BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS With a concentration in Radio Student Name ________________________________________ Catalogue Year 2013 - 2014 GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (BA) MASS COMMUNICATIONS METHODIST UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE (4 SH) FYS 1100 (3) IDS 2100 (1) Foundation Core (25 SH) COM 1050 (3) COM 2570 (3) COM 2580 (3) COM 2800 (3) COM 3110 (3) # COM 3120 (3) COM 4700 (1) SOC 3320 (3) Or any approved Research Methods Course Any Upper Level OCL course (3) COMPUTER COMPETENCY (3 SH) CSC 1000 (3) (Must be satisfied before completing 60 semester hours) COMMUNICATIONS (15-26 SH) English Placement Score (transfer students ) ENG 1000 (if required) ENG 1010 ENG 1020 ENG 2070 (if required) OCL 1510 LAN LAN LAN LAN (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3/4) (3/4) (3) (3) HUMANITIES (12 SH) REL REL ENG LIT PHI 2110, 2120, or 2200 (3) (3) (3) (3) FINE ARTS APPRECIATION (3 SH) ART, MUS, THE (3) MATHEMATICS (3-6 SH) MAT 1030 (if required) MAT (3) (3) NATURAL SCIENCES (6-8 SH) BIO SCI PHY SCI SOCIAL SCIENCE (12 SH) HIS 1040 HIS WELLNESS (2-3 SH) WEL 1010 WEL 2010 or 2350 or WEL 218 Professional Core (6 SH) COM 1070 COM 3410 or COM 3530 (3) (3) Select 15 S.H. of approved Communications Electives such as, but not limited to: COM 1070 COM 2700 COM 3030 COM 3310 COM 3350 COM 3410 COM 3660 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) # Writing enrichment course (3/4) (3/4) (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 3000/4000 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 2070 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 08/02/2013