BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS With a concentration in Radio Student Name ________________________________________ Catalogue Year 2011 - 2012 GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (BA) MASS COMMUNICATIONS METHODIST UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE (4 SH) FYS 110 (3) IDS 210 (1) Foundation Core (27 SH) COM 105 (3) COM 280 (3) COM 311 (3) # COM 312 (3) COM 257 (3) COM 258 (3) COM 470 (3) SOC 332 (3) Or any approved Research Methods Course OCL 360 (3) COMPUTER COMPETENCY (3 SH) CSC 100 (3) (Must be satisfied before completing 60 semester hours) COMMUNICATIONS (15-26 SH) English Placement Score (transfer students ) ENG 100 (if required) ENG 101 ENG 102 ENG 207 (if required) OCL 151 LAN LAN LAN LAN HUMANITIES (12 SH) REL REL ENG LIT PHI 211, 212, or 220 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3/4) (3/4) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) MATHEMATICS (3-6 SH) MAT 103 (if required) MAT (3) (3) SOCIAL SCIENCE (12 SH) HIS 104 HIS WELLNESS (2-3 SH) WEL 101 WEL 201 or 235 or WEL 218 (3) (3) Select 15 S.H. of approved Communications Electives COM 303 (3) COM 305 (3) COM 331 (3) COM 335 (3) COM 341 (3) (3) (3) FINE ARTS APPRECIATION (3 SH) ART, MUS, THE NATURAL SCIENCES (6-8 SH) BIO SCI PHY SCI Professional Core (6 SH) COM 302 COM 170 - 177 COM 353 COM 364 COM 366 COM 485 COM 423 COM 260 COM 255 COM 256 OCL 271 OCL 360 (3/4) (3/4) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) # Writing enrichment course (3) (3) (3) (3) GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. (1) (1) 3. (3) 4. LIBRARY COMPETENCY COMPLETED 5. (Must be satisfied before completing 60 semester hours) Some General Education core requirements may be filled in the major. Minimum 124 semester hours. 31 semester hours in residency to include 50% of the major/minor and 24 semester hours at the 300/400 level. GPA of 2.000 or higher required in (A) overall, (B) residency, (C) major, (D) minor, and (E) concentration. Satisfactory completion of the English Placement Examination or ENG 207 is a graduation requirement for all transfer students. Errors contained on this checksheet do not release the student from meeting the graduation requirements as stated in the Academic Catalogue. Updated 08/12/2011