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2012-2013 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2012)

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Communication Studies - BS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Bradford ‘J’ Hall, Main 204, (435) 797-8757, brad.hall@usu.edu

Students must complete the General Education Requirements .

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :

SPCH 1020
and
SPCH 2110
fulfill a Breadth Humanities (BHU) requirement
SPCH 3250 , SPCH 3400 and SPCH 5100 will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS). A Speech DSS course will not satisfy this requirement

Course Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits:

	Communication Studies Major	33
	Organizational Communication Minor	15
	Speech Communication Teaching Minor	19

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.5 Career GPA
Overall Grade Point Average to Graduate	2.0 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate in Major or Minor Classes	2.5 GPA
A minimum of half (50 percent) of major credits must be completed through USU and be approved by the department head

Communication Studies Major (33 credits) (2.5 GPA) (C- or better required for all major classes)

As many as 16 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 (21 credits)

Students must take at least 9 credit hours from 1 of the three thematic areas and a minimum of 6 credit hours from the other two thematic areas:

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 an advisor.

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits	120
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
USU Credits (30 USU credits, 20 of which must be upper-division courses, 10 of which must be courses required for student’s major)	30 USU credits
Completion of approved major program of study	See college advisor
Credits in minor (if required)	12
Credits in American Institutions (ECN 1500 ;HIST 1700 , HIST 2700 or HIST 2710 ; HONR 1300 ; POLS 1100 ; or USU 1300	3
General Education Requirements and University Studies Depth Requirements