Degree Requirements
Major Requirements
The sample curriculum outline highlights applied communication studies courses only and assumes general education courses have been completed prior to the student’s declaration of a major. All applied communication studies majors are required to choose a minor course of study and complete ACS 200, 329, 330, 409 or 424 or 415 (depending on track), in addition to the track requirements identified below:
Track Option: Public Relations
Required Courses: ACS 213, 312, 313, 315, 413, 414, 415* plus two elective courses
Recommended electives: ACS 201, 203, 204, 210, 300, 303, 304, 305, 311, 331, 370, 403, 416, 421, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 491
Track Option: Corporate and Organizational Communication
Required Courses: ACS 203, 300, 303, 304, 403, 409* plus three elective courses
Recommended electives: ACS 201, 204, 210, 213, 305, 311, 323, 331, 370, 416, 421, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 491
Track Option: Interpersonal Communication
Required Courses: ACS 201, 323, 421, 422, 424*, 434, plus three elective courses
Recommended electives: ACS 203, 204, 210, 300, 303, 304, 305, 311, 331, 370, 416, 423, 430, 433
Notes
ACS 309, ACS 419, ACS 491: No more than three credit hours per course, may be counted toward 36-hour major.
*Capstone/Senior Project Course Requirement
Students wishing to obtain a Bachelor of Arts must take two semesters of the same foreign language, as well as four additional courses in fine and performing arts or humanities.