Liberal Arts, Communications Specialization - Transfer, AA&S (650-02)

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Designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree program, usually the bachelor of arts degree, in communications or related fields. Students in the communications specialization may wish to major in the following fields: communication, creative writing, journalism, mass media, popular culture, radio and telecommunications, speech or theatre arts.

Program Curriculum

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
MTH - Mathematics Elective 3 cr. ¹
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 cr.
ITE - Information Literacy Elective 3 cr. ¹
Physical Education OR Health 1 cr.

Semester Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 cr.
HIS - History Elective 3 cr. ¹
Communications Elective 3 cr. ²
Social Science Elective 3 cr. ¹
Humanities Elective 3 cr. ¹

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Semester

ENG - Literature Elective 3 cr. ¹
Science with Laboratory 4 cr. ^1,3
CST - Communications Elective 3 cr. ²
HIS/PLS Elective 3 cr. ¹
Foreign Language Elective 3 cr. ¹

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Fourth Semester

Science with Laboratory 4 cr. ^1,3
Global Studies Elective 3 cr. ¹
Foreign Language Elective 3 cr. ¹
CST - Communications Elective 3 cr. ²
CST - Communications Elective 3 cr. ²

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Program Total: 61 Credits

¹ Students may select an elective from the approved list in catalog.
² The following courses may be used as communication electives: ENG 121, ENG 122, ENG 211 , ENG 212 , CST (any course).
³ A one-year sequence of biology, chemistry, geology or physics is recommended. However, depending on the requirements of four-year institutions, two one-semester courses in different sciences may be substituted with advisor approval.