Liberal Arts: Communication Studies Specialization, A.A.

CIP Code: 24.0103
NOVA Code: 6482

Offered through AL, AN, LO, MA, NOL, WO

Purpose: This program is designed for students who wish to study speech communication at the college level or who wish to transfer to a four-year institution for a baccalaureate degree.

Transfer Information: Students are advised to work closely with the faculty and counseling staff for program and course scheduling. Electives should be chosen carefully to meet requirements of the transfer institution. The responsibility for proper course selection rests with the student.

Two Years

1st Semester

ENG 111 - College Composition I (3 CR.)
101 World Language or ASL or General Education Elective (3-4 CR.) ¹
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 CR.) ²
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR.) ³
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (1 CR.)

Total 13-14 credits

2nd Semester

CST Elective (3 CR.) ⁴
ENG 112 - College Composition II (3 CR.)
102 World Language or ASL or General Education Elective (3-4 CR.) ¹
MTH 245 - Statistics I (3 CR.) ³
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3 CR.) ⁵

Total 15-16 credits

3rd Semester

CST Elective (3 CR.) ⁴
ENG 200-Level Literature Elective (3 CR.) ⁶
201 World Language or ASL (3 CR.) ¹
HIS Elective (3 CR.) ⁷
Physical or Life Science Elective w/ Lab (4 CR.) ⁸

Total 16 credits

4th Semester

CST 126 - Interpersonal Communication (3 CR.) OR
CST 201 - Introduction to Communication Theory and Research (3 CR.)
202 World Language ASL (3 CR.) ¹
HIS Elective (3 CR.) ⁷
Physical or Life Science Elective w/ Lab (4 CR.) ⁸
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3 CR.) ⁵

Total 16 credits

Total credits for the A.A. Degree in Liberal Arts with a Specialization in Communication Studies: 60-62 credits

¹Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate level foreign language or ASL may take any General Education course to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for previous experience is available for some languages. See the ‘World Language Credit and Waiver’ section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must take sufficient General Education Elective courses so that they can apply at least 60 credits toward the Liberal Arts degree.

² See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives . Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

³ May substitute any higher-level mathematics course. See transfer requirements. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 261 and MTH 263 . Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 262 and MTH 264 .

⁴ Select from the following: CST 100 , CST 110 , or CST 229 .

5 See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives .

⁶ Any 200-level literature course with an ENG prefix satisfies this requirement.

⁷ See HIS courses listed under social/behavioral sciences under General Education Electives . A second HIS elective is not required if selected World Languages total more than 15 credits.

⁸ See biology, chemistry, ENV 121 -ENV 122 , physics, geology, or natural science courses with a lab component, listed under General Education Electives . Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.