Communication Studies
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Degree:  Bachelor of Arts
Major:  Communication Studies
2006-2007
Students requiring developmental course work based on low entrance exam scores (ACT, SAT, ASSET, COMPASS) may not be able to complete this program of study in eight (8) semesters.  Developmental courses do not count toward total degree hours.  Students having completed college level courses prior to enrollment will be assisted by their advisor in making appropriate substitutions.   In most cases, general education courses may be interchanged between semesters.    A minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit (3000-4000 level) is required for this degree.  Mandatory state and institutional assessment exams will be required during your degree program.  Failure to participate in required assessments may delay graduation.
Year 1					Year 1
Fall Semester					Spring Semester
Course No.		Hrs	Gen Ed			Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ENG 1003	Composition	3	x		Eng 1013	Composition II	3	x
MATH 1023	College Algebra	3	x		Life Sciences	Gen Ed List	4	x
UC 1013	Making Connections - Communications (FYE)	3			ANTH 2233 or HIST 1013 or 1023 or GEOG 2613	Intro to Cultural Anthropology or World Civilization to 1660 or World Civilization since 1660 or Intro to Geography	3	x
SCOM 1203	Oral Communications	3			SCOM 2243	Argumentation	3
Language or quantitative		3			Language or quantitative		3
SCOM 1201	Forensics Activities I	1
Total Hours		16			Total Hours		16
Year 2					Year 2
Fall Semester					Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed		Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
PHIL1103 or 1503	Intro to Philosophy or Logic & Practical Reasoning	3	x		SCOM 2203	Intro to Human Communication	3
ART or MUS or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre	3	x		ARTor MUS or THEA 2503 or ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre or Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy  (select one not previously taken)	3
HIST 2763 or 2773 or POSC 2103	US to 1876 or US since 1876 or Intro to American Government	3	x		ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 2103 or 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to US Government or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Prin of Sociology (select course not previously taken)	3
CHEM 1013 or PHSC 1203 or GEOL 1003 or PHYS 1003 or PHYS 2034 or PHYS 2054	Gen Chemistry I or Physical Science or Environmental Geology or Intro to Space Science or University Physics I or General Physics I	4	x		ELECTIVE	PE or FA	1
CHEM 1011 or PHSC 1201 or GEOL 1001 or PHYS 1101	Gen Chem I Lab or Physical Science Lab or Environmental Geology Lab or Space Science Lab (Physics courses include lab)				SCOM 3243	Persuasion	3
PE 1002	Concepts of Fitness	2	x		Language or quantitative		3
Language or quantitative		3
Total Hours		18			Total Hours		16
Year 3					Year 3
Fall Semester					Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed		Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ARTor MUS or THEA 2503 or ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre or Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy  (select one not previously taken)	3	x		SCOM 4203	Small Group	3
SCOM 3363	Comm. Research	3	x		Minor	lower level	3
HIST 2763 or 2773 or ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 2103 or 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	US to 1876 or US since 1876 or Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to US Government or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology (select course not previously taken)	3			Minor 3000/4000	Upper level	3
ELECTIVE	PE or FA	1			Minor 3000/4000	Upper level	3
Minor	Lower level	3			Minor 3000/4000	Upper level	3
SCOM 2253	Listening	3
Total Hours		16			Total Hours		15
Year 4					Year 4
Fall Semester					Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed