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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 204 - MEDIA LITERACY (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 221 - SPEECH FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Category 2: History/Theory/Criticisim 200-level Course: COMM 227 - THE PRESS: HISTORY'S FIRST DRAFT OR COMM 234 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION WI OR COMM 203 - FILM REPRESENTATION: RACE, CLASS AND GENDER (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES – COMM 227 - THE PRESS: HISTORY'S FIRST DRAFT (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Category 3: Writing/Production: COMM 208 - NEWSWRITING WI (Required) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (Choose one): - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY OR - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY (Must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category: - VALUES AND ETHICS – COMM 231 - MEDIA ISSUES AND ETHICS (Required) (HRS 4)
- Category 3: Writing/Production: COMM 303 - WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA or COMM 324 - REPORTING AND PRODUCING ONLINE NEWS or COMM 226 - COPY EDITING (Required) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Category 3: Digital Tools (Select One): COMM 218 - OR COMM 206 - FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO or COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM(HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300 (HRS 4)
- Category 3: Writing/Production Practicum (Select One): COMM 311 - COMMUNITY JOURNALISM WI OR COMM 226 - COPY EDITING OR COMM 319 - CREATIVE NON-FICTION (HRS 4)
- Category 3: Writing/Production Course Level 300
(Category 3 – Digital Storytelling – Select One): COMM 306 - VIDEOJOURNALISM OR COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM OR COMM 365 - NEWS REPORTING: BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA OR COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS OR COMM 390-03 - WI - General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Category 3: Writing/Production: COMM 324 - REPORTING AND PRODUCING ONLINE NEWS or COMM 226 - COPY EDITING(Required) WI (HRS 4)
- Writing/Production Course Level 300 (Category 3)-Specialized Writing (Select one): COMM 390-03: Arts and Entertainment Reporting OR COMM 304 - WRITING FOR PUBLICATION WI OR COMM 344 - or COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Category 5: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Category 4: Capstone Portfolio (Select One): COMM 423 - SENIOR PROJECT: WRITING OR COMM 430 - SENIOR PROJECT: JOURNALISM (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course (Outside of Comm.) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Category 3: Writing/Production – Digital Storytelling (Select one that you have not taken.): COMM 306 - VIDEOJOURNALISM OR COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM OR COMM 365 - NEWS REPORTING: BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA OR COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS OR COMM 390-03 - WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Category 5: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
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