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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 2020-2021 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: CNTP 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (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
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 200 Some courses are WI (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category: CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – LITR 280 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 4: Literature Elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: CNTP 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, OR VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 220 - STORY STRUCTURE: DOCUMENTARY AND FICTION FILM WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: CNTP 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300 (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 3: Writing Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: COMM 304 - WRITING FOR PUBLICATION WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300 (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 4: Literature Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: COMM 319 - CREATIVE NON-FICTION (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Capstone Portfolio Course – COMM 423 - SENIOR PROJECT: WRITING (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 7: Writing Concentration Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Major: Elective in the major (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
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