SPEECH COURSES THAT MEET TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
AA
DEGREE
CSU
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IGETC/UC
Meets Oral Communication Transfer Requirement
SPCH 01
SPCH 10
Public Speaking
Fundamental of Oral Comm.
Meets Critical Thinking Transfer Requirement
SPCH 08
SPCH 09
Argumentation & Critical Inquiry in Oral Comm.
Argumentation: Analysis of Oral & Written Comm.
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SPCH 15
Problem Solving & Critical Reasoning in Groups
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Critical Thinking/English Composition
transfer requirement (equivalent to
EWRT 2/PHIL 3)
Meets Social and Behavioral Sciences Transfer Requirement
SPCH07/
ICS 07
SPCH16
Intercultural Communication
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Interpersonal Communication
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SPCH70/
BUS80
Effective Organizational Communication
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Social, Political & Economic Institutions
transfer requirement
Lifelong Understanding & SelfDevelopment transfer requirement
Social, Political & Economic Institutions
transfer requirement
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To see this paperwork and the process we ask our students to go through, please visit:
http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/abrahamsmatt/stories/storyReader$54
To apply for an AA Degree in Speech Communication, follow the process below:
(1) Meet with a counselor to confirm you have completed all of your AA required General Education (GE) coursework.
(2) Meet with a Speech Communication full-time instructor to discuss your area of specialization.
(3) Complete a Speech Communication AA Degree application and letter (both are submitted together to one of the Speech Department CoChairs...see below). Your application lists your Speech Communication coursework and your letter identifies and explains your area of
concentration. **Be sure to include your student ID on both your application and letter**
(4) Your application and letter will be reviewed at a monthly Speech Department meeting. You will be notified if your application has been accepted
or needs to be revised. If accepted, a letter of acceptance will be written and provided to you.
(5) You take your letter of acceptance to Counseling to complete your AA Degree filing.
If you have any questions, please contact De Anza's Speech Department's Co-Chairs:
Donna Stasio: stasiodonna@deanza.edu
Matt Abrahams: abrahamsmatt@deanza.edu
Speech Communication Certificate of Achievement [18-19 Units]
Contact a Speech Communication instructor or visit the Counseling Center to ask questions about our certificates or to
apply for a Speech Communication Certificate.
General Requirements
1. A minimum of ‘C’ grade in each major course.
2. A maximum of 6 quarter units may be transferred from other academic institutions.
3. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.
Complete the following and fulfill the corresponding certificate requirements.
A. Complete one (1) course from the following:
(4)
SPCH 1: Public Speaking (4 units)
SPCH 10: Fundamentals of Oral Communication (4 units)
B. Complete one (1) course from the following:
(4-5)
SPCH 8: Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication (4 units)
SPCH 9: Argumentation: Analysis in Oral and Written Communication (5 units)
SPCH 15: Problem Solving and Critical Reasoning in Groups (4 units)
C. Complete a minimum of 10 units from the following which do not duplicate those taken above:
JOUR 1: Mass Communication & Its Impact on Society (4 units)
(10)
SPCH 1: Public Speaking (4 units)
SPCH 7/ICS 7: Intercultural Communication (4 units)
SPCH 8: Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication (4 units)
SPCH 9: Argumentation: Analysis in Oral and Written Communication (5 units)
SPCH 10: Fundamentals of Oral Communication (4 units)
SPCH 15: Problem Solving and Critical Reasoning in Groups (4 units)
SPCH 16: Interpersonal Communication (4 units)
SPCH 60: Facilitating Collaborative Communication (4 units)
SPCH 70/BUS 80: Effective Organizational Communication (4 units)
SPCH 77Series [SPCH77,77X,77Y,77Z]: Special Individual Projects in Speech Comm. (1-4 units)
SPCH 78 series[SPCH87, 78X,78Y,78Z]: Special Topics in Speech Communication (1/2-4 units)
[Note: up to four (4) units from SPCH 77, 78 series courses may apply.]
Total Units Required 18-19
A.A. Degree in Speech Communication
A.A./A.S. Degree Requirements
1. Completion of all General Education (GE) requirements (31-42 quarter units) for the A.A./A.S. degree. GE units must be
completed with a minimum 2.0 GPA (“C” average).
2. Completion of all major requirements. Each major course must be completed with a minimum “C” grade. Major courses can
also be used to satisfy GE requirements (except for Liberal Arts degrees). Note: A maximum of 22 quarter units from other
academic institutions may be applied toward the major.
3. Completion of a minimum of 90 degree-applicable quarter units (GE and major units included). All De Anza courses must be
completed with a minimum 2.0 GPA (“C” average). All De Anza courses combined with courses transferred from other
academic institutions must be completed with a minimum 2.0 GPA (“C” average). Note: A minimum of 24 quarter units must
be earned at De Anza College.
Major courses for certificates and degrees must be completed with a letter grade unless a particular course is offered on a
pass/no-pass basis only.
Complete the following for the major and fulfill the A.A./A.S. degree requirements.
A. Complete one (1) course from:
(4)
SPCH 1 Public Speaking (4 units)
SPCH 10 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (4 units)
B. Complete one (1) course from:
SPCH 8 Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication (4 units)
(4-5)
SPCH 9 Argumentation: Analysis in Oral and Written Communication (5 units)
C. Complete the following:
JOUR 2 Mass Communication (4 units)
SPCH 7 Intercultural Communication (4 units)
SPCH 15 Problem Solving & Critical Reasoning in Groups (4 units)
SPCH 16 Interpersonal Communication (4 units)
SPCH 70 Effective Organizational Communication (4 units)
Specialty Area* (contact an instructor to create) (12 units)
Major
GE
Electives
Speech Communication
40-41 units
General Education
31-42 units
Elective courses req’d. when major units plus GE units total is less than 90
Total Units Required 90 units
*Contact a full-time Speech Communication instructor to create your specialty area o study (12 units). Your specialty area description
with signed approval from the Speech Communication Department must accompany your application for the degree.