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Communication Major (BA) Planning Sheet
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Division of Communication
Effective: September 2014
Students who elect to pursue a Communication major (BA) must complete the following requirements:
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All elements of the General Education Program;
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One year of a foreign language (or equivalent through placement);
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A minimum of 40 credits of required and elective Communication courses with a minimum 2.50 major GPA; and
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Additional electives to satisfy minimum requirements for graduation
I. Foundation Level of General Education Program (level must be completed by the time you complete 60 credits):
First Year Seminar (3 credits)
FYS ________ 3 credits. If you transfer in 30 credits or more, or if you are unable to take an FYS for some reason, you must take an
additional course from the “Investigation” level (which might be covered with a major elective).
Written Communication (3 or 6 credits, depending upon placement)
ENGL 101 – 3 credits AND ENGL 202 – 3 credits
OR ENGL 150 – 3 credits
Oral Communication (3 credits)
COMM 101 – 3 credits
Quantitative Literacy (0 – 4 credits, depending upon placement)
Placement score of 1:
MATH 90 – 0 credits AND
COMM 201 (required)
Placement score of 3 or 4: COMM 201 (required) will satisfy QL requirement
Placement score of 7, 8 or 9: QL requirement satisfied; no QL course needed (but COMM 201 still required for major)
Wellness (1 credit)
__________________ - 1 credit
II. Investigation Level of General Education Program (21 credits if an FYS course is taken; 24 credits if no FYS taken):
GEP Category
(min. 3 cr. required each category;
max. 9 cr. in any single category)
Interpersonal/
Organizational Emphasis
Media Studies Emphasis
Public Relations Emphasis
______________ Arts
COMM 160, 190, 253, 362,
363 can count as major
electives
______________ Humanities
Take any HU course
COMM 190 required for both tracks;
253 required for media production
track; any of 160, 362, 363 counts as
elective for media production track
Take any HU course
Historical
______________ Perspectives
Social
______________ Sciences
______________ Natural Sciences
Take any HP course
Take any HP course
Take any HP course
COMM 240, 280 required
COMM 240 or 280 can count as major
elective
Take any NS course
COMM 240 or 280 can
count as major elective
Take any NS course
Take any NS course
COMM 160, 190, 253,
362, 363 can count as
major electives
Take any HU course
____________ Additional courses
____________ to meet 21-24
____________ credit minimum
III. Cultural & Environmental Awareness Level of General Education Program:
GEP Category
(min. 3 cr. required each category)
_____________ U.S. Diversity
Global
_____________ Awareness
_____________
Environmental
Responsibility
Interpersonal/
Organizational Emphasis
Take any USD course
COMM 397 counts as
emphasis elective; 323, 373
available; 485 available if
eligible (323, 373, 485 count
as major electives)
COMM 324 can count as
major elective
Media Studies Emphasis
Public Relations Emphasis
Take any USD course
Take any USD course
COMM 397 counts as major elective;
323, 373 available; 485 available if
eligible (323, 373, 485 count as major
electives)
COMM 397 counts as
major elective; 323, 373
available; 485 available if
eligible (323, 373, 485
count as major electives)
COMM 324 can count as
major elective
COMM 324 emphasis elective for
journalism track; major elective for
production track
IV. Integration Level of General Education Program:
GEP Category
Experiential Learning
Interdisciplinary
Studies
Interpersonal/
Organizational Emphasis
COMM 480 (Internship) or 485
(London externship) will satisfy this
requirement if taken; otherwise,
student will need to arrange an ELA.
Take any IS course; otherwise,
complete an interdisciplinary major,
minor or certificate program
Media Studies Emphasis
Public Relations Emphasis
COMM 480 (Internship) or 485
(London externship) will satisfy this
requirement if taken; otherwise,
student will need to arrange an ELA.
Take any IS course; otherwise,
complete an interdisciplinary major,
minor or certificate program
COMM 480 (Internship) or 485
(London externship) are required
for this emphasis and will satisfy
this requirement.
Take any IS course; otherwise,
complete an interdisciplinary major,
minor or certificate program
V. Communication Major (BA)
A minimum of 40 credits, including the following:
Required Major Courses (All Emphases)
(7-15 credits)
COMM 100 or ARTM 100 (1 credit)
COMM 200 (3 credits)
COMM 201 (3 credits; GEP: QL)
_____ Foreign Language 101 (4 credits)
_____ Foreign Language 102 (4 credits)
Required Emphasis Courses
(12 credits in each emphasis)
Additional Requirements in Emphases
(0-9 credits, depending upon emphasis)
Emphasis Electives
(3-12 credits, depending upon emphasis)
Interpersonal/
Organizational Emphasis
(minimum of 3 semesters)
240
280
345
440
No additional requirements
(12 credits; at least 4 of the
following): 342*, 343, 348*,
349*, 376, 382, 383, 385*,
387, 388*, 389*, 390*, 392,
394, 396, 397
COMM ______
COMM ______
COMM ______
COMM ______
Media Studies Emphasis
(minimum of 4 semesters)
190
192
325
460
Journalism
221
320
321
Production
253
353
356* (any
subtitle)
Journalism: (3 credits; any one of
the following): 323*, 324 (GEP:
ER), 329*, 363*, 390* (media
subtitle), 392
Production: (3 credits; any one of
the following): 160, 351, 352,
354*, 356*, 359*, 360, 361, 362*,
363*, 364, 365*, 367, 369*, 390*
(media subtitle), 392
COMM ______
9 credits beyond minimum
emphasis requirements:
COMM ______
COMM ______
COMM ______
Public Relations Emphasis
(minimum of 3 semesters)
221
230
334
431
480 (min. 1 credit) OR
485 (if eligible)
(12 credits; at least 4 of the
following): *322, *330, 333,
336, 338*, 339, 390* (PR
subtitle), 392
COMM ______
COMM ______
COMM ______
COMM ______
Major Electives
9 credits beyond minimum
6-8 credits beyond minimum
(Additional credits to get to 40 credit
emphasis requirements:
emphasis requirements
minimum)
(depending upon credit
COMM ______
value of 480):
• COMM 480 can be taken for up to 8
COMM ______
credits, but a maximum of 3 count
COMM ______
COMM ______
toward major electives
COMM ______
• COMM 485 is taken for 10 or 12 credits, COMM 480 recommended
COMM 480 recommended
COMM ______
but a only 3 count toward major
electives
Additional Major Requirements
Recommended Electives (all emphases)
CIS 373 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Publisher offerings
minimum 40 credits of COMM courses
minimum 18 credits at the 300-400 level
2.50 GPA for major courses
*Variable-focus course. Course may be taken more than once if different subtitles are taken each time. (EX: COMM 389: Family Communication
subtitle and COMM 389: Social Interaction subtitle are separate courses and should be counted individually)
VI. Additional Graduation Requirements (Progress made toward these requirements is easily tracked on the DPR.)
Minimum of 120 credits of non-remedial coursework. Some students will need to take electives to reach this target. A minor, while not required, is
encouraged if students need credits to meet the minimum university requirements. A series of focused coursework will also work if a minor is not feasible.
Minimum of 40 credits at the 300 level or higher. Most students will need to take electives to reach this target.
Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in UWSP and transferred coursework.