COMM 1301 Orientation. • Participate in campus recreation • Draft your resume and COMM 1315. • Meet with your Academic Advising • Attend Financial Literacy seminars • Register for the Job Board • Enroll in 15 credit hours in the Center Freshman Advisor before • Form healthy study habits Craft Your Future Fall semester and the Spring registration. Build Your Community • Explore career options semester. Take 3 - 6 credit hours • Ask your Advisor about the • Use FalconLink & attend Club Day • Have coffee with a faculty during the Summer term if recommended core courses for • Volunteer member you’ve taken fewer than 15 your degree plan. • Attend campus events credit hours in Fall or Spring. Explore Your World • Attend an athletics event, musical performance, or visit the art gallery • Complete General Education • Meet with your Academic Advising Prioritize Your Wellness Build Your Brand core courses. Center Advisor before • Enjoy outdoor spaces on campus • Update your resume • Focus on major core courses registration. Build Your Community • Join LinkedIn required for your degree plan. • Ask your Advisor about the major • Join an organization (ex: Comm • Consider student employment • Enroll in 15 credit hours in the core courses required for your Club) Craft Your Future Fall semester and the Spring degree plan. • Explore campus leadership (SGA, • Participate in mock interviews semester. Take 3 to 6 credit • Ask your Advisor about the Orientation Leader, Resident Asst.) • Attend an internship/career hours during the Summer term courses required for your minor. Explore Your World fair if you’ve taken fewer than 15 • Consider study abroad credit hours in Fall or Spring. • Attend a lecture series • Complete upper-level major • Meet with your Faculty Advisor or Prioritize Your Wellness Build Your Brand core courses recommended for Academic Advisor before • Attend a health fair • Update your resume your degree plan and track. registration. Build Your Community • Explore undergraduate • Start taking courses in your • Ask your Advisor about graduate • Run for organization officer role research with faculty minor. and professional hoursool • Apply to be a Falcon Ambassador Craft Your Future • Enroll in 15 credit hours in the opportunities and how to prepare Explore Your World • Search for internships or Fall semester and the Spring for them. • Consider study abroad fellowships semester. Take 3 to 6 credit • Participate in service learning • Take a prep course for hours during the Summer term graduate preparation exams if if you’ve taken fewer than 15 you decide to pursue a graduate credit hours in Fall or Spring. or professional degree. • Complete upper-level elective • Meet with your Faculty Advisor or Prioritize Your Wellness Build Your Brand courses in Communication. Academic Advisor before • Attend financial literacy seminars • Update your resume • Complete your minor. registration. Build Your Community • Present research • Enroll in 15 credit hours in the • Apply for graduation at the • Attend your ring ceremony Craft Your Future Fall semester and the Spring beginning of the semester in • Join Alumni Association upon • Participate in an internship or semester. Take 3 to 6 credit which you intend to graduate. graduation fellowship hours during the Summer term Explore Your World • Take graduate preparation if you’ve taken fewer than 15 • Consider study abroad (summer exams, if you decide to pursue a credit hours in Fall or Spring. prior to senior year) graduate or professional degree. • Apply for jobs •Leadership •Critical thinking •Global awareness • Public relations • Speechwriting •Problem-solving •Collaboration •Teamwork • Sales • Mass media •Communication •Confidence • Law • Social media • Technical comm • Journalism College of Arts & Sciences | Department of Communication | 432-552-3286 | www.utpb.edu/cas College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Communication (in person) Degree Map | 2020-2024 Bachelor of Arts in Communication Requirements Semester 1 Semester 2 ENGL 1301 ENGL 1302 HIST 1301 HIST 1302 COMM 1301 COMM 1315 Math 3-4 hours Social & Behavioral Science (3 hours) Creative Arts (3 hours) Science (3 hours + 1 hours lab) 15-16 hours 16 hours Semester 3 Semester 4 PLSC 2305 PLSC 2306 Science (3 hours + 1 hours lab) COMM 1115 (if Math 3 hours) COMM 1318 Interpersonal Comm/ COMM 2310 Modern Media in Society COMM 2333 Small Group Communication COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) COMM 2330 Rhetoric in Western Thought Minor course (3 hours) COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) Minor course (3 hours) Minor course (3 hours) 16 hours 16 hours Semester 5 Semester 6 COMM 3300 Theories of Communication COMM 3370 Research Methods COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) COMM Upper-level elective (3 hours) Minor Upper-level course (3 hours) Minor Upper-level course (3 hours) Minor Upper-level course (3 hours) Minor Upper-level course (3 hours) 15 hours 15 hours Semester 7 Semester 8 COMM 4382 Internship in Communication (optional) COMM 4390 Senior Seminar in Communication Upper-level minor course (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) Upper-level elective (3 hours) 15 hours 12 hours College of Arts & Sciences | Department of Communication | 432-552-3286 | www.utpb.edu/cas .