Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications--Communication Studies Degree Program
COMMUNICATION STUDIES 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
Course
Number
ENGL
Literature
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
1
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.
Major Communication Core 9 hours
*2200 are counted in the Gen Ed core on the student’s advising form, not under the major)
Course
Course
Number
Comm Research Methods
COMM 3150
Internship
COMM 3950
Senior Project
COMM 4500
Communication Studies Concentration Core
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
- 15 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.
Small Group Comm.
COMM 4210
3 hrs.
Comm. Leadership
COMM 4250
3 hrs.
PLUS Choice of Intercultural or Health Communication tracks
Health Communication track – choose 12 hours of the 15 hours listed below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Health Communication
Health Comm. Campaigns
Course
Number
COMM 3340
COMM 4240
COMM
COMM
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Health Communication Track (Choose 12 hours of 15 within the track - in consultation with advisor and course availability)
Health Communication
*COMM 3340 Health Communication (3) *Required
*COMM 4240 Health Comm. Campaigns (3) *Required
* choose from 2 of 3 below (4230-4300)
COMM 4230 Organizational Communication
COMM 4255 Crisis Communication (3)
COMM 4300 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Intercultural Communication track – choose 12 hours of the 15 hours listed below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Media & Culture
Intercultural Communication
Course
Number
COMM 3370
COMM 4310
COMM
COMM
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Intercultural Communication Track (Choose 12 hours of 15 within the track - in consultation with advisor and course availability)
*COMM 3370 Media & Culture (3) *Required
*COMM 4310 Intercultural Communication (3) *Required
*choose from 2 of 3 below (3330-4340)
COMM 3330 Gender Communication (3)
COMM 4300 Interpersonal Communication (3)
COMM 4340 African American Rhetoric (3)
Communication Studies Electives – 12 hours required, any Communications upper-division elective courses,
minimum grades of “C”
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
To Be Completed
Minor
(18 – 21 Hours Optional)
Course
Course
Number
Department of Communications
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Form Last Modified May 2006
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
2
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
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:
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Date taken:
Admitted
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Will take this semester
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 Chair
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Dr. Gloria Johnson
Dean
Department of Communications
Form Last Modified May 2006
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