Communication Studies, BA (GPS)

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Fall One

COM 1010 - Essentials of Public Address Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 1040 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course I (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring One

COM 1520 - Introduction to Media Studies Credit Hour(s): 3
MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course II (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
COM - 1030 - Writing for Communication and Media Studies 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Fall Two

COM 2020 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 2410 - Small-Group Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
Intermediate Language Course II (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Two

COM 2460 - Organizational Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
ML or RST Course or Intermediate Language Course II (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Fall Three

COM 3330 - Persuasion and Rhetorical Theory Credit Hour(s): 3 or
COM 3700 - Dispute Resolution Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 4570 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hour(s): 3 or
COM 4320 - Race, Class and Gender in Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
COM - 4251- Race, Gender, and Health 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Three

QT Course - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
COM - 4470 - Communication Relationships in Organizations 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course. Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Fall Four

COM - 3250 - Health Communication 3
COM 4710 - Topics in Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Communication Studies, BA (GPS)

Fall One

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring One

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Fall Two

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Two

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Fall Three

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Three

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Fall Four

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Four

Total: 12 Credit Hours

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