Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications-- Speech Communication Degree Program
SPEECH COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Communications-Nine (9) Hours Required
Course
Course Number
Freshman English I
Freshman English II
Public Speaking ( or Honors PS)
Semester/Year
Completed
1010
1020
COMM 2200
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Humanities and/or Fine Arts-Nine (9) Hours Required (3 hours of English Required)
Course
Literature
Appreciation of Drama
Course
Number
ENGL
THTR 1020
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Sciences-Six (6) Hours Required
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
History-Six (6) Hours Required (HIST2030 may substitute for either American History course)
Course
American History I
American History II
History of Tennessee
Course
Number
2010
2020
2030
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Natural Sciences-Eight (8) Hours Required (Bio 2210/2220 only for Nursing and Health Sciences majors)
Course
Course Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
4 hrs.
4 hrs.
Mathematics-Three (3) Hours Required
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
3 hrs.
Orientation- 1 Hour Required
Course
Course
Number
Orientation
Department of Communications
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
1 hr.
Form Last Modified May 2006
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Foreign Language- (Twelve (12) Hours Required for BA)
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Speech Communication Core - 18 hours required of all Speech Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
To Be Completed
Fundamentals of Comm
COMM 2100
3 hrs.
Business/Prof. Speaking
COMM 2300
3 hrs.
Communication Theory
COMM 3100
3 hrs.
Comm Research Methods
COMM 3150
3 hrs.
Small Group Comm.
COMM 4210
3 hrs.
Comm. Leadership
COMM 4250
3 hrs.
PLUS Choice of Intercultural or Health Communication tracks, PLUS 9 Hours Communication Electives
Health Communication track – choose 15 hours of the 18 hours listed below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Senior Project
Or Senior Seminar
Course
Number
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM 4500
Or COMM 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Health Communication Track (Choose 15 hours of 18 within the track - in consultation with advisor and course availability)
COMM 3340 Health Communication (3)
COMM 4230 Organizational Communication
COMM 4500 Senior Project (3) (Health Comm project emphasis)
or COMM 4510 Senior Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Health
Communication
COMM 4240 Health Communication Campaigns (3)
COMM 4255 Crisis Communication (3)
COMM 4300 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Intercultural Communication track – choose 15 hours of the 18 hours listed below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Senior Project
Or Senior Seminar
Course
Number
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM 4500
Or COMM 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Intercultural Communication Track (Choose 15 hours of 18 within the track - in consultation with advisor and course availability)
COMM 3330 Gender Communication (3)
COMM 3370 Media & Culture (3)
or COMM 4510 Contemporary Issues in Intercultural
and International Communication
COMM 4300 Interpersonal Communication (3)
COMM 4310 Intercultural Communication (3)
COMM 4340 African American Rhetoric (3)
Speech Communication Electives – 9 hours required, any 2 courses from list below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Department of Communications
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Form Last Modified May 2006
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
2
Health Communication
COMM 3200 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
COMM 3220 Argumentation & Debate (3)
COMM 3260 Computer-Mediated Communication (3)
COMM 3330 Gender Communication (3)
COMM 3370 Media & Culture (3)
COMM 3950 Internship (3)
COMM 4210 Small Group Communication (3)
COMM 4220 Persuasion
COMM 4340 African American Rhetoric (3)
COMM 4365 African American Family Communication (3)
COMM 4800 Independent Study (3)
HCAP 3800 Introduction to Public Health (3)
HLSC 3050 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3)
SOCI 3350 Sociology of Health (3)
SOCI 3450 Social and Cultural Aspects of Health (3)
Intercultural Communication
COMM 3200 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
COMM 3260 Computer-Mediated Communication (3)
COMM 3950 Internship (3)
COMM 4210 Small Group Communication (3)
COMM 4230 Organizational Communication
COMM 4345 Race, Power & Communication (3)
COMM 4365 African American Family Communication (3)
COMM 4370 African American Relational Communication (3)
COMM 4800 Independent Study (3)
SOCI 3700 Minority Group Problems
SOCI 3950 Racism: A Sociological Analysis
Any Upper level AFAS course
Minor
(18 – 21 Hours Optional)
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Upper Level Electives (to make at least 42 total upper level hours)
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Number
Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Lower Level Electives (to make at least 120 total hours)
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Total hours transferred into the University:
Total Upper Level Hours Needed: 42
Completed:
To Be Completed:
Total Hours Completed Toward Degree:
To Be Completed:
(120 Hours necessary for graduation, not including remedial/developmental hours)
Cumulative Quality Point Average on College-Level Work:
(Must be a minimum of 2.0, not including remedial/developmental grades)
Upper Division Admission:
Senior Exit Exam:
Department of Communications
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Will take this semester
Form Last Modified May 2006
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I affirm that I have examined all of the information on this form and find it correct. I understand that if I change my Program of Study or do not pass all of
my courses or do not remove all incompletes from my record, I may not graduate during the semester indicated on my graduation application. I also
understand that if I do not complete graduation requirements, I will have to refile to graduate in a subsequent semester.
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Student Signature
Reviewed and Approved:
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Advisor
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Dr. Terry Likes
Department Head
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Dr. Gloria Johnson
Dean
Department of Communications
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