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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. 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 Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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CRWT Placement

CRWT 101 to CRWT 102

CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S

Math Placement

MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121

NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.

First Year

Fall Semester

Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Major: COMM 204 - MEDIA LITERACY or Major: COMM 221 - SPEECH FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Major: COMM 204 - MEDIA LITERACY or Major: COMM 221 - SPEECH FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Second Year

Fall Semester

General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: Distribution Category: CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – COMM 234 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (recommended) (HRS 4)
Major: MEDIA PRODUCTION CATEGORY (Category 3) – course 1
Major: History/Theory/ Criticism Course 200 Level (Category 2)
Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Major: MEDIA PRODUCTION CATEGORY (Category 3) – course 2
Major: COMM 226 - COPY EDITING WI (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Total: (HRS 16)

Third Year

Fall Semester

Major: COMM 318 - GLOBAL COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS (HRS 4)
Major: Global Communication and Media Concentration Elective (Category 6) – Course 1
Major: History/Theory/Criticism course 300 Level (Some courses are WI) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
Major: Advanced Criticism-Course 1 (Category 3) WI
Major: Global Communication and Media Concentration Elective (Category 6) – Course 2
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Major: Capstone Course COMM 410 - GLOBAL MEDIA,LOCAL CHANGE (HRS 4)
Major: Advanced Criticism-Course 1 (Category 3) WI
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0

General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:

Social Science Inquiry (+W)

SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY

Scientific Reasoning

SCIENTIFIC REASONING

Historical Perspectives (+W)

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)

STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Global Awareness (+W)

GLOBAL AWARENESS

Distribution Category (Outside of CA)

VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY