Liberal Arts: Communication Studies Major, A.A.

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

Electives should be chosen with the advice of an academic advisor to meet the requirements of the intended transfer institution.

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Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate level foreign language or ASL may take any General Education course(s) to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for prior experience is available for some languages. See the ‘World Language Credit and Waiver’ section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must earn 60 unique and applicable credits to be awarded the Liberal Arts degree.

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Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning and MTH 245 Statistics I. 

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Select a class which is not an English literature course.

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This elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more.

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Select any ENG 200-level UCGS literature course listed under General Education Electives. UCGS courses are designated with an asterisk (*).

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Select any course listed under General Education Electives or any course listed in footnote #7. Consult with an academic advisor and align elective choices with the intended transfer institution’s requirements or consult the Transfer Virginia Guide for acceptable electives.

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ENG 121 Introduction to Journalism, CST 115 Small Group Communication, are acceptable alternatives. Refer to the Transfer Virginia Guide for guidance on your transfer institution.

Physical or Life Sciences Electives w/ Lab

Select one of the following:

Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives

Select one of the following: