M.A. in Communication
Advising Form
Student: _______________________________________ Circle one: Thesis or Non-Thesis
ID# ___________________________________________ Semester: ___________________
Graduate Faculty Advisor: __________________________ Date: ______________________
Complete this form and return it to the Communication Studies Administrative Assistant in Liberal Arts
North 434, PO Box 6161. Core courses must be taken during the first year of coursework and
completed prior to taking electives. During a semester when students desire to take 9 hours of
graduate credit and only 6 hours of core coursework are offered, students may take an elective.
Graduate Faculty Advisors will work with students to ensure core coursework is completed as
preparatory work for electives and that core coursework is complete prior to the semester
comprehensive examinations are to be administered. Core courses are indicated below.
Required Core Graduate
Course #
Section #
Semester
Hours
Section #
Semester
Hours
Courses
Introduction to Graduate Studies
COM 500
Communication Ethics
COM 502
Communication Theory
COM 503
Persuasive Leadership
COM 510
Mass Media in Society
COM 512
Elective Courses
Course #
Total Hours
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Student Graduate Coordinator
Date
____________________________________
Graduate Faculty Advisor Form: 3/7/09
Date
Date