Speech Communication and Theater Arts
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Degree:  Bachelor of Science in Education
Major:  Speech Communication and Theater Arts
2006-2007
This Degree Program Exceeds 8 Semesters
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
					BIOL 1003 or 1033 or 1043 or 1063	Biological Science or Biology of Sex or Plants and People or People and the Environment
MATH 1023	College Algebra	3	x		BIOL 1001	Biological Science Lab	4	x
THEA 1213	Beginning Acting	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
PE Activity	Student's Choice	1			PE 1002	Concepts of Fitness	2	x
UC 1013	Making Connections - Communications	3
SCOM 1211	Forensics	1			SCOM 1221	Forensics	1
Total Hours		17			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	Int. Hu Comm	3
ART or MUS or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual or Musical or Theatre	3	x		ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy	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	3 or 4	x		SCOM 2233	Oral Interp	3
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)	1			HLTH2513	Prin of Personal Health	3
SCED 2514	Intro to Secondary Teaching	4	x		SCOM 2211	FA	1
Total Hours		17			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 2253	Listening	3
SCOM 3363	Communications Research	3	x		THEA 2223	Stagecraft	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			THEA 2233	Makeup	3
THEA 2203 or CD 2203	Voice and Diction or Phonetics	3			SCOM 4243	Interpersonal	3
PSY 3703	Educational Psychology	3			SCOM 3243	Persuasion	3
SCOM 3211	FA	1
Total Hours		16			Total Hours		15