Personal Academic
Plan of Study Template
Native ISU Students
Please complete the following plan of study. You can use the Undergraduate Course Catalog and Progress Towards
My Degree on iCampus to find your major’s requirements. Remember to consider additional graduation
requirements such as General Education, Foreign Language, B.S. or B.A. degree, Global Studies, and your minor (if
applicable). Be aware of pre-requisites in determining the order of your classes.
Complete the charts semester by semester, year by year. All of your major classes and other University
requirements should be represented in your plan of study. List the course number and name for all of your COM
classes.
Check and double check that you meet all of your requirements for graduation. Your plan is not set in stone, but
the more you understand your requirements and options, the more educated decisions you will be able to make
for your academic career.
The fall and spring semesters of the first year have been filled in as an example.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester
COM 110 or ENG 101
IC – Math+
IC – Science
Hrs.
3
3
3
Spring Semester
ENG 101 or COM 110
IC – Science
MC Gen Ed OR CAS Foreign Language
(LAN 112)*
OC Gen Ed/Global Studies
Hrs.
3
3
3
MC Gen Ed OR CAS Foreign Language
(LAN 111 or 112)*
LinC Seminar
University Wide Elective OR Minor
course
TOTAL HOURS:
3-4
1
3
MC Gen Ed
3
1617
TOTAL HOURS:
15
3
Notes:
+Native ISU students should follow the Inner Core (IC), Middle Core (MC) and Outer Core (OC) General Education program.
*All graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences must satisfy a Foreign Language Requirement that may be met by: 3 years of
one foreign language in high school or completion of the second semester or higher of college-level foreign language (LAN 112)
with a passing grade or equivalent proficiency as determined by examination.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Spring Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Summer Semester (if applicable)
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
SECOND YEAR
Sample Fall Semester in the SoC (adjust as necessary)
COM 111: Introduction to Communication Theories
COM 160: Intro to Mass Media (if Journalism or Mass Media); COM 178: Intro to PR (if PR
major); COM 223: Small Group Processes (if Comm. Studies)
MC Gen Ed
OC Gen Ed
Degree requirement (B.A. or B.S.)
COM 100 (if Comm. Studies); COM 101 (if Mass Media)
TOTAL HOURS:
Hours
3
3
Spring Semester
Hours
3
3
3-4
1
16-17
TOTAL HOURS:
Summer Semester (if applicable)
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
THIRD YEAR
Fall Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Spring Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Summer Semester (if applicable)
TOTAL HOURS:
Hours
FOURTH YEAR
Fall Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Spring Semester
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
Summer Semester (if applicable)
Hours
TOTAL HOURS:
**Please add more semesters here if necessary.
FINAL SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Please highlight your responses below.
Completed General Education Requirements
Y or N
Completed Major Requirements
If no, how many hours left for the major?
Y or N
________
Completed Minor Requirements
If no, how many hours left for the minor?
Y, N, or N/A
________
Total number of Senior Hours earned
(200- or 300-level classes; need 42 to graduate)
________
Total number of hours earned
(Need 120 to graduate)
________
Met Global Studies Requirement
Y or N
Met Foreign Language Requirement (up to LAN 112)
Y or N
Met B.A. or B.S. Requirement
Y or N
Met all requirements for graduation
Y or N