General Education Core Requirements
Communication
6 hrs. from:
ENG 131 (C or higher required)
ENG 132 (C or higher required)
ENG 133H
6-8 hrs. from:
BCM 247 GER 131 LAT 131
COM 111 GER 132 LAT 132
COM 170 SPA 131 FRE 131
ENG 273 SPA 132 FRE 132
POR 131 SPH 172
POR 132 SPH 272
Proficiency in a foreign language through SFA’s 132 courses or two semesters of any single language.
May satisfy requirement with two semesters of
American Sign Language.
Mathematics
3 hrs from:
MTH 110
MTH 133
MTH 138
MTH 143
MTH 220
MTH 233
Natural Sciences
6-8 hrs. from: (Lab required)
AST 105 BIO 131 BIO 238 CHE 133 GOL 131 PHY 102 PHY 131 PHY 242
BIO 121 BIO 133 CHE 111 CHE 134 GOL 132 PHY 110 PHY 132
BIO 123 BIO 225 CHE 112 ENV 110 PHY 101 PHY 118 PHY 241
Humanities & Visual & Performing Arts
3 hrs. from:
ART 280
ART 281
ART 282
MUS 140
MHL 245
THR 161
THR 370
DAN 140
DAN 341
Social & Behavioral Sciences
6 hrs.
HIS 133
HIS 134
6 hrs.
PSC 141
PSC 142
3 hrs. from:
ENG 200 ENG 221 ENG 230 PHI 153 HIS 152
ENG 211 ENG 222 ENG 233H PHI 223
ENG 212 ENG 229 ENG 209 HIS 151
3 hrs. from:
ANT 231 EPS 380* PSY 133 SOC 139
ECO 231 GEO 131 PSY 153
ECO 232 GEO 230 SOC 137
* Applies only to students completing a minor in Secondary Education.
Additional Requirements (A)
3 hrs. from Global Awareness component:
HIS 302 PSC 332 SOC 357
HIS 303 SOC 351
3 hrs. from Humanities component:
ENG 200 ENG 221 ENG 230 PHI 153 HIS 151
ENG 211 ENG 222 ENG 233H PHI 163 HIS 152
ENG 212 ENG 229 ENG 300 PHI 223
Must have a different prefix than that selected in Humanities above.
3 hrs. from Cultural Awareness component:
ANT 231
COM 435 GEO 131
3 hrs. from Oral Communication Skills component:
COM 111
COM 170
HIS 321 LAS 300

Communication Studies Major Required Courses
COM 305 Introduction to Communication Theory
COM 310 Communication Research Methods
COM 215 Small Group Communication (COM 170)
COM 375 Organizational Communication Theory (COM 102 & COM 111/170)
COM 408 Principles of Leadership
COM 414 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
COM 435 Intercultural Communication (COM 170)
COM 470 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (9 hrs. COM courses including 170 & advanced standing)
COM 406 Professional Communication (Adv. Standing)
COM 460 Issues Management & Crisis Responses
COM 475 Advanced Topics in Organizational Comm.
(COM 375)
COM Studies Elective - COM _____
Consult with an Organizational Communication Advisor
COM 311 Principles of Persuasion (COM 111)
COM 313 Argumentation and Debate (COM 111)
COM 406 Professional Communication (Adv. Standing)
COM 415 Political Communication
COM 270 Nonverbal Communication
COM 412 Interpersonal Crisis Communication
(COM 170 or approval of instructor)
COM 436 Psychology of Comm. (Adv. Standing)
COM Studies Elective - COM_____
Consult with an Interpersonal Communication Advisor
COM 300 Introduction to Media Studies
COM 400 Advanced Topics in Media Studies
COM 402 Mass Media and Society
COM Studies Elective - COM_____
Consult with a Media Studies Advisor
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TO GRADUATE: 120 HOURS (at least 42 semester hours of work in residence at SFA)
42 ADVANCED HOURS, 36 AT SFA
9 HOURS OF WRITING ENHANCED COURSES: __________ __________ __________
You may transfer a maximum of 66 hrs. & 4 hrs. of activity from a junior/community college.
You may earn no more than 30 hrs. of credit from the College of Business.
This is not a contract binding the University to offer a given course at any given time. Arrangements concerning the scheduling of courses will be made between the student and the advisor based on the information at hand. These arrangements will not be binding on the student or the University .