Mar 13, 2025

2010-2011 General Catalog

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Speech, BS

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Course Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits:

	Speech Major	30
	Organizational Communication Minor	15
	Speech Communication Teaching Minor	19

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.5 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate with Major or Minor and 2.5 GPA within Major/Minor Classes	2.0 Career GPA

Speech Major (30 credits) (2.5 GPA) (C- or better required for all major classes)

As many as 15 credits completed at other colleges or universities may be used to partially satisfy these requirements. For more information, students should contact their advisor. Students must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.5 in all classes applied toward the major.

A. Communication Core (6 credits)

B. Senior Year Capstone Course (3 credits)

This course, which is offered spring semester only, must be taken during the student’s senior year.

SPCH 5100 - Theories of Speech Communication (CI) 3

C. Thematic Area Courses (18 credits)

Two courses are required from each of the following three thematic areas:

1. Organization (6 credits)

2. Society (6 credits)

3. Influence (6 credits)

D. Elective Courses (3 credits)

Any course listed above in section C, Thematic Area Courses (or those listed below) may serve as an elective.

SPCH 2250 - Introductory Internship/Co-op 1-6 ¹
SPCH 3000 - Speech Communication Teaching Practicum 1 (repeatable)
SPCH 4250 - Advanced Internship/Co-op 1-6 ¹
SPCH 5000 - Studies in Speech Communication 1-5 (repeatable) (3 credits required)
SPCH 5280 - Communication Education Theory 3
LING 4100 - The Study of Language 3

Note:

¹Internship project and number of credits must be approved by advisor.